The principals of Place & Main Advisors, LLC, Joe & Kirsten Borgstrom, are a dynamic duo with a combined 40 years of experience in economic and downtown development, real estate development, promotions and marketing, public relations, nonprofit and project management. They also happen to be husband and wife. Place & Main Advisors, LLC focuses on its four core competencies: - Economic Development Strategy & Implementation - Downtown Revitalization Strategy & Implementation - Real Estate Redevelopment Planning & Marketing - Communications Strategies & Media Training Our experience at state and local levels, in public service and private practice, and in small and large organizations, allows us to give a viewpoint that has seen many issues through different perspectives. We have worked with large and small communities, gathering information and helping to organize efforts around economic and downtown development. We are recognized experts in the field of economic development strategy and community marketing and are instructors in these areas for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Redevelopment Ready Communities program and have been featured speakers at the White House Placemaking Summit and National Main Street Conference.