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SUMMARY:Destination Downtown Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Travel Oregon\, in partnership with Visit Grants Pass and a local steering committee\, will offer a studio workshop building from the 2022 Destination Ready program for the greater Grants Pass area. This program is designed to identify opportunities and develop strategies that enhance and strengthen the economic vibrancy of a downtown while preserving rural character and enhancing livability. \n\nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES\n\n  Learn how vibrant downtowns become gathering places that residents want to be a part of and visitors want to explore.\n\n  Engage with other community leaders\, business and property owners and brainstorm strategies to improve the main street to strengthen current and stimulate new business.\n\n  Identify strengths\, opportunities\, and downtown elements that are the main anchors and lures.\n\n  Develop connections with local\, regional and state experts on topics including Main Street development\, tourism\, community livability and business support.\n\n  Generate strategic priority list of short-term projects based on community input and capacity to move the needle on downtown development.\n\nAnyone interested in contributing to the vision and vitality of the downtown area can attend. This includes local leaders\, public officials\, tourism organizations\, land managers\, regulatory agencies\, economic development organizations\, main street businesses\, restaurants\, lodging property owners\, and more. All community members who are interested in improving the local economy and downtown experience are invited to participate.\n\nDESTINATION DOWNTOWN EVENTS\n\nEvening Event:\n\nWednesday\, April 26 | 6:00 pm   8:00 pm (FREE) Climate City Brewing\n\n509 SW G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526\n\n(meal & refreshments provided)\n\n\n\nDowntown Workshop:\n\nThursday\, April 27 | 8:00 am   1:00 pm (FREE)\n\nThe Hivve\n\n164 SE G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526\n\n(meals & refreshments provided)\n\n\n\nQUESTIONS? CONTACT:\n\nAlice Jones\,\n\nVisit Grants Pass \n\nalice@visitgrantspass.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;">Travel Oregon\, in partnership with Visit Grants Pass and a local steering committee\, will offer a studio workshop building from the 2022 Destination Ready program for the greater Grants Pass area. This program is designed to identify opportunities and develop strategies that enhance and strengthen the economic vibrancy of a downtown while preserving rural character and enhancing livability.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(48\, 181\, 102)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\;">WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(26\, 32\, 38)\;">&middot\; Learn how vibrant downtowns become gathering places that residents want to be a part of and visitors want to explore.</span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(26\, 32\, 38)\;">&middot\; Engage with other community leaders\, business and property owners and brainstorm strategies to improve the main street to strengthen current and stimulate new business.</span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(26\, 32\, 38)\;">&middot\; Identify strengths\, opportunities\, and downtown elements that are the main anchors and lures.</span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(26\, 32\, 38)\;">&middot\; Develop connections with local\, regional and state experts on topics including Main Street development\, tourism\, community livability and business support.</span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(26\, 32\, 38)\;">&middot\; Generate strategic priority list of short-term projects based on community input and capacity to move the needle on downtown development.</span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\; text-align: justify\;">Anyone interested in contributing to the vision and vitality of the downtown area can attend. This includes local leaders\, public officials\, tourism organizations\, land managers\, regulatory agencies\, economic development organizations\, main street businesses\, restaurants\, lodging property owners\, and more. All community members who are interested in improving the local economy and downtown experience are invited to participate.</p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 0.75em\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: center\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(48\, 181\, 102)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\;">DESTINATION DOWNTOWN EVENTS</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(10\, 58\, 63)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: center\; background-color: rgb(221\, 226\, 230)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\;">Evening Event:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nWednesday\, April 26 | 6:00 pm &ndash\; 8:00 pm (FREE) Climate City Brewing<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n509 SW G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-style: italic\;">(meal &amp\; refreshments provided)</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\;">Downtown Workshop:</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nThursday\, April 27 | 8:00 am&nbsp\;&ndash\; 1:00 pm&nbsp\;(FREE)<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nThe Hivve<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n164 SE G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-style: italic\;">(meals &amp\; refreshments provided)</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(48\, 181\, 102)\;"><span style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\;">QUESTIONS? CONTACT:</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nAlice Jones\,<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\nVisit Grants Pass&nbsp\;<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n<a href="mailto:alice@visitgrantspass.com" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent\; border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(0\, 153\, 224)\;" target="_self">alice@visitgrantspass.com</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Climate City Brewing 509 SW G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526 The Hivve 164 SE G Street\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526
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