DCI Blogs

2023 Year-End Blog or an alternate AI title “Downtown Diaries: Colorado’s Year-End Fiesta of Resilience and Revelry!”

December 21, 2023

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

Retail Recruitment with Activity Nodes

November 15, 2023

Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to share the second webinar in our series for communities looking to create a downtown through retail recruitment

2023 COLORADO TAX INCREMENT FINANCE 101 MID-TOUR SUMMARY

November 15, 2023

Tax Increment Finance experts and Colorado community leaders share best practices for redevelopment and revitalization in Colorado.

Open for Business: Toolbox for Recruiting Retail

October 4, 2023

Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) created a webinar for communities looking to create a downtown through retail recruitment.

Are you considering forming a Downtown Development Authority? Inquire within!

September 11, 2023

Downtown Colorado, Inc. has been the go-to organization to support communities and their downtown districts, DDAs, URAs, and BIDs for more than 40 years. We’ve s

Tech for Tiny Towns (and all others too!)

September 8, 2023

In an era where technology is reshaping the landscape of governance, small governments are finding themselves at a unique crossroads. The once insurmountable cha

The Town of Avon schedules a special election to form a DDA on August 29, 2023

August 16, 2023

Colorado’s Downtown Development Authorities may grow by one after the special election scheduled in the Town of Avon on August 29th. Special election mail ballot

Hot Topic: Missing Middle Housing

August 9, 2023

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

Event Recap UNDERSTANDING YOUR ASSESSMENT JUNE 8, 2023 | WHEAT RIDGE

July 6, 2023

OVERVIEW On June 8, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) hosted a lunch session intended to assist anyone engaged in managing tax increment financing resources presente

Strengthening Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in the San Luis Valley

July 5, 2023

The San Luis Valley Entrepreneurship Summit held on June 21 in Alamosa was a great success in connecting entrepreneurs to one another and to resources to strengt

2023 DOWNTOWN SUCCESS AT THE CAPITOL

June 5, 2023

RETAILERS MAY OBTAIN PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOL As we celebrated the signing of HB23-1061 last week, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to celebrate the hard w

DCI Districts Legislation Update

March 23, 2023

2023 Colorado Legislation, DCIVibrantDowntowns, Economic Development, BID, DDA, URA, Urban Renewal, Downtowns