Podcasts about business improvement districts

Nick welcomes Michael Ault, the long-serving Executive Director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, to the podcast. With an impressive 25+ year tenure leading the charge for California's capital city core, Michael offers a unique perspective on urban development, leadership longevity, and navigating complex challenges. Their conversation explores how downtown Sacramento is successfully bucking national trends, the critical role of collaboration and "social collisions," and the evolution of a Business Improvement District from its inception to a major force for revitalization. Michael shares his journey from taking a temporary role to becoming a pivotal figure in shaping downtown Sacramento's identity and future. He discusses the importance of aspirational leadership, especially during difficult times like the COVID-19 pandemic, and strategies for building and empowering a high-performing team. Filled with candid reflections on personal growth, the significance of mentorship, and the continuous effort to balance demanding work with family life, this episode provides a masterclass in sustained leadership, resilience, and creating a lasting legacy for a community. Episode Highlights: Sacramento's Success: How downtown Sacramento is bucking national trends with business growth. Michael Ault's Journey: From a one-year commitment to 25+ years leading the Downtown Partnership. The Power of Presence: Understanding "social collisions" and the value of in-person collaboration. Business Improvement Districts: The model, its evolution, and the impact of the Downtown Partnership. Leading Through Crisis: Maintaining positivity and an aspirational vision during challenging times. Team Dynamics: Strategies for attracting, retaining, empowering talent, and fostering a collaborative environment. Avoiding the Bottleneck: Transitioning leadership focus from individual execution to team enablement. The Role of Mentorship: Key figures and lessons learned, emphasizing honesty and integrity. Vulnerability in Leadership: The importance of asking for help and admitting you don't have all the answers. Key Takeaways: "We've got to be aspirational. I've got to be able to say this is going to be hard... What we're doing here makes a difference." "Regions are defined by their downtowns and the identity... what downtown Sacramento's perception is is important to the identity of this region. And we want to be proud of it." "Social collisions [are] conversations that wouldn't have happened randomly if you were not in the office together, talking, collaborating, mentoring..." "Selfishly, I would tell you I don't know where the downtown core would be without the work that we've done down here over the last 15 to 20 years." "This is really legacy work. What we're trying to do... is to create an urban center that this region can be proud of." "My job should be here to coach you up, to give you the skills you want, give you that confidence and move on to the next job in your career. I'm proud of you." "I really have a tendency to take things far too personally... I have got to switch from taking it so personally to figuring out what things we could be doing differently..." "Don't give up just because it's hard... you might end up being more proud of this than anything professionally you've ever done." "Downtown is going to be different and being different is great... we may have been over reliant on downtown's only big driver is the office market." Links: Nick Warner Consulting: https://www.nickwarnerconsulting.com/ Downtown Sacramento Partnership: https://www.downtownsac.org/ Michael Ault on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ault-51978a2b2/

Devoncast returns with another deep dive into the stories making the headlines across the county this week. Your podcasters have been out in the pouring rain in Torquay with the police commissioner to hear about her plans to get tough on domestic violence, rural crime and shoplifting as part of an ambitious forward plan, and there's the last word (for now) on the Exeter Water Lane debate. In Plymouth there's a great debate on whether the city needs an elected mayor, and Devoncast's special guest this week is Janna Sanders, the manager of the Business Improvement District in Tavistock. Janna explains what's in store for the West Devon market town and what has made the BID a success since it was created there 14 years ago. It's all in the latest edition of Devoncast, from Radio Exe and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

I detta avsnitt gästas jag av Krista Nikula, Operativ samordnare för Samverkan i Huddinge. Tillsammans dyker vi in i det BID-inspirerade arbetet som syftar till att stärka Huddinge genom samverkan mellan fastighetsägare, kommun, näringsliv och andra aktörer. Vad är ett BID?BID, Business Improvement District, är ett sätt att organisera och formalisera samverkan och partnerskap mellan olika fastighetsägare och offentliga aktörer. Modellen används för att skapa tryggare, mer attraktiva och levande områden. Vi delar samtalet i tre delar:Del 1: Om Samverkan i Huddinge och dess uppdrag. Vi pratar om områdena som täcks, aktiviteterna som genomförs och framtidens möjligheter för BID i Sverige. Del 2: En personlig inblick i Kristas liv, passion och karriärresa. Vad driver henne, och vilka lärdomar har format hennes framgång? Del 3: Avslutande reflektioner och medskick till studenter, lyssnare och framtida generationer. Vill du veta mer om BID-inspirerad samverkan? Läs mer här: Samverkan i Huddinge Vad är en BID? (Boverket) Detta avsnitt är perfekt för dig som är intresserad av hållbar stadsutveckling, samverkan och framtidens utmaningar inom BID-arbete. Välkommen att lyssna! _____ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated. Let's connect and talk further about this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafa Sherif Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for collaborations and nominations or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Urbanistica on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design) AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.

Today's newscast includes stories about:A conversation with Tod Leaven, one in a continuing series of interviews The Overlook with Matt Peiken podcast is producing with every candidate for Asheville City Council.A look into North Carolina as a swing state in playA preview of tomorrow's City Council meeting.Proposals are open for managing downtown's first Business Improvement District.

Property owners in Uptown Butte have agreed to chip-in money to make the neighborhood prettier, cleaner, and safer.

