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Downtown Tucson Partnership CEO Kathleen Eriksen.

Downtown Tucson Partnership Announces New CEO

Kathleen Eriksen comes to Tucson after running similar efforts in Michigan, California.

Downtown Rebound: Conversations on Culture

Part 6: A lot of people now come downtown, but why? And where were they before?
Construction for a hotel in downtown Tucson on April 5, 2016.

Downtown Rebound: Building the Infrastructure

Part 4: Can downtown Tucson reach the plateau it's aiming for, and stay there?
Downtown Rebound: a special six-part series on the revitalization of Downtown Tucson.

Downtown Rebound: A Tale of Two Tucson Businesses

Part 5: As downtown rediscovers its place, some businesses move in, others depart.
Johnny Gibson's Downtown Market opened in 2015, the only grocery store downtown. Its namesake is former barber and gym equipment retailer, shown in black and white photos above the deli.

Downtown Rebound: Tax Breaks Drive Tucson Business Boom

Part 3: Temporary tax relief draws developers, generates more city revenue.
Downtown Tucson at night.

Downtown Rebound: Tucson Entertainment Finds Life

Part 2: Eat, drink and be merry attitude leading the renaissance of Tucson's historical center.
A streetcar moves through downtown Tucson.

Downtown Rebound: How Did Tucson Get Here?

Part 1: Downtown has boomed before, but after a multi-decade downturn, it's on the rise.
Mike Feder tells his story to the 'Failure' Night attendees. The evening's other speaker, Alok Appadurai, is seated to the left.

Local Entrepreneurs Learn From Failures

Event allows people to share business failures and what they took away from them.
The streetcar on Broadway Boulevard, April 5, 2016.

Tucson Seeks to Replicate Streetcar Success in Growth

Property values boom along tracks. Is a focus on transit the way to go?

4th Ave Street Fair: Big Business for Artists, Shops

Estimate of 300,000 attendees will translate to millions in sales.

Tucson Brewery First to Use Equity Crowdfunding Law

1055 Brewing Co. is first company to seek investors in the state.

The Next Step to Revitalize Downtown Tucson

An influx of smaller, private construction and renovation projects have helped will vacant space in downtown

Startups Are About More Than Latest Tech

While tech companies are synonymous with startup scene, other businesses involved, too.
Design drawing for Peach Properties' proposed development of downtown Tucson's Ronstadt Transit Center.

Downtown Tucson Transit Center Developer Selected

Peach Properties wins city OK for 4.7-acre Ronstadt site, including four buildings.
The team from digital real estate marketing firm InHouse pitches their company to the judges at IdeaFunding.

Three Ingredients to Launch a Successful Startup

Local groups use events, classes, and festivals to entice startups to Tucson or help Tucsonans get their own companies up and going
Protesters in favor of residential voting rights within the Barrio Hollywood Neighborhood Association.

Gentrification Fears Divide Tucson's Barrio Hollywood

Tensions reach peak between residents, business owners at neighborhood meeting.

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