DCI BLOG
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES: PREPARING YOUTH TO LEAD IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE
On December 5th, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) co-hosted an entrepreneurship studies webinar with Jeremy Wickenheiser. Jeremy has years of experience providing opportunities for youth to prepare for the modern workforce through experiential learning with his entrepreneurship studies (E-Ship) programming.
UNLOCKING FEDERAL & STATE RESOURCES FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
On Monday, January 25th Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) hosted a Support For Colorado Small Businesses meeting to share the current and future federal and state resources available to small businesses.
DOWNTOWN CAPACITY BUILDER’S CAPACITY BUILDER’S TEAM MLK SERVICE DAY
On Monday, January 18th, 2021 the Downtown Capacity Builder’s DCI VISTA team participated in MLK service day as “A Day On, Not a Day Off,” in a virtual capacity with VISTAs from Community Resource Center (CRC) and Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC).
HAPPY IDAHO SPRINGS: MAPPING AUDIT AND TOOLKIT
In January 2018, Happy City led Idaho Springs along with Downtown Colorado, Inc. and the Mountain Metro Association of Realtors in a Happy Mapping Audit for …
NEGOTIATING & MAKING DEALS: SUCCESSFULLY WORKING WITH URBAN RENEWAL
Florence, ColoradoIn August 2019, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) the Town of Florence requested support to align private and public initiatives for downtown r…
FROM VISION TO REALITY! ENGAGEMENT TOOLS FOR BROWNFIELD IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS
DCI continues to provide COVID-19 programming on Thursday mornings from 8:30am-10:00 am. During our October 8th call, we invited the Colorado Brownfield Partnership which is made up of Community Builders, Development Research Partners and CDPHE to share resources and engagement tools for brownfield implementation success.
THE FUTURE OF STREETS WITH JEFF SPECK
On Tuesday, October 27th, Jeff Speck joined Downtown Colorado, Inc (DCI) for a presentation on the current condition of streets and the future of streets in a post-pandemic world.
2017: A YEAR OF VIBRANT DOWNTOWNS
As we head into 2018, we want to thank all of our members and all of the wonderful people we met around the state this year and reflect on all of the discussions, workshops, and solutions that came out of all of our adventures. We celebrated our 35th year in 2017 and every year we are constantly working to bring relevant training and topics to our communities.
EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES
Written by Milder of Danth, Inc.The White Paper“Toward an Effective Economic Development Strategy for Smaller Communities (under 35,000).” By David MilderTh…
TELLING YOUR STORY VISUALLY
In recent years, DCI has been lucky enough to work with Derek Berardi, a Colorado based graphic designer. He focuses on creating and sharing community identities through illustration, story-telling, and graphic design.
ENGAGING YOUR COMMUNITY & GETTING INPUT
Downtown Colorado, Inc. hosted Engage & Activate: A Downtown Institute in Lamar, CO on June 11, 2019. We had representation from multiple communities from the southeast Colorado area including the City of Lamar, community members and business owners in Lamar, the City of Florence, Kiowa County, City of Central City, and Prowers County.
POP UPS & VACANT PROPERTY ACTIVATION
This presentation and discussion, led by Brian Corrigan of Futures United Network (FUN), demonstrated the value of incorporating creatives and creative entrepreneurship into the problem solving process within urban planning and community development.