Streateries were a feature of the pandemic. Four years on, they're still with us — and not everyone is happy. There's an ongoing quarrel over the outdoor dining installations in Georgetown, where a lot of locals would prefer to get some scarce parking back. Last year, we talked to Joe Sternlieb and Faith Broderick from Georgetown's Business Improvement District about their thinking on making streateries permanent. Take a listen. Sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC for more local news. We also send out an exclusive, members-only curated events email every Monday, so members can plan out their weeks. To get that perk, become a member today. Learn more about the sponsors of this August 14th episode: Paulson & Nace Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to this week's podcast, where I'm going behind the scenes of Bristol City Centre and talking to Tom Swithinbank. Tom's work involves helping businesses become more sustainable and making the city a more appealing place to visit. Tom works for Visit West, specifically for the Business Improvement Districts, which support around 1,200 businesses in the city centre.In this episode, we talk about: How Tom's work contributes to the Bristol City Council's ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2030.A free bike check service called Dr BikeAn initiative for city centre workers to bring their own lunch boxes to Finzels Reach food market to cut down on packaging waste - a great initiative that all of us can consider, no matter where we work. The use of cargo bikes for businesses who need local deliveries Making the city look more appealing using planters, murals and green walls, all of which make the city centre a better place.We also discuss the future of the historic Castle Park and the exciting plans to redevelop that rather colourful derelict building on the corner. Along with the plan to landscape the area next to Cabot Circus to strengthen the park's link to the shopping centre.  I hope you enjoy the episode.  Bristol City Centre BID Redcliffe & Temple BID Broadmead BIDConnect with Tom Swinthinbank on LinkedIn For more links to things and businesses discussed (podcast on website)Huge thanks to podcast sponsor Noble Performs. Noble provide Unstoppable digital marketing to maximise your performance. From SEO to Paid Social and more, we have the tools you need.Find out more about host Kelly Ballard and the Visitor Elves here.Subscribe to the Visitor Elves newsletter, to receive the latest podcast releases and inspirational tips to help you with your visitor economy business. To share your views on this subject and ask questions about the episode, head over to: InstagramLinkedIn If you have enjoyed this podcast episode, please take a moment to give me a few stars on Apple podcasts or Spotify, it helps to encourage more people to listen and learn from our stories.

Send us a textWelcome to this week's podcast, where I'm going behind the scenes of Bristol City Centre and talking to Tom Swithinbank. Tom's work involves helping businesses become more sustainable and making the city a more appealing place to visit. Tom works for Visit West, specifically for the Business Improvement Districts, which support around 1,200 businesses in the city centre.In this episode, we talk about: How Tom's work contributes to the Bristol City Council's ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2030.A free bike check service called Dr BikeAn initiative for city centre workers to bring their own lunch boxes to Finzels Reach food market to cut down on packaging waste - a great initiative that all of us can consider, no matter where we work. The use of cargo bikes for businesses who need local deliveries Making the city look more appealing using planters, murals and green walls, all of which make the city centre a better place.We also discuss the future of the historic Castle Park and the exciting plans to redevelop that rather colourful derelict building on the corner. Along with the plan to landscape the area next to Cabot Circus to strengthen the park's link to the shopping centre.  I hope you enjoy the episode.  Bristol City Centre BID Redcliffe & Temple BID Broadmead BIDConnect with Tom Swinthinbank on LinkedIn For more links to things and businesses discussed (podcast on website)To share your views on this subject and ask questions about the episode, head over to:InstagramLinkedIn This episode is sponsored by Hello Starling. Hello Starling, is an award-winning Media Planning and Buying agency that specialises in delivering advertising campaigns with great results for visitor attractions and destinations. They've worked with brands such as Bristol Zoo Project, Visit Shropshire, Visit Conwy, Visit Herefordshire and the National Tourism Office for Poland. If you want to be the centre of attention, visit hellostarling.com today. FREE GUIDE - 6 Steps to finding your Ideal Customer Do you want to know who your ideal customer's are and how you can focus your time and money reaching them? Download my FREE guide now. If you have enjoyed this podcast episode, please take a moment to give me a few stars on Apple podcasts or Spotify, it helps to encourage more people to listen and learn from our stories.

Durango has a little something for everyone this Fourth of July. Whether your thing is eating, live music, parades, or fireworks, with 30 different activities between July 3rd and July 6th, there's bound to be something for everyone. The City of Durango, Business Improvement District, Durango Chamber of Commerce, and the La Plata County Fairgrounds and Events Center have partnered together to put together a full itinerary of Fourth of July Fun this year. By Hannah Robertson. Watch this story at www.durangolocal.news/newsstories/fourth-of-july-excitement This story is sponsored by Payroll Department and Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. Support the Show.

Donna Brothwell chats with Danny Ismond on the GX94 Morning Show about the Yorkton Business Improvement District June Multicultural Days.

Organizers in Uptown Butte are trying to convince property owners to chip-in money to clean up and advertise the neighborhood and local businesses

"Clean For Who? Safe For Who?": Asheville Business Improvement District We sat down with three local activists to talk about the proposed Asheville Business Improvement District, a model of service provision using public funding to increase policing in downtown by an unelected and unaccountable body of largely business and property owners. For the hour, Grace, Madison and Elliot talk about attempts to ram the BID through public process, some of the businesses and individuals behind it, how bids have panned out in other cities around the country and what space there is left to oppose this further privatization of public space in Asheville. We didn't mention it here, but there have also been rumblings of the BID model, a version of which was fought and never funded in 2012, being applied to other parts of Asheville, for example West Asheville. You can find more information and ways to get involved with folks organizing against the Business Improvement District at AshevilleBID.com and on Instagram at @NoAVLBid. This is our show for the week of May 12th. As a quick note, there are a few acronyms frequently used in this conversation. One is RFP, which stands for Request for Proposals and is a process of contracting out an element of a project. Another acronym is ADA, in this case Asheville Downtown Association which is an independent pressure group made up of individuals, business and property owners. Not to be confused with the Asheville Downtown Commission, which was created by the City Council and contains appointed representatives from the ADA, city council, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and few other community members including business owners. . ... . .. Featured Tracks: Asheville BID song (unknown artist) Moving Through The Streets (instrumental)

Talks of establishing a business improvement district in downtown Asheville stretch back to the 1980s. But over the past year, those talks have gained a lot of momentum, and some civic leaders are lobbying city council to approve it before the start of the next fiscal year.A chorus of critics are also reaching a crescendo with their opposition, pushing back against what they see as vague details, a lack of accountability and oversight and a process they say has been anything but thorough and inclusive.Today is the second half of a two-part conversation. My guests are Rebecca Hecht, owner of Shining Rock Goods; Susan Griffin, a 20-year downtown resident who co-chaired a previous effort to pass a BID; Karen Ramshaw of Public Interest Projects and Patrick Conant, founder of Sunshine Labs, a relatively new Asheville organization pushing for greater accountability and transparency in local government.Over the course of this conversation, we dissect some of the details, or lack thereof, of the proposed BID, including the subjective discretion of people hired to patrol the streets on behalf of the BID. We also talk about the potential economic impacts for residential renters and small business, the proposed power structure of the BID's governing board and criticisms of a process led by the Chamber of Commerce and Asheville Downtown Association.SPONSOR: Make the most of your time this spring and turn over your housekeeping to Greenland Pro Cleaning. Use the code PODCAST at checkout for free bonus services. SPONSOR: Satirical comedian Robert Dubac performs “Standup Jesus,” 8pm May 3-4 at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. SPONSOR: Asheville City Soccer Club home games begin May 18 at Greenwood Field on the UNC-Asheville campus. Support the Show.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

