2008 Texas Downtown Revitalization Conference

The Texas Downtown Association and the Texas Main Street Program would like to thank everyone who attended the conference this year and the following:

Sponsors:

• City of Temple
• Belton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Village of Salado
• Stagecoach Properties
• Persidea, Inc.
• Tyler Convention and Visitors Bureau
• City of Georgetown
• Wichita Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Downtown Wichita Falls Development
• Fondren Preservation Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Exhibitors:

• Ameron International
• City of Temple
• GoGo Creative
• Halff Associates
• Holophane/AEL
• Industrial Disposal Supply
• Keep Texas Beautiful
• Marvin Windows Planning Center
• One Fast Buffalo
• Texas Co-op Power
• Persidea, Inc.
• Victor Stanley/BV Associates
• WLS Lighting

See you in Tyler in 2009!

2008 President's Awards Winners

• Best Commerical Interior
  Belle Rose Boutique, Bowie

• Best Renovation/Rehabilitation
  Baxter's on Main, Bastrop - Private Sector
  Roanoke Visitors Center and Museum, Roanoke - Public Sector
  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Ritz, Austin - Judges Recognition Award

• Best Restoration
  Williamson County Courthouse, Georgetown

• Best New Construction
  Waco Chamber of Commerce, Waco

• Best Adaptive Reuse
  Fidelity Union/Mosaic, Hamilton Properties, Dallas

• Best Public Improvement
  Downtown Bryan Infrastructure Improvement, Bryan

• Best Marketing Program
  Main Street Brenham, Brenham

• Best Promotional Event
  Bastrop's 175th Birthday Party, Bastrop
  Sheep Spectacular, San Angelo - Judges Recognition Award

• Best Downtown Business
  Must Be Heaven, Brenham

• Best Downtown Partner
  Kilgore Historic Preservation Foundation, Kilgore

• Downtowner of the Year
  Joey Seeber, Former Mayor, Tyler