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Tiny Town Solutions
TINY TOWN SOLUTIONS Over sixty percent of Colorado communities have populations less than two thousand. These smaller communities or “Tiny Towns” face different challenges for getting things done. Downtown Colorado, Inc. recently held a talk at the Colorado Municipal League conference where we highlighted members of the Tiny Town Network, including municipal and community leadership…
Read MoreRetail Strategies + Cross-Collaboration, Grand Junction
Grand Junction Convention Center June 14, 2024 | 8:00-11:00 AM OVERVIEW Good retail displays and digital messaging are essential to build brand awareness and drive more sales. Visual and messaging cues create an emotional connection with the customer that inspires them to bring a little piece of your product, or brand, home. Give your customers…
Read MoreManaging Short-Term Rentals
Presented in partnership with Economic and Planning Systems May 22, 2024 Watch the Webinar with this LINK HOW DO SHORT-TERM RENTALS IMPACT HOUSING AND LODGING IMPACTS? Short-term Rentals (STRs) are a key addition to the lodging mix, especially in communities where there isn’t a robust hotel or motel stock. In these communities, STRs are a…
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2024 Colorado Downtown Excellence Awards
PRESENTED BY 9NEWS AND DOWNTOWN COLORADO, INC. April 5, 2024 — COLORADO — Since 2003, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) has presented awards to outstanding projects and people in Colorado that demonstrate creativity in the face of challenges, unlikely and enduring partnerships, and dedication to the community to further downtown initiatives. In 2024, Downtown Colorado, Inc.…
Read More2023 Year-End Blog or an alternate AI title “Downtown Diaries: Colorado’s Year-End Fiesta of Resilience and Revelry!”
In this special end-of-year blog, we invite you to join us in revisiting the milestones, successes, and shared experiences that have defined this transformative
Read MoreTech for Tiny Towns (and all others too!)
In an era where technology is reshaping the landscape of governance, small governments are finding themselves at a unique crossroads. The once insurmountable cha
Read MoreHot Topic: Missing Middle Housing
OVERVIEW On July 18th, DCI and Castlewood Partners shared a lively walk through the “missing middle” and how to finance it. DCI was pleased to host community lea
Read MoreDCI & CML’s WESTSIDE METRO MOBILE TOUR
On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) and Colorado Municipal League (CML) hosted their 2nd annual Mobile Tour in the Westside Metro area. The tour visited Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Golden, and Arvada featuring special events and tours in each town.
Read MoreHOW I THRIVED AFTER COLLEGE: A POST SERVICE REFLECTION
According to a national survey that interviewed 752 college graduates (aged 24-27) across the country, twenty-somethings nowadays transition into adulthood i…
Read MoreGETTING IT DONE IN 2021
2021 was the year of Getting It Done for DCI, our members, and our partners. We wanted to build off of the increased collaboration and partnerships developed…
Read MoreTAKE A PEAK INTO THE AMERICORPS VISTA EXPERIENCE
Aaron Schultz has served at the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce in an Americorps VISTA capacity building position over the past year. He is finishing up his final month there and has shared what the past year in the Americorps program has meant to him:
Read More2018 WITH DCI: ANOTHER YEAR OF VIBRANT DOWNTOWNS
Can you believe that 2018 is almost over? We have been incredibly busy traveling around the state this year and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We want to thank all of our members, partners, and sponsors that helped make this year incredible and possible.
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