There's seemingly a full-court press from certain civic leaders to push Asheville City Council to approve a business improvement district for downtown. This BID would tax property owners, and by extension downtown commercial and residential tenants, to pay for a supplemental workforce to help the city's efforts to clean up downtown and make it safer for the people who live, work and visit downtown.Amid this push, a pushback is developing steam from people with deep histories and stakes in the city. They smell vague details, a lack of accountability and oversight and a process they say has been anything but thorough and inclusive.A couple weeks ago, I produced an episode featuring the voices of advocates for the downtown BID. Today, in the first half of a two-part conversation, I talk with people with many concerns about the proposal on the table: Rebecca Hecht, owner of Shining Rock Goods; Susan Griffin, a 20-year downtown resident who co-chaired a previous effort to pass a BID; Karen Ramshaw of Public Interest Projects and Patrick Conant, founder of Sunshine Labs, a relatively new Asheville organization pushing for greater accountability and transparency in local government.Our talk dissects some of the details, or lack thereof, of the proposed BID, including the subjective discretion of people hired to patrol the streets on behalf of the BID. We also talk about the potential economic impacts for residential renters and small business, the proposed power structure of the BID's governing board and criticisms of a process led by the Chamber of Commerce and Asheville Downtown Association.SPONSOR: Make the most of your time this spring and turn over your housekeeping to Greenland Pro Cleaning. Use the code PODCAST at checkout for free bonus services. SPONSOR: Satirical comedian Robert Dubac performs “Standup Jesus,” 8pm May 3-4 at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Support the Show.Support The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023

Bill Horan and Stacy Raine learn about the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District - located adjacent to Glen Cove's waterfront, the downtown encompasses part of State Route 107/Glen Cove Road, Pulaski Street, Glen Cove Avenue, Brewster Street, School Street, Glen Street, and Bridge Street.  They speak with Jill Nossa, their Executive Director.

Alex Butt (Co-CEO and Head of Public Realm at WeAreWaterloo), Harrie Notton (Acting Co-Chief Executive & Head of Marketing at WeAreWaterloo BID), and Natalie Raben (Chief Executive at WeAreWaterloo BID) We are talking about: - What are Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)? - WeAreWaterloo BID project, London.  - How do you involve a community? Read more about WeAreWaterloo placemaking strategy  here. _________ Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️ All opinions expressed in each episode are personal to the guest and do not represent the Host of Urbanistica Podcast unless otherwise stated. Let's connect and talk further about this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafa Sherif Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for collaborations and nominations or email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@mustafasherif.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Urbanistica on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRY (Urban Planning and Design) AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urbanistica-podcast/message

Guest post by Ger Corbett, CEO of Sandyford Business District, discusses optimising sustainable initiatives in the area, through local and European decarbonisation projects When I assumed the role of CEO of Sandyford Business District (SBD) in 2022, I recognised the immense opportunity to implement impactful sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives within Ireland's largest business improvement district. With over 1,000 businesses and 26,000 workers within the district, it became clear that our actions here could serve as a positive model for change for businesses and communities nationwide. Core to my ambitions is that as a key influencer in the area, SBD would not only address climate challenges, and enhance mobility but that we also ensure that SBD thrived as both a workplace and a residential area, during my tenure and beyond. Why we need more sustainability and decarbonisation Putting flesh on the bones of this commitment, the team at Sandyford launched a Project Green initiative and Green Charter for businesses several years ago. Since then, we have doubled down on our work and cultivated partnerships with local authorities and we have worked hard to secure support from various EU funding streams to enact positive change across the many facets that make up our district. We are also actively seeking businesses within the District to sign up the Green Charter and commit to some positive changes. Transitioning to a circular economy Last year, SBD was chosen to participate in the procurement buyers group for the EU-funded CircularPSP project. This project aims to support businesses in implementing innovative circular economy solutions across Europe. With a total investment of €5.64 million in research and development, our involvement in this initiative marks a significant achievement for us. We are currently receiving submissions from suppliers, who offer solutions to the complex challenges of transitioning to a circular economy. The candidate business will utilise AI, taxonomies, missions, workflows, and upskilling technologies to help to effect change. This project epitomises our commitment to bringing sustainable change to Sandyford, as we aim to establish the district as a resource-efficient hub for economic activity and residential living. SBD Project Manager, Fernanda Pinto Godoy, and I are proud to collaborate with experienced public procurers from five EU member states, the UK, and Turkey, who share our vision for a green circular transition in their respective cities and local areas. Delivering a climate resilient business park for the area Through the EU-led IB-Green project, SBD is collaborating with eleven partners from six countries in Northwest Europe, where we are focusing on facilitating climate adaptation measures specifically within industrial and business parks. With a total budget of €8.9 million, the project aims to reduce heat stress in these areas through the development of green and blue infrastructure. Our work on this project is best understood through the manifestation of the Sandyford Green Infrastructure Project, a collaboration between the district and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. This project aims to transfer 0.8 hectares of land into a new Civic Park, which will be strategically located at the junction of Corrig Road and Carmanhall Road. Once completed, the Park will provide a place for residents, employees and visitors to linger and dwell in a biodiverse area which will serve as a beacon of sustainability, promoting healthier living and working conditions in the area. Fostering shared modes of transportation While life as a resident or employee in the district is being continuously enhanced, we are also keen to facilitate ease of mobility around the area. SBD recently announced a partnership with Trinity College Dublin which will trial a new smart mobility hub project over the next 18 months. The TRACT (TRAnsport Behaviour Change Trials) Project will include a TRACT Mobility...

