Business View Magazine | March 2020

337 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 NI XA , MI SSOUR I enjoy the amenities that make life comfortable.” Meanwhile, Nixa has some projects of its own on the agenda. “Our local businesses in our downtown area have started a Revitalization Committee and they are currently in the process of working with the Missouri Main Street Connection program,” says Liles. “So, between the city, the Downtown Revitalization Committee, and Missouri Main Street, we’re in the planning stages of what downtown is going to look like. We’re conducting a series of training sessions with city staff, the community, as well as the committee, to formulate how to go about it. This year, we’re also investing in additional parking lots downtown, and we’re in the process of designing those, as well, to make sure that they fit in the scheme of the downtown area.” “We also have created a façade grant program so that business owners in our downtown area, and older commercial properties in our town, can get matching grant funding to invest in Nixa Hardware - Courtesy of Colby Moore Photography Nixa Junior High - Courtesy of the City of Nixa