Downtown Madison Inc.

Please tune in to our latest podcast with Hilary Pham, Founder and CEO of Equability LLC. Equability is a clothing adaptation service that helps people with disabilities adapt their clothes to suit their style and lifestyle. Here is a link to their website: https://equability.co/ Thanks to the podcast sponsors, Kollath CPA and SustainableHR PEO, for your support!

Welcome to our new members!

Thursday, October 24th, is DMI's What's Up Downtown event with guest speaker Joe Gothard, Ed.D., Superintendent at Madison Metropolitan School District. The event is at The Edgewater Madison, with networking beginning at 7:45 a.m. and the program starting at 8 a.m. Thanks to our Major Series Sponsor: Carlson Black O'Callaghan & Battenberg LLP. Supporting Series Sponsors: Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, JP Cullen, Lake Ridge Bank, Urban Land Interests, and Monthly Sponsor: Madison Public Schools Foundation. Please use the link below for more details and registration.

Downtown Madison development is hoping! Ever wonder what the new cranes are building, what's the latest project to be announced, and what's recently completed, check out the Downtown Madison Inc. Development Tracker for the latest information. With so much happening, we've made several updates recently. A huge thanks to our partners at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Findorff, JT Engineering, Inc., and Steve Brown Apartments for all your support of the Tracker. #downtown #madison #development #construction https://lnkd.in/g3anpf8y

Thank you, In Business magazine, for recognizing DMI's President, Jason Ilstrup, in the Madison Power 100! We are lucky to have his passion and leadership. Congratulations to all the influential leaders who are recognized!

Our Downtown Data Dashboard is a digital resource that provides up-to-date information on living, working, and visiting downtown Madison. We work with our local partners and Placer.ai to gather this vital information about downtown. Here is the link to the Dashboard: https://lnkd.in/g69R5TCD Thanks for our Dashboard sponsors: EUA, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, and Steve Brown Apartments

Our next New Faces, New Places networking event is next Thursday, October 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church on Wisconsin Avenue in the heart of downtown. Bethel Church will soon be celebrating its 170th anniversary and has been a huge part of downtown's community. Come check out the space and network with other DMI members! Here is the link for registration and details: https://lnkd.in/gbnVnuB5 Thanks to Findorff, U.S. Bank, and von Briesen & Roper, s.c. for supporting this event series.

We are so excited to welcome these new members to DMI! Thank you for your involvement and support!

Please check out this month's Advocacy Update Series. We hosted special guests Melinda Heinritz, President of Madison Public Schools Foundation, and Jill Jokela, a Madison Public Schools Foundation Board Member, to discuss the 2024 November Madison Metropolitan School District Referenda. Thanks to the series sponsors Cinnaire, Fiore Companies, and Husch Blackwell for your support.

New Opportunity for DMI Members! In partnership with Access to Independence, we are excited to offer a limited number of DMI members the opportunity to receive accessibility consultation or technical assistance services at no cost! This initiative is made possible through a Livable Communities Grant awarded to Access to Independence by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gavM3S-u