Our Programme Director Stephanie Pollitt sits down with Primera Chief Executive Ruth Duston OBE to discuss what the coming years hold for Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in the capital.  Launched in the early 2000s, BIDs give businesses within a designated area the power to pool resources to enhance local communities, create opportunities and drive growth.  They now cover 100,000 businesses and 800,000 employees across London.      Follow us on Twitter @_businessLDN or on LinkedIn @BusinessLDN Music is provided by Coma-Media  

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Lack of leadership roles and work-life balance are persistent challenges for women in business - Sandyford Business District A lack of leadership roles and work-life balance have been highlighted as the most persistent challenges for women in business, as revealed in a survey carried out by Ireland's largest Improvement District, Sandyford Business District (SBD), coinciding with International Women's Day. Women in business, insights from Sandyford Business District At SBD's annual 'Women Who Lead: Inspiring Voices' event last Thursday, the organisation conducted a survey of almost 100 attendees asking them what their biggest challenges are in business. The results of the research revealed; 41% of attendees identified a lack of leadership roles as the biggest challenge for them; 35% expressed difficulty in achieving a satisfactory work-life balance; The gender pay gap emerged as a concern for 18% of respondents; 6% highlighted a lack of access to opportunities. The findings will only serve to copper-fasten Sandyford Business District's continued commitment to promoting women's voices, while also fostering a supportive and inclusive business community of over 1,000 businesses. Sheila Moore, Deputy Chair and Board Member of Sandyford BID CLG remarked: "While the survey underscores ongoing challenges, it is positive to note the significant representation of women in leadership roles across both multinational corporations and SMEs within the Sandyford Business District. Moreover, the survey indicates that the gender pay gap and access to opportunities are no longer predominant concerns. The district's companies actively foster a supportive work environment, facilitating flexible arrangements such as remote working to promote work-life balance. Our commitment remains steadfast in empowering women to reach their potential and we will continue to organise events that spotlight the accomplishments of dynamic women in the district." About Sandyford Business District Sandyford Business District (SBID) is home to Mastercard, Microsoft, Vodafone, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Facebook, Google, BNP Paribas and AIB among a host of other companies. The Business Improvement District company, Sandyford BID CLG trading as Sandyford Business District, was established in January 2017 to represent the entire business community in the Sandyford Business District. It provides support for existing businesses within SBID and those looking to relocate and invest in the area. It has achieved considerable progress since its inception. The business clusters in the Sandyford Business District include 118 Information and Communication companies; 99 MedTech companies; 63 Fintech companies; 8 Energytech companies; 27 Autotech companies; 17 Education and Childcare facilities; 49 Hospitality companies; and 117 Retail and Leisure companies. See more breaking stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

This week we speak with Steve Medway, the CEO of Knightsbridge Partnership & Kings Road Partnership, two Business Improvement Districts or ‘BIDs', in London. He told us about what BIDs are for and what they can achieve for local retail areas, what the dynamics and challenges of running a BID are like, where he thinks the government could improve how BIDs operate, and what his thoughts are on the state and future prospects of the retail industry.

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Durango School District 9-R has begun moving the administration from the former, historic administration building downtown to its new location in Bodo Park. The City of Durango has announced a domain change to better assure residents of the authenticity of the website. Durango's Business Improvement District is bringing back the winter rewards program, and celebrate the holidays with gingerbread and more at the Black Diamond Lodge's Gingerbread Lodge. By Hannah Robertson.Watch this story at www.durangolocal.news/newsstories/moving-day-and-christmas-reward-program This story is sponsored by Sky Ute Casino and Kroeger's Ace HardwareSupport the show

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Janet Horner, Green Party, Dublin City Councilor for the North Inner City, Dáithí De Roiste, Lord Mayor of Dublin , Richard Guiney CEO of Dublin Town, Dublin City Centre's Business Improvement District.

We hear from Eamonn Connolly, Manager of Newry's Business Improvement District organisation

Host: Jonathan Purdy Guest: Sarah Uuena

Jemma DeCristo (@jemmaisOKeh) returns to explain the ways that the Transgender Cultural District is a container for gentrification and police. Support the show at patreon.com/sadfrancisco. Show Notes: "San Francisco May Soon Have the World's First Transgender Cultural District" by Toshio Meronek, for Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/xyvapd/san-francisco-may-soon-have-the-worlds-first-transgender-cultural-district | Christina Hanhardt's “Safe Space”: https://bookshop.org/a/82838/9780822354703 | “Improvements for Whom? Business Improvement Districts and Their Impact on Communities” report by Spencer Bowen, Emily Estus, Vanessa Quintana, and Maiya Zwerling with Paul Boden at WRAP (wraphome.org): https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Goldman-School-BIDS-Report-May-2019.pdf | Tamar Jacoby, “McGeorge Bundy: How the Establishment's Man Tackled America's Problem with Race”: https://web.archive.org/web/20221129211941/http://aliciapatterson.org/stories/mcgeorge-bundy-how-establishments-man-tackled-americas-problem-race | Mandi Issacs Jackson, Model City Blues: Urban Space and Organized Resistance in New Haven 

Vacaville and Vacaville's Downtown are going through a renaissance. One of the people who will help lead the way is Taylor McDonald, the new Executive Director of Downtown Business Improvement District.Join Melyssa as she learns about Taylor's plans for Downtown Vacaville, his journey to becoming the Executive Director, and why he's so happy to be part of the Vacaville community.Destination Vacaville? Let's go!

