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Uptown Marion leader Prouty shifts to Main Street Iowa role
Marion’s downtown advocate Marion Prouty moves to the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Main Street Iowa program to advise districts statewide. She reflects on seven years transforming Uptown Marion with streetscape upgrades, preserved heritage, and busy events while maintaining business confidence through construction and a derecho. She notes not losing any businesses during the project and highlights veteran streetlight banners as a model copied elsewhere. Her new duties begin July 19 and will focus on economic vitality and district needs across Iowa.
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