MDA Annual Awards

2019 Best Economic Development Over $1 Million
Geenen DeKock Properties Mixed Use and Parking Deck Development
There are eight award categories. Nominees for categories 1 through 6 must be MDA members and/or from MDA member communities. There is a complete list of MDA members on our web site.
- Best Downtown Economic Development Project Under 1 Million Dollars- Mix Coworking Studio, Downtown Middleville
- Best Downtown Economic Development Project Over 1 Million Dollars- Wagner Place, Downtown Dearborn
- Best Promotions & Marketing Project/Program: Small Town Under 10,000 Population- LOL Marketing Campaign, Downtown Lake Orion
- Best Promotions & Marketing Project/Program: Mid-size and Large Communities Over 10,000 Population- Show Your Love For Lyon, Lyon Township DDA
- Best Placemaking Project- Harris Park, Van Buren Township
- The People’s Choice Award! Each project submitted from categories 1-5 was featured on the MDA Facebook page, Michigan Downtowns, through September 21, 2020. The project with the most ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ combined will receive the People’s Choice Award. - Hoop Skirt Alley Project, Downtown Charlevoix
- MDA Volunteer of the Year (a volunteer activity for MDA, not in a community)- Pattie Rayl
- Lifetime Achievement (this person does not have to be an MDA member and can be anyone for any downtown in Michigan), Kenneth Nacci
- In appreciation of your support for Downtown Day - Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- In appreciation for your support of Social Districts and Cocktails To-go- Representative Michael Webber