Or does parking have a Denver problem? It's an age-old question that's become particularly controversial lately, with increasing concerns over the vitality of downtown. So what could be done to fix our parking problem? And is parking even the right thing to focus on? Host Bree Davies gets to the bottom of it with Denver's number one urban planning power couple: Frank and Jill Locantore. Frank was last on the show representing the Colfax Ave. Business Improvement District, an epicenter for our parking woes; and Jill is the executive director of Denver Streets Partnership and the architect of the #DenverDeservesSidewalks campaign, which voters approved by a wide margin back in the November election. Jill mentioned a great tweet thread from past City Cast Denver guest and CPR transportation reporter Nate Minor.  For more on parking, Frank recommends this video from Vox: “The High Cost of Free Parking.” In the newscast, we mentioned that the city is looking for volunteers to help with the influx of more than 900 migrants and asylum seekers who have come to Denver in the last few months. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 Follow us on Twitter: @citycastdenver Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 12, 2022, Sarah Reith — The Board of Supervisors gave a less-than-resounding nod of approval to the first step of an effort to increase tax assessments on businesses that appeal to tourists. The Mendocino County Tourism Commission and a contractor called Civitas Advisors told the Board that they believe the county should allow the Business Improvement District, or BID, to double its assessment from one to two percent on all lodging concerns, including campgrounds. The Commission also wants to evaluate the option of collecting a 1% assessment from what it calls “tourist facing” businesses, including restaurants and tasting rooms. The businesses and local government bodies in the cities and the unincorporated parts of the county would have to agree to the higher rate, which the businesses would pass on to their customers. According to Commission Executive Director Travis Scott, the 2% assessment is an industry standard in northern California. The Commission's efforts to promote the county are funded by the current 1% assessment, plus fifty cents on the dollar from the county general fund. The proposed higher assessment is intended to save the county money on marketing itself to visitors. The Commission's final goal is to reconfigure the parameters of the Business Improvement District, including its structure and the length of its contract. But yesterday, Emily Brown, of Civitas, told the Board that all she wants at the moment is access to information about the county sales tax and transient occupancy tax, to see if the plan is even worth pursuing. Supervisor Dan Gjerde was skeptical, saying, “You already know exactly how much the existing lodging produces, because you already receive a 1% BID from the existing lodging. The only thing you don't have now is the assessment on the campgrounds, in terms of lodging. But we have a 10% ToT tax that the county is donating, per voter proposal, to the fire departments. But we already have that data. You just do a multiplier, or a division, of the ten percent tax that the campgrounds are collecting. And I believe it's about $700,000 a year, so 1% would be $70,000 a year, one and a half would be a hundred and five. So that doesn't need any new information from the county Treasurer (Tax Collector) Auditor (Controller)'s office. I don't want to release the information about restaurants because that just stirs up a hornet's nest, county-wide…it's going to slow down this process, and we're going to be voting on our county budget, and you will not have approval from any of the cities, I predict, if the restaurants are included in the discussion. And so what does that do? Well, 40% of the BID, right now, comes from the four cities. If you lose all that BID collection from the cities, you've gained almost nothing, even if you go from a one to a two percent BID. Because now you've lost 40% of your revenue. So your net increase is infinitesimal. And then you're still going to be looking for a match from the county. Which we don't have.” Supervisor Glenn McGourty had a different take, explaining his support by reasoning that, “What we're doing is we're giving them (the businesses) the information. This is what it looks like if you decide to do this. This is what it's going to cost you. This is how much money would be raised. You decide, not us. And then I think that that is a very different message than saying, we're all going to fail because we know you're opposed.” Martha Barra, an influential local business woman, said she thinks this is the wrong time to ask for an increased assessment, but that tourism is poised to overtake other sectors of the economy. “Marijuana is dead,” she declared. “If you saw the front page of the Press Democrat on Sunday, when cannabis goes from $4000 a pound to $100 a pound, there's no way that those growers can even work to become legal. So we've got tourism, and we need to put our efforts into making our county pristine, beautiful, and attractive. And as our businesses start doing better, this will be our hope for our county.” Michael Katz, Executive Director of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, refuted one of Barra's points. “Cannabis is not dead in Mendocino County,” he insisted. “It is also in a downturn — a significant downturn, part of which has been exacerbated by the Mendocino Cannabis Department and the Board (of Supervisors), but that is something that can be resolved. The few things that have (been) shown to provide reliable revenue recently have been tourism and cannabis.” He added that he supports funding the Commission to continue drawing tourists, many of whom he believes are drawn by the county's reputation for high-quality cannabis. Supervisor Ted Williams invoked the county's ongoing budget woes, but eventually voted with Supervisors McGourty and Maureen Mulheren to grant Civitas the razor-thin margin it needed to access the financial data and to craft a nondisclosure agreement about it. “I don't want to see us start a fight with restaurants, and have this fail before it takes off,” he began. “Because we don't know how bad our books are. We may find out we have much worse financial problems than we know. And in fact, just to give you a taste: the new jail wing, which is over budget, and will probably be even more over budget. If the county doesn't have that new wing, we will have a major financial problem on our hands eventually. That's a mandated service that we can't provide without that new wing. And yet, we don't have a line item in our budget for the staffing for that thing. Or the maintenance. And I imagine we're talking three to five million (dollars) a year. We don't have any way to pay for it. So when you put public safety, which is a requirement, on the weight scale with marketing the county, public safety is always going to win. That is our priority. I would hate for this to fail because we included restaurants and lost the city support. So I want to support the effort, but I want to ask that the parties be very careful that this becomes a win. If you don't think it's going to pass, if it's on the edge, pull back.” If the new model is viable and the businesses and city councils opt in, the Commission plans to roll it out in the fall of next year.

How do business improvement districts (BIDs) create better cities? Jace Tyrrell is an expert on building them and is also the inaugural CEO of Australia's very first Business Improvement District – the New Sydney Waterfront Company. He joined Smarter Cities to explain why a BID is right for Sydney. Catch the Smarter Cities Podcast at: Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/fRBYnZf You Tube: https://lnkd.in/g8rFxGf E-mail us at smartercitiespod@gmail.com

Want to learn the secrets to business success from company owners who are not only surviving but thriving in this difficult economy? Then join award-winning entrepreneur Mike Bosma and his guests as they provide you with the insight and expertise you need to start a new business or to take your company to a whole new level. In between jobs? Why work for the boss when you can be the boss? With Bosma On Business you can be in conversation with the area's top corporate executives, community leaders and movers and shakers. The show is the ultimate business networking event and entrepreneurial incubator wrapped up in one and it's brought to you live weekly over the airwaves and through the Internet. You'll tap into a wealth of wisdom from top experts in the fields of accounting, marketing, sales, information technology, business law, human resources, corporate real estate, banking and so much more. If you're doing business in Northern Nevada or have the entrepreneurial itch, then plan on joining us on News Talk 780 KOH every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. With Mike Bosma, the Pied Piper of entrepreneurial excellence leading the way, we're Getting Northern Nevada…Back to Business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Downtown Amherst was among the regions hardest hit by the pandemic. With more than 30,000 students, faculty, staff, and more gone from the equation, it became, in many respects, a ghost town. But it's staging a strong comeback as the students and everyone else return and many new businesses open their doors. Gabrielle Gould, executive director of the Amherst Business Improvement District, talks about these developments with BusinessWest Editor George O'Brien on the next installment of the BusinessTalk podcast. It's must listening, so join us for BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest  and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

