{"id":2394,"date":"2025-12-17T16:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/?page_id=2394"},"modified":"2025-12-20T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T18:21:26","slug":"elementor-page-2394","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/?page_id=2394","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Doing Business on Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2394\" class=\"elementor elementor-2394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63cbef e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b63cbef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00731c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00731c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is the Main Street district?\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c361337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c361337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Livingston was accepted as a Main Street City in 2005. The Livingston Main Street District consists of 10 blocks in the downtown area, bounded by<b><strong>:<\/strong><\/b><\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">Beatty Avenue<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">East Abbey Street<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">East Calhoun Street<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">North Jackson Avenue<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">North Tyler Avenue<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">West Church Street<\/li><\/ul><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1gNEbx4UVraovumFIQ7ZIsEUpvNkQcDVZ&amp;femb=1&amp;ll=30.71082386676262%2C-94.9343953&amp;z=17\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click here for Livingston Main Street Map<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14098e5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14098e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898a7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"898a7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of Doing Business on Main Street:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3744c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3744c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Program Offerings \/ Incentives<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Livingston Main Street Program offers building and business owners incentives in the form of:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">Foundation and Roof Repair<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Infrastructure Repairs<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Painting<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Upgrades<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Matching Grants for Fa\u00e7ade Restoration<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other incentives include:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">Design Assistance<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Low Interest Loans<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Promotion of the Downtown Area<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Tax Abatement<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2005, the Livingston Main Street Program has disbursed over $200,000 in grants and incentives benefiting buildings in the Main Street District. This money was raised solely through local <em>fundraisers<\/em>. No state or federal funds are used in the Main Street Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48af6ab e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48af6ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47510d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47510d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Livingston Main Street Incentives:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ed1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ed1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grants:\u00a0Matching Grants that must be approved BEFORE work begins<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">Roof, Facade,\u00a0 or Foundation\u00a0Repair \u2013\u00a0$4,500 maximum<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Paint \u2013\u00a0$2,000 maximum<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Business Signs \u2013\u00a0$500 maximum<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Infrastructure (electrical, plumbing) \u2013\u00a0$4,500 maximum<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ongoing Promotion of the Downtown Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cd2f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06cd2f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf363f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bf363f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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