Tiny Town Solutions

July 23, 2024

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…

Retail Strategies + Cross-Collaboration, Grand Junction

June 21, 2024

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…

Managing Short-Term Rentals

May 22, 2024

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…

Announcing the 2024 Colorado Downtown Excellence Awards

April 5, 2024

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.…

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