2009    Since ‘04

Total Number of Businesses      187       +22

Number of New Businesses         8         +54

Number of Buildings sold             8          17

Total number of Jobs                563       +148

Major Program Accomplishments 

2008   November       Niles receives accreditation through the National Trust for Historic Preservations National Main Street Center for the 3rd year in a row.   There are currently 34 Main Street programs in the State of Michigan, 10 of which are Nationally Accredited.

2008   September    Niles DDA Main Street program is awarded the Michigan Main Street Design Committee award for 2008 for completion of the National Historic District Designation project

2008  March           Niles ranks 110 on Forbes list of Best Small Places for Business and Career

2007  November      Niles receives accreditation through the National Trust for Historic Preservations National Main Street Center for the 2^nd year in a row. There are currently 8 Nationally Accredited Main Street programs in the state of Michigan.

2007 September     Niles was chosen the 2007 MSHDA Michigan Main Street of the Year

2007      June         Downtown District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2007     April          Niles Michigan ranks 140^th on Forbes list of Best Small Places for Business (the highest ranking Michigan city on the list)http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/5/07bestplaces_Best-Small-Places-For-Business-And-Careers_Rank_6.html .

2006   November     Niles becomes the first MSHDA Michigan Main Street program to receive accreditation through the National Trust for Historic Preservations National Main Street Center.  There are currently 28 Main Street programs in the State of Michigan 8 of which are nationally accredited programs. All of the accredited Main Street programs in Michigan except Niles are in Oakland County.

2006     May        Niles Michigan ranks 159^th on Forbes list of Best Small Places for Business http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/5/MINil.html .

2005     June        Niles receives the Governors Award for Historic Preservation for the work done restoring the building facades on Main Street.

2004     June        Niles is chosen as one of 7 MEDC (MSHDA) Michigan Main Street Communities.

2003     March      Niles receives designation as 30^th National LISC Neighborhood Main Street Initiative community.