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2 13 08 Dubuque Main Street Budget ReportDubuque Main Street, as an affiliate of Main Street Iowa -Iowa Department of Economic Development, reports the following statistics, as it relates to downtown Dubuque: Calendar 2007 DESIGN 2006 2007 • Facade Renovations $584,197 $1,304,835* • Building Rehabilitations $3,527,081 $8,065,983* • New Construction Projects $6,097,500 $35,470,742* • Real Estate Sales $4,824,712 $6,923,607* • Public Improvement Projects 4 046 009 $7,119,390* Total Reported Investments $19,079,499 $58,884,557 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT • New Businesses 33 31 • Relocation to Main Street Districts 7 3 • Space Expansion g 9 • Moved Out of Main Street District -12 -14 • Businesses Closed _g _7 Net Business Space to Districts +28 +22 Net Gain (Loss) in Employees to District +150 +267 Cumulative Totals since 1985: Facade renovation $ Building rehabilitation $ New construction $ Real Estate sales $ Public im rovement $ Net new Jobs $7,646,016 $87,346,675 $160,085,905 $101,355,115 $45,348,079 +2,216 Net new businesses since documentation of this category started in 1990 = 306 *One month of statistics still missing from 2007 figures. Dan LoBianco has attended and/or presented at the following meetings at least once this quarter: • the Downtown Master Plan Oversight Committee • City Housing Initiative Implementation Committee • City's Economic Development Stakeholder Team • GDDC's Economic Development/Marketing Coordination Group • Dubuque Initiatives • The City's UDC Task Force • The City's Bluffland Advisory Committee, including Council Work Session • the Warehouse District Planning Committees; Warehouse Stakeholders Strategic Planning Task Force, & Visioning Work-session • Upper Main Street Planning Group • Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Task Force • the America's River Marketing Committee, • Proudly Accessible Dubuque • the Dubuque Cultural Alliance • Kiwanis Board • The City's Downtown Parking RFP Task Force • Hosted Central & White Streets Property Owner Meeting • State of Iowa Officials Meetings: IDED (Tramantina), Main Street Iowa & SHPPO with T. Goodmann & J. Gronen • Every Child -Every Promise • APA Mobile Workshop Tour/Presentation • McGraw Hill Ribbon Cutting & Tours • Anytime Fitness Ribbon Cutting • Main Street Iowa ICN Presentation on new Economic Restructuring Initiatives • The SDAT Community Planning Sessions • Iowa Tourism Conference • Downtown Financial Programs Workshop, including Main Street presentation • Galena Downtown Organization presentation • Community Y's Halloween Parade • Chamber Ambassador Holiday Gathering • Dubuque Jaycees Power Luncheon Presentation • Federal Building Open House • Big River Studios Ribbon Cutting • Star Restaurant Ribbon Cutting • KCRG-TV 9 Interview • Volunteered at NMRM Haunted William M. Black • Mural Expressions Ribbon Cutting • Dubuque Healing Arts Group Ribbon Cutting • Freddie's Popcorn Ribbon Cutting • Kennedy Mall Ribbon Cutting • Maria House Fund Raising Attitude of Gratitude • TH Interview • Interview on all Radio Dubuque Stations • Resurrection Boy Scout Troup tour & presentation • Art on the River Dubuque Main Street staff worked/is working on the following initiatives: • DMS Annual Meeting • Our New Economic Development/Image Logo Campaign • Cultural Corridor • Farmers' Market, including new Winter Market • The Downtown Business PM • Dubuque & All That Jazz • The Warehouse Strategic & Historic District Planning • Architecture Days Existing Business/Retention & Recruitment Calls made by DMS last quarter included: • American Trust, Anytime Fitness, Avery Railings, Bell Tower Theater, Below the Bluffs Juice Bar, Big River Studios, The Business Accelerator, Butterfly Life, Carla's Barbershop, Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Carpetland of Dubuque, The Colts Center, Common Good Services, Community Circle of Care, Diamond Jo, Drake-Freund Law Offices, Dubuque Supply, Emmaus Bible College, Essentials, Exhale Day Spa, Four Mounds, Four Oaks, Gorman Development, Gronen Restoration, Healing Arts Group, Holiday Inn, Horizon's Family Services, Isabella's Boutique on Main, Jeld- Wenn, Joey Wallis Photography, Julien Inn, K & L Properties, Kielty Property Management, L May, Liberty Bank, The Lo$s at Cathedral Square, Lot One, Mario's, Masonic Temple, McGladrey-Pullen, John Miller, National Mississippi Museum & Aquarium, NICC, Outside the Lines Gallery, Pella Windows, Prescott School, Project Concern, Jeff Recker (potential restaurateur) The Richards House, Resa James, Restoration Warehouse, River Lights-Second Edition, St. Luke's United Methodist, Senior High School, SLUDI, SMG/Five Flags, Stone Cliff Winery, Theisens Supply Co., Throw Line Darts, and Wihnac Properties. Quarterly Activity Report 2nd Quarter, Fiscal 2008 Dubuque Main Street