mo main street – revitalization conference...• des moines • boise • albuquerque • columbus...
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• 2-5 Years
• Detroit
• Minneapolis
• Denver
• Austin
• Nashville
• Dallas
• 2-15 Years:
• Des Moines
• Boise
• Albuquerque
• Columbus
• Little Rock
• Birmingham
• 15-25 Years
• Fremont, NE
• Conway, ARK
• Dubuque, IA
• Rio Grande, TX
• Paducah, KY
• Belen, NM
NEXT 30 YEARS / COASTAL MIGRATION
NEXT 30 YEARS / COASTAL MIGRATION
NEXT 30 YEARS / COASTAL MIGRATION
TOP 5 WANTS OF THE NEW WORKFORCE
Culture
Housing (Modern)
Parks/Rec/
WalkabilityJobs
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
OUR PROCESS
1. Visioning Sessions & Steering Committee
2. Business Plan and Pro-Forma creation
3. Capital Funding Stack identified and
secured
4. Training/Hiring/Construction
5. Action Plan Created*
6. Implementation
*no 100-page doc filled with stuff you already know
THIS IS NOT A STUDY – IT IS AN ACTION PLAN
VISIONING SESSIONS
1. What makes your community unique?
2. What’s missing from your community?
1. Arts and Culture
2. Transportation
3. Housing
4. Retail & Nightlife
5. Education
6. Workforce
VISIONING SESSIONS
RESTAURANTS DAY CARE CENTERSBREWERIES/DISTILLERIE
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MAKER AND CO-WORKING SPACES
HOUSING CULTURAL DISTRICTS
NON-PROFITS PUBLIC ART PLANSGROCERY
STORES/RETAIL
SOME OF WHAT WE CREATE
FEASIBILITY: CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS
Public Dollars
• Historic Tax Credits
• New Market Tax Credits
• Brownfield/Grayfield Tax Credits
• Workforce Tax Credits
• City, County, State
• Federal
• Opportunity Zones
Private Dollars
• Community Foundations
• Private Foundations
• Corporate Support
• Telecoms
• Electrical Co-ops
• Financial Institutions
• Private Fundraising
• Private Equity
ACTION PLAN
• Concept: High-level overview
• Inspiration: Similar amenities elsewhere – frame of reference
• Appendices: Business plans, pro
forma, renderings
• Action steps: Specific, sequential
steps to make the idea happen
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
DES MOINES SOCIAL CLUB
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
Key Takeaways:
• A desire for more arts and culture, especially in the historic downtown
• Increased support for existing
cultural organizations, who were facing annual budget shortfalls
• Expanded youth programming opportunities
• Greater marketing of Spencer as
an “arts and culture city”
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
SPENCER, IOWA
OSKALOOSA, IOWA
