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City of Wabash, Ind. wins $500,000

Posted at 4:38 PM, May 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-12 16:38:14-04

WABASH, Ind. -- Wabash wins!  Well, the town that is.

An announcement was made Thursday afternoon that Wabash won Deluxe Corporation's Small Business Revolution on Main Street Project.

The competition opened in January with nominations from small towns in all 50 states. It was then narrowed down to two finalists - Wabash and Silverton, Oregon.

As of Sunday, Wabash was down by 400 votes.

But with a total of more than 180,000 votes cast, Wabash came out on top. 

The $500,000 comes in the form of marketing services, business advice, and other support and improvements for the town.