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Knowledge Center </h3> </div>  <section class="content-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8 col-lg-8 col-xl-9"> <div class="content-block"> <h2>Economic Development</h2> <p>A primary objective for place managers is fostering a healthy, sustainable, diverse and prosperous economy for the managed place. The place manager collaborates and works closely with various levels of local and regional economic development organizations, developers, real estate brokers, private firms, philanthropic foundations, destination management organizations, non-profits, and state and federal government agencies, while representing the specific and unique needs, challenges and trends of the managed place. </p> <p>Additionally, the place manager will work to recruit and retain businesses, conduct market research, encourage a strong local workforce, maintain a diverse mix of commercial and residential development, and facilitate a built environment that is accessible for all users to live, work, play, visit and invest.</p> <div class="leadership-filter-form" > <form action="https://downtown.org/knowledge-centers/economic-development/" method="get" class="wpcf7-form" novalidate="novalidate"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="form-group"> <select name="subtopics" id="subtopics"> <option value="">Sub Topics</option> <option value="business-recruitment-and-retention">Business Recruitment and Retention</option><option value="real-estate-development-and-redevelopment">Real Estate Development and Redevelopment</option><option value="specialty-markets-and-trends">Specialty Markets and Trends</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="form-group"> <select name="type"> <option value="">Type</option> <option value="advisory-panel">Advisory Panel</option><option value="award">Award</option><option value="best-practice">Best Practice</option><option value="case-study">Case Study</option><option value="master-talk">Master Talk</option><option value="presentation">Presentation</option><option value="press-release">Press Release</option><option value="publication">Publication</option><option value="sample-template">Sample/Template</option><option value="toolkit">Toolkit</option><option value="webinar">Webinar</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="form-group"> <input type="text" name="search" id="search" placeholder="Search" /> <input type="hidden" name="post_types" value="knowledge_center"> <input type="submit" class="search_icon_button" /> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="form-group"> <input type="submit" value="Filter Results" /> </div> </div> </div> </form> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list "> <h2>Top Issues Council Brief: Downtown Investment</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>October 31, 2024</date> Publication </div> <p>Shifting work patterns, downsizing, flight to quality and weak leasing markets have raised concerns about downtowns’ economic resilience, urban vibrancy, talent retention, and community engagement. This brief reviews the role of UPMOs, examining challenges facing both office and retail markets.</p> <a href=https://downtown.org/publications/downtown-investment-adapting-to-a-post-pandemic-environment/ class="btn button btn-purple" target="blank">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list "> <h2>Advancing Places: Investing Downtown</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>October 18, 2024</date> Webinar </div> <p>In spring and summer of 2024, six urban place management leaders from around the U.S. worked collaboratively to define critical investment issues facing UPMOs. Learn about their conclusions regarding office to housing conversions, retail reinvigoration, shifts in messaging and the internal structure of the traditional UPMO.</p> <a href=https://inspiredleaders.downtown.org/online-store/publication-details/?id=88505148-7b8d-ef11-9443-000d3a0ddc72&index=1 target=" _blank" class="btn button btn-purple" target="blank">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>Emptying Houses of Worship – Strategies for Downtowns</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 13, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>The tsunami of emptying houses of worship engulfing the U.S. and Canada requires place management professionals and volunteers to reach out to the faith community, understand the regulatory environment, and consider creative solutions to what is becoming one of downtowns’ top challenges.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. Make sure you are logged in or join IDA to learn more about how members <a href="https://downtown.org/member-benefits/">get sh*t done!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>Community-Centered Economic Inclusion</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 13, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>This session addressed lessons from a community-centered economic inclusion initiative in Detroit and Puget Sound. It focuses on bridging the gap between underinvested areas and regions of opportunity, offering a framework for inclusive economic revitalization and connecting business districts with local residents.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. Make sure you are logged in or join IDA to learn more about how members <a href="https://downtown.org/member-benefits/">get sh*t done!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>Preventing the Demise of Catalytic Downtown Projects</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 13, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>Catalytic projects are often stymied by community resistance. What does it take to gain support from city leaders and residents? What role do BIDs play? Learn about approaches to this work that are driven by data and consensus building to ensure public support is there to help you get past the finish line.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. Make sure you are logged in or join IDA to learn more about how members <a href="https://downtown.org/member-benefits/">get sh*t done!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>Premier Innovation Districts Stand Up!</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 13, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>Innovation Districts are vibrant, urban places that catalyze collaboration and drive competition. But what are the key ingredients to really sustain success and tout this coveted title? Listen to insights from leaders to see what it takes to be a premier innovation district.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. Make sure you are logged in or join IDA to learn more about how members <a href="https://downtown.org/member-benefits/">get sh*t done!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>From Ancestry to Adventure: Trends in Legacy Travel</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 13, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>Today, 1 in 3 Americans believe that heritage travel is one of the most meaningful ways to connect with their roots and uncover individual identities. Learn key takeaways to inform a strategy that embraces the history of place through marketing and legacy tourism travel.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. Make sure you are logged in or join IDA to learn more about how members <a href="https://downtown.org/member-benefits/">get sh*t done!</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="leadership-list-block"> <div class="leadership-list member-only"> <h2>Where Local Talent Meets Economic Opportunity</h2> <div class="meta"> <date>September 12, 2024</date> Presentation </div> <p>A partnership out of University City District brings together industry, economic development and workforce partners to connect local under-represented talent into the booming life sciences manufacturing industry.</p> <div class="member-only-content"> <span class="icon"></span> <p>We’d love for you to see this member-only resource to help make a difference in your district. 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