The Downtown Excelsior Partnership, Inc. (DEP) received word from the Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) State Director, Gayla Roten, today that DEP and their partners are semifinalists in three different achievement award categories for the State of Missouri. Each year, MMSC hosts an Evening of Excellence Ceremony at the State Conference where they recognize winners in multiple different revitalization categories in downtowns across the State of Missouri.

DEP Executive Director, Lyndsey M. Baxter, stated, “It’s always such a great feeling to see some of dedicated volunteers, businesses and stakeholders be recognized for their hard work and efforts that go into making Downtown Excelsior Springs what it is today. Downtown revitalization and all the phenomenal strides being made do not just happen with the click of a finger. It’s hard work. It’s blood. It’s sweat. It’s tears. It’s countless time. We are so very fortunate to have the group of individuals we have working together toward our common goal of making Downtown Excelsior Springs a better place.

The three awards the Downtown Excelsior Partnership, Inc. nominated for and were named semifinalists in were: Premier Partner, Best Historic Preservation Project and Outstanding Public Official.

Baxter said, “These individuals and partners have all worked so hard to get us where we are today, not only as a downtown, but also as an organization, so it’s not only exciting, but extremely humbling for all of us to be selected as a semifinalist again the best downtowns in the entire state of Missouri.

Best Historic Preservation Project

Casa Di Vite

Read the full nomination here.

Premier Partner

City of Excelsior Springs

Read the full nomination here.

Outstanding Public Official

Former Mayor Sharon Powell

Read the full nomination here.