What is the future for global city centres in this post-pandemic world?  Cities from Shanghai and New York to Singapore and London are still coming to terms with the fact that a significant % of the knowledge workers who used to commute 5 days a week are now spending part of the working week at home.  This new way of working has had a significant impact on city centre economies. So with the new rhythm of working, what do city centres and those responsible for their vibrancy need to do to ensure knowledge workers do spend money on the days they are in the office?Jace Tyrrell is the outgoing Chief Executive of New West End Company – the business partnership representimg Europe's largest and most prestiogious retail & leisure destination. His brief covered 600 businesses in London's West End with a property portfolio of £3.5 billion and an annual turnover of £10 billion, anchored on the world famous Bond Street, Oxford Street, Regent Street & Mayfair. Jace will be returning to his homeland to head up Australia's first Business Improvement District  known as (BID) as the inaugural Chief Executive of the New Sydney Waterfront Company. Sydney's Western Harbour is undergoing a $10bn (AUD) transformation this decade, and working with partners, his mission it to create the world's best waterfront in the greatest Harbour City. How many workers are back at their desks? [04:15]Jace agrees that the work from home debate has become highly politicised and somewhat split on the age profile of organisational leadership teams and that city centre environments will need to change to reflect this.What do cities have to do to attract workers back? [05:59]Jace says  there is no silver bullet to attracting workers back. Firstly organisations need to think about the office environment and its attractiveness. Secondly the environment in terms of dining, retail and leisure facilities play a big part and thirdly investment in infrastucture such as transport.Will offices have to become almost like an airport lounge or members' club? [10:12]Jace remarks the purpose of the office was being debated before the pandemic and tech companies have been designing offices this way for some time and incporporating gym and lifestyle facilities.Will the cost of living crisis affect city centre environments? [12:13]Relentless crisis management has defined board thinking for the last 3 years. Jace agrees that the energy cost crisis will present a huge problem for businesses and could impact on centres for years.What are business improvement districts? [17:35]Jace explains the purpose of business improvement districts a concept that is used in the US and UK and the role he will undertaking in Sydney's Waterfront transformation project.Which city transformation projects does Jace rate? [19:20]Jace is impressed with Singapore's digitisation and commitment to the environment, San Francisco's work to bring the whole bay area into the city space and London's outstanding cultural offering. He cites New York as having been very innovative in the past but remarks that the city's infrastructure requires investment and finally is impressed with Berlin's collaboration with artists in almost turning buildings inside out.What are the skills gaps in city economies? [22:04]Unsurprisingly Jace cites hospitality and retail as sectors where skills and workers are lacking and of course how Brexit too has impacted. At [22:43], Jace outlines the campaign that Westminster City Council and The Mayor's Office to attract 2000 local workers into the leisure sector.Resources:https://newsydneywaterfront.com.auhttps://www.newwestend.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacetyrrell/

Downtown Amherst was among the regions hardest hit by the pandemic. With more than 30,000 students, faculty, staff, and more gone from the equation, it became, in many respects, a ghost town. But it's staging a strong comeback as the students and everyone else return and many new businesses open their doors. Gabrielle Gould, executive director of the Amherst Business Improvement District, talks about these developments with BusinessWest Editor George O'Brien on the next installment of the BusinessTalk podcast. It's must listening, so join us for BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

In this episode of the Knowledge to Action series, host Jen Whitelaw speaks with Stephen Russell, current President and CEO of San Diego Housing Federation and former Executive Director of the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement District. He sheds some light on the important role of Business Improvement Districts, including supporting economic development activities and promoting city growth and community engagement. Steven talks about The Boulevard's successful growth due to the BID and how community owners can learn more about creating their own Business Improvement District.   Timestamps: [3:34] What we can learn from Temporary Paradise when we consider the role of commercial areas in our quest to create more housing. [5:18] Steve provides a snapshot of some of the changes that the El Cajon Boulevard corridor experimented with as a result of the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association, how it has changed over the years, and the important players that have been involved. [14:02] Why was the Federal Main Street Program invented, and what unique role did San Diego have in its implementation? [19:35] What models in other cities can we look to for inspiration? [20:38] Steve talks about the triangulation of and how city staff, elected officials, and communities can all work together through BIDs to bring about positive change. [25:13] BIDs promote smart growth and sustainability. In what ways do we see that happening around town? [29:00] Steve provides some resources for business owners to take advantage of BIDs in their area or to start one themselves. [30:26] One of the greatest advantages of having a BID is that if you have coordinated economic development programs, your advocacy for basic new and public improvements can sharpen that game.   About C-3 In its 60 years of existence, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) has brought together local thought leaders from planning, design, policy, academia, community development, and more to address our region's distinctive and pressing land use challenges. In founding C-3 almost 60 years ago, architect Lloyd Ruocco's vision was to bring together our region's most creative minds from the arts, sciences, academia, and government to share ideas, learn new perspectives, and build fellowship around the idea of creating livable communities.   Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org City of San Diego El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association Stephen Russell San Diego Housing Federation

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, guests discuss what a Business Improvement District (BID) is, how it works, and why some community members support it and others oppose it.

On Monday, Mayor Michael B. Hancock offered many thoughts and some interesting prospects for Denver's future in his last State of the City address. Winding down his third and final term as Denver's mayor, Hancock focused mostly on what he's done for us lately — like championing programs and policies to address housing and homelessness and announcing the new Denver Institute of Racial Equity, Innovation and Reconciliation, a think tank that's supposed to improve public safety. Today on the show, host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi break down Hancock's speech, respond to some of his claims, and ask: What will be Mayor Hancock's true legacy?  To read or watch Hancock's whole State of the City address, click here.  Paul mentioned a Westword story about the Denver Basic Income Project. You can read that here.  There's plenty more Denver news you might want to know. Fortunately, we've rounded it all up for you in today's CCD newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ Hang out with us on Twitter @citycastdenver Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Denver Film presents Summer of Soul Colfax Ave. Business Improvement District presents Independents Day Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please click the checkbox to follow the show, and leave a rating and review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  Follow my podcast Instagram @thestoryattic and Facebook page, The Story Attic.  For show ideas or to be a guest on the show, email me at Thestoryatticpod@gmail.com.  Thanks!https://thestoryattic.buzzsprout.comOn this episode:  With her 60th birthday on the horizon, Rachel has been looking for interesting new experiences - such as taking part in The Story Attic podcast! Her story includes how she has been a big sister to three very different brothers, but not all at the same time. She also talks about her involvement in international education for 35 years, including living and working outside the UK, the diagnosis of her beautiful daughter's profound and multiple learning difficulties, which brought travelling to an end, and the subsequent challenges and opportunities of the past 18 years. At present, Rachel is based in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. As well as being a daughter, sister, wife and mother, Rachel is a college director, charity ambassador, board member for the town centre's Business Improvement District, and has founded a local international festival, One World By The Sea. Her current project is writing a book called Happy Silver People in which she shares 60 ideas for leading happier, healthier, and easier lives as we grow older. She is working towards a publication date in late 2022.   Connect with Rachel:Happy Silver People Facebook GroupHappy Silver People You TubeHappy Silver People Website

