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DOWNTOWN: A Changing Marketplace is Summit Theme
The Iowa Downtown Resource Center will hold the 19th Annual Downtown Summit
in Clinton Aug. 23-24. All Iowa communities are invited to attend.
The Summit, sponsored by the Iowa Department of Economic Development and the Federal
Home Loan Bank, offers interesting and informative presentations by nationally-recognized
experts and local practitioners about rural and urban communities' efforts in
revitalizing their city centers.
DOWNTOWN: A Changing Marketplace will feature plenary and breakout sessions in
four educational tracks—Understanding the Market; Developing Downtown Real
Estate—Housing/Commercial; Financing Change; and Walking Tours—to
provide a variety of information on downtown revitalization.
The opening session, Downtown's Competitive Edge, will be presented by Jay Juergensen,
president and owner, Juergensen & Associates, Detroit, Michigan. Donovan Rypkema,
principal, Place Economics, Washington, D.C., will discuss Community Initiated
Development during the luncheon presentation.
Nine additional sessions will be offered at the Summit and will feature topics
including understanding affordable housing, business succession planning, revolving
loan funds, tax credits, housing project examples, investing in downtown, downtown
real estate development, enhancing Iowa's philanthropy and Main Street Iowa and
the Iowa Downtown Resource Center. Three walking tours will offer opportunities
to explore riverfront development, upper floor housing and architecture.
Registrations received by Aug. 15 are $100 per person; after Aug. 15 and on-site
fees are $125 per person. An $85 per person group fee is available for communities
registering three or more people at the same time before Aug. 15. The fee includes
luncheon and reception on Aug. 23 and breakfast on Aug. 24.
Downtown Summit information is available at www.mainstreetiowa.org.
