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Second Annual Downtown Conference Kicks Off

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   The second annual Downtowners Conference kicked off today-- giving business owners a chance to learn what's best to make their downtown thrive.

   Owners filled the Radisson Ballroom to talk about issues such as parking, management, and leadership.
   The Downtowners Association is hosting events with speakers from all over the upper Midwest.
This gives business owners a chance to network and learn how to grow their downtown.

   Kate Herzog with the Downtowners Association says,"What we're trying to connect these downtown stake holders together whether they're city planners or business owners or downtown association people get them to network have them talk to other communities what's worked for you what is your best practices and what ideas can we take home to our community  to make our downtown's thriving as well."

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