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June 7, 2022 — In the first round of budget hearings on Tuesday morning, the Board of Supervisors agreed to use $250,000 from the PG&E settlement money for a water agency, though the structure and duties of the agency have yet to be defined. And the board asked staff to revise plans for enhanced code enforcement, even as code enforcement manager John Birx reported that in the last year, his staff has more than doubled the number of cases closed, with compliance. The board set aside $500,000 last year for enhanced code enforcement, but that money has not been used yet. And there is more money to combat illegal weed. Sheriff Matt Kendall has $600,000 from the state for overtime and per diem costs for large-scale busts. He said he's expecting a busy summer, and he's willing to share those funds with code enforcement. But the county is facing a number of shortfalls, with over a million dollars a month in healthcare claims. Cannabis taxes are down by about five million dollars and FEMA has not yet committed to about $8 million of expenses the county fiscal team hoped would be eligible for federal assistance. But county worker Jenna Bunker cried foul over a hefty wage increase for half a dozen management positions, even as other workers have been offered a zero percent wage increase. “I think if you can afford to raise pay for these positions, anywhere from eight to fourteen percent, you can afford to give the rest of us a reasonable cost of living adjustment increase,” she declared. And concerns about overwhelming the healthcare system are back. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren provided a quick covid update, saying that case rates are up 500% and hospitalizations have increased by 300%. “We know that these are underestimates now because of the use of over-the-counter home tests that are not reported,” he stated, adding that there are currently three outbreaks, which has placed the county in the CDC's highest transmission risk level. Many other counties are experiencing the same wave, with Alameda County re-instituting its universal indoor mask mandate. “So I and others in our public health team are watching this very carefully,” Coren said. “As much as we do not like this, we must consider mandating universal indoor masks for our county to preserve hospital care.” One of the items on Wednesday' agenda was a proposal to put a water and fire tax on the November ballot. Early projections are that the tax would generate $7 million a year. But the Citizens' Committee for the Library Initiative, which has been gathering signatures for a quarter-cent tax to fund the libraries, has come out against it, calling it a competing tax. And Supervisor Dan Gjerde sent a five-point memo to his colleagues, arguing against it. Supervisor John Haschak agreed in a brief interview that it's the wrong moment for the tax, though, as a member of the drought task force, he does support funding a water agency. Gjerde said he had already found a way to free up $250,000-$300,000. “We have an ordinance, that this board can amend, that says the county will provide a fifty cent match for every dollar collected by the Business Improvement District, the tourism commission of the county,” he said. “At this point, I no longer support that match to apply to the business improvement fees collected within the cities. If we were to amend the ordinance to make that match for revenues collected by lodging operators in the unincorporated part of the county, we would free up over $300,000 of the county general fund. And since they've told us that their plan is to increase the advertising budget by 92% this year, this is the perfect year to not provide that city match. They would still have an increase in their marketing budget, just not a 92% increase. Meanwhile, we could spend that $300,000 on other essential county services.” But ideas about a county-wide water agency have not been quite as refined. Gjerde suggested a committee approach, with members from around the county allocating funds to various communities for their specific needs. Supervisor Glenn McGrouty suggested re-hiring Josh Metz, whom he said had been crucial in bringing water money into the county. He also thought someone at the UC Davis extension office might be a good fit to head up an agency. Supervisor Ted Williams characterized the situation. “I think we have a water crisis,” he acknowledged. “I mean, we have a climate change crisis, we have a staffing shortage crisis, a living wage crisis, housing crisis. This county is all about crisis. So if it were just one or two, I would be all over supporting this. My worry is, we go down this path of spending $350,000, and we've created some bureaucracy that doesn't generate a drop of water. And I wonder if it would be more effective for the water districts to work with outside consultants…because if you put us in the middle of that, the accounting and the office space and the staffing, everything that goes into public employment, I don't see a lot of water coming out of it.” At the moment, the water agency is lodged in the county Department of Transportation, along with $190,000, which Director Howard Dashiell said is enough to cover the bare minimum. CEO Darcie Antle said the money the county received last year from the State Department of Water Resources is only for hauling water to residents. But there is close to a million dollars elsewhere. “The only other money there is, if you want to use it, it's a one-time fund, PG&E $960k set-aside for local match for water type grants,” she said. “So you would be depleting your set-aside for future grants, under water, if you were to use those funds.” McGourty and Haschak agreed to come back to the board with a plan by September, when another round of state water grants is expected to become available.

Our host Melyssa Reeves shares a glass of wine with Brooke Fox in this episode of Destination Vacaville.  As the Executive Director of the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District, Fox helps promote the economically vibrant downtown district of Vacaville. Melyssa and Brooke chat about the challenges downtown businesses overcame by adapting and the exciting events planned for the Downtown Vacaville district.Destination Vacaville? Let's go!

