Virtual Series III

Special Downtown Financing Districts

Downtown Trends + District Impacts

Our Special Districts including DDA’s, BID’s and URA’s are have see the greatest impact during the current economic crisis. They have become our first responders in support of their businesses and projects that make our communities unique. Join us in this interactive session as we explore ways to support and protect district tools as well as the formation and barriers to formation of special districts.

August 19, 2020 | 10 a.m.

How can Special Districts support our commercial districts? While there are thousands of Special Districts across the state, there are three that often focus on commercial areas to bolster livability and economic vitality. From Downtown Denver to Montrose, these districts have incorporated placemaking, innovation and inclusion into their priorities. Now that businesses are having to navigate the uncharted territory of COVID-19, and taxing districts are seeing major declines, the threat to these districts are real and will greatly impact how they continue their mission.

Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) is proud to host EDCC’s DRIVE | LEAD | SUCCEED Virtual Series which will feature DCI’s members and the front line economic response from Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs), and Urban Renewal Authorities (URA’s) in Colorado, the taxes that fund them, and what impacts we can expect. DCI’s partner, Progressive Urban Management Associates (PUMA), will share the 2020 Global Trends Report Pandemic Update, which considers how the pandemic and associated disruptions will affect North American downtowns.

MAIN SESSION SPEAKERS:

Downtown Financing Districts, Carolynne White, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Downtown Trends, Brad Segal, Progressive Urban Management Associates

BREAKOUT SESSIONS + LEADS:

BREAKOUT I. How can Economic Development support and protect existing district tools?

LEAD: Erin Lyng, Progressive Urban Management Associates
Troy Bernberg, Northland Securities
Steve Art, Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal

BREAKOUT II. Process for Special District Formation and Barriers to Forming

LEAD: Brandon Stam, Grand Junction Downtown
Brad Segal, Progressive Urban Management Associates
Carolynne White, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Who should attend? This is a FREE virtual event and we invite our rural and urban, public and private-sector, for profit and not-for-profit, individual communities, counties and regional organizations, local and state government, chambers of commerce, universities, and private industry stakeholders to attend.

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In order to view the content from the 2020 DLS Webinar Series you must be logged in. Login or consider becoming a member HERE

If you’re wanting access to digital content from this years webinar series ONLY, we have an On-Demand Subscription option available.

In order to view the content from the 2020 DLS Webinar Series you must be logged in. Login or consider becoming a member HERE

If you’re wanting access to digital content from this years webinar series ONLY, we have an On-Demand Subscription option available.

In order to view the content from the 2020 DLS Webinar Series you must be logged in. Login or consider becoming a member HERE

If you’re wanting access to digital content from this years webinar series ONLY, we have an On-Demand Subscription option available.

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Consider sponsoring EDCC’s Drive|Lead|Succeed Virtual Series. The support that you provide will help EDCC continue to support our professionals
who serve on the front lines of the largest economic recovery the world has ever seen.

By sponsoring your organization will gain:

An opportunity to build and reinforce strategic relationships that will be critical in our economic recovery.
Gain key insights and knowledge on Colorado’s industry clusters, learn where opportunities lie, and how we can activate the programs and resources needed to support them.
Access to a broad network of economic development partners from local, state, non-profit organizations, & the private sector who are the first responders to Colorado’s economic
recovery.
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Kim Woodworth, Operations Director | EDCC
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