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<p><b style="color: #006666;display: block;font-size: 11px"><br>&#147;Our staff very much enjoys <i>Downtown Idea Exchange</i>, We benefit from the experience of other cities who share their success stories in each issue.&#148;</b>
			<em style="color: #006666;display: block;font-size: 11px"> &mdash;&nbsp;Brian R. Davis, Director, City of Roseburg Community Development Department</em>

<p><b style="color: #006666;display: block;font-size: 11px"><br>&#147;The Downtown Development Center is one of my most valuable tools. For folks like ourselves with limited resources, we use these publications to light fires that will shine long after the ideas have come to life.&#148;</b>
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<h2 class="contentheading" >Annual Outlook Article</H2>

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<p>Each year in the January issue of <a class="linkC" target="blank" href="https://www.downtowndevelopment.com/dix.php" ><em>Downtown Idea Exchange</em> </a> newsletter, Editor Sheila Grant speaks with a
wide range of experts to see what the New Year holds
for downtowns.

 <p>The health of local independently owned businesses was
on the minds of many. Other important issues include
the shifting roles of downtown organizations, and the
increasing emphasis on activating the city center
through events, arts, and culture as a means to
economic growth.

 <p>You may read the full issue now. Then join us as a
regular reader of <em>Downtown Idea Exchange</em>.


<p><a class="linkC"  href="https://www.downtowndevelopment.com/dixtrends.pdf?t='.time().'" >Read the January issue</a>

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