Today's guests are repeat visitors! Brodie Mueller and Carly Pochop, founders of The Market on the Plaza and the Rural Revolution podcast are back to talk to Rebecca about how their first month of business went. We can all watch what gets posted on social media, but as people who want to inspire others to chase their big dreams in their rural places, these two know the value of sharing what happens behind the scenes.    About Brodie and Carly   Carly Pochop, co-owner of The Market on the Plaza has run Colorful Creations in Aberdeen since 2015. She went to school for Art Education and after 2 years of teaching quickly realized there was a gap in the community for students needing more outside school creative outlets. She has learned how to wear many hats and grow her business to a profitable sustainable creative outlet for northeastern South Dakota. She has since moved downtown two years ago and has since found a love for growing downtown. After being involved within the Aberdeen Downtown Association, Business Improvement District, The Parking Board, and 1 Million Cups Aberdeen, she quickly realized there was a gap in the community once more for locally made Aberdeen-inspired swag and gifts.   Brodie Mueller, co-owner of Market on the Plaza, has lived in Aberdeen for the past 8 years and owns the downtown business Dakota Territory Brewing Company.  Dakota Territory is the first and oldest brewery ever in Aberdeen and services the community by creating small-batch craft beer, root beer, and cold brew coffee.  Brodie has a Masters Degree in social work and has been involved in community building both downtown and city-wide through different groups and projects. The brewery is involved with various community projects and fundraisers throughout the year, gaining a reputation as a business that supports the community.  As a fellow downtown business owner, Brodie is committed to making downtown better by supporting new ventures and The Market on the Plaza is a shining example of bringing new and innovative services to the neighborhood.   In this episode, we cover:   How if you get the people right, everything is fixable Using a tool, like the Enneagram, to successfully navigate culture challenges in the workplace The value of being forced into things faster than you planned How freaking hard it actually is to get the people right   Links + Resources Mentioned The Rural Revolution Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1400992%E2%86%97%EF%B8%8F The Market on the Plaza Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themarketontheplaza/ The Market on the Plaza Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarketontheplaza/ The Market on the Plaza website: https://themarketontheplaza.com/     Subscribe + Review Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Growing Small Towns Show! If the information in our conversations and interviews has helped you in your small town, head out to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver relevant, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more small-town trailblazers just like you!

Cassie Hurley - National Landing BID's Director of Events & Strategic Partnerships - joins the podcast to talk about one of the most exciting projects in the D.C. area. Our conversation covers the basics of Business Improvement Districts, what makes National Landing and its growth such an important piece of the D.C. Metro Area, and much more. 

We're back with Brodie and Carly of the Rural Revolution Podcast for a general life and status update! If you missed the first episode with Brodie and Carly, you can find it here.   About Brodie and Carly   Carly Pochop, co-owner of The Market on the Plaza has run Colorful Creations in Aberdeen since 2015. She went to school for Art Education and after 2 years of teaching quickly realized there was a gap in the community for students needing more outside school creative outlets. She has learned how to wear many hats and grow her business to a profitable sustainable creative outlet for northeastern South Dakota. She has since moved downtown two years ago and has since found a love for growing downtown. After being involved within the Aberdeen Downtown Association, Business Improvement District, The Parking Board, and 1 Million Cups Aberdeen, she quickly realized there was a gap in the community once more for locally made Aberdeen-inspired swag and gifts.   Brodie Mueller, co-owner of Market on the Plaza, has lived in Aberdeen for the past 8 years and owns the downtown business Dakota Territory Brewing Company.  Dakota Territory is the first and oldest brewery ever in Aberdeen and services the community by creating small-batch craft beer, root beer, and cold brew coffee.  Brodie has a Masters Degree in social work and has been involved in community building both downtown and city-wide through different groups and projects. The brewery is involved with various community projects and fundraisers throughout the year, gaining a reputation as a business that supports the community.  As a fellow downtown business owner, Brodie is committed to making downtown better by supporting new ventures and The Market on the Plaza is a shining example of bringing new and innovative services to the neighborhood.   In this episode, we cover: How to move forward as people post-pandemic The value of third places and what the future of placemaking might look like The challenges that no one wants to talk about for entrepreneurs and small business owners How art in its purest form can help with healing The value of finding and nurturing “your people.”    Links + Resources Mentioned   The Rural Revolution Podcast   Dakota Territory Brewing Company on Facebook   Colorful Creations Art Studio website   The Market on the Plaza website   Subscribe + Review Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Growing Small Towns Show! If the information in our conversations and interviews has helped you in your small town, head out to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver relevant, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more small-town trailblazers just like you!

It's our first-ever crossover episode! Our guests today are Brodie Mueller and Carly Pochop. Both successful business owners in the rural community of Aberdeen, SD, and are co-hosts of the Rural Revolution Podcast and recently co-founded a brand new company called Market on the Plaza. They join us to talk about the value of collaboration among people and communities because in rural places, no one can do it alone. About Brodie and CarlyCarly Pochop, co-owner of The Market on the Plaza has run Colorful Creations in Aberdeen since 2015. She went to school for Art Education and after 2 years of teaching quickly realized there was a gap in the community for students needing more outside school creative outlets. She has learned how to wear many hats and grow her business to a profitable sustainable creative outlet for northeastern South Dakota. She has since moved downtown two years ago and has since found a love within the for growing downtown. After being involved within the Aberdeen Downtown Association, Business Improvement District, The Parking Board, and 1 Million Cups Aberdeen, she quickly realized there was a gap in the community once more for locally made Aberdeen inspired swag and gifts. Brodie Mueller, co-owner of Market on the Plaza, has lived in Aberdeen for the past 8 years and owns the downtown business Dakota Territory Brewing Company.  Dakota Territory is the first and oldest brewery ever in Aberdeen and services the community by creating small-batch craft beer, root beer, and cold brew coffee.  Brodie has a Masters Degree in social work and has been involved in community building both downtown and city-wide through different groups and projects. The brewery is involved with various community projects and fundraisers throughout the year, gaining a reputation as a business that supports the community.  As a fellow downtown business owner, Brodie is committed to making downtown better by supporting new ventures, and The Market on the Plaza is a shining example of bringing new and innovative services to the neighborhood. In this episode, we cover: How to steward your ideas forward The value of curiosity in overcoming fear How to quit apologizing for where you're from and start being proud of your small town The value of small pilot trials in testing new ideas The immense value of cultivating a network Links + Resources Mentioned The Rural Revolution Podcast  Dakota Territory Brewing Company on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DakotaTerritoryBrewing/ Colorful Creations Art Studio website: https://www.thecolorfulcreations.com The Market on the Plaza website: https://themarketontheplaza.com/   Subscribe + Review Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Growing Small Towns Show! If the information in our conversations and interviews has helped you in your small town, head out to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver relevant, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more small-town trailblazers just like you!