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Washington, DC Economic Partnership
The Washington, DC Economic Partnership is a public/private partnership with the mission of facilitating economic development to contribute to business retention and attraction in the District of Columbia. The Economic Partnership is your confidential first point of contact for doing business in Washington, DC. Services provided by the Partnership include:
For more information about the Washington, DC Economic Partnership and its services please contact Keith Sellars, Vice President of Retail & Real Estate at (202) 661-8684 or visit About Us.
Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development
The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development serves the Mayor in three separate, but related, roles.
- Oversees and coordinates execution of the District's economic development programs and projects -- The Office of the Deputy Mayor sets development priorities and policies, coordinates how the District markets itself to businesses and developers, and recommends and ensures implementation of financial packaging for District development, attraction, and retention efforts
- Represents the Mayor to businesses, developers, and other government agencies -- In this role, the Deputy Mayor attends meetings and events on behalf of the Mayor. DMPED is responsible for managing relations with a variety of constituents who operate primarily outside the government - businesses, developers and industry associations
- Manages the executive agencies responsible for economic development -- Under the Deputy Mayor system, the directors of several agencies report through the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. These agencies comprise the Cluster Group for Economic Development and have functional responsibility for planning, housing, employment services, business development and regulation
To contact the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development please call (202) 727-6365 to visit www.dcbiz.dc.gov
DC Main Streets (Part of reSTORE DC Program)
The DC Main Streets program consists of a comprehensive package of technical and financial assistance for neighborhood business districts. The goal is to establish and implement a continuous and comprehensive revitalization program in a range of local neighborhood business districts. For more information regarding a specific neighborhood designee, please contact the reSTORE DC Program Office at (202) 727-5208 or visit www.restore.dc.gov.
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
Business Improvement Districts are the commercial neighborhoods where property owners tax themselves to make their community cleaner, safer and more vibrant. The tax is used by the BIDs for services and capital improvements that supplement those provided by the city. The BIDs work to enhance DC's commercial districts in many areas including public safety, parking and transportation management, streetscape, marketing and promotion.
Adams Morgan Partnership
www.adamsmorganonline.org
The Capitol Hill BID
www.capitolhill.org
Capitol Riverfront BID
www.capitolriverfront.org
Downtown DC BID
www.downtowndc.org
The Georgetown BID
www.georgetowndc.com/bid
Golden Triangle BID
www.gtbid.com
The NoMa-Capitol Hill North BID
www.nomabid.org
The Mount Vernon Triangle CID
www.mountvernontriangle.org
DC Office of Planning
The DC Office of Planning works with residents in every neighborhood in the District to identify (or confirm) neighborhood priorities, develop a plan of action, and move to implementation. It also develops thoughtful plans for revitalizing long-neglected neighborhoods in our city. The McMillan Plan, the Georgia Avenue Revitalization Initiative, the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, the East of the River Plan, and other projects are the first steps in neighborhood and commercial revitalization. To contact the Office of Planning please call (202) 442-7600 or visit www.planning.dc.gov.
Community Development Corporations (CDCs)
Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) work to revitalize distressed neighborhoods throughout the District of Columbia. The following is a partial listing of CDCs, for a complete listing, please visit www.brc.dc.gov, under "Community Development".
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