Historic Hillsboro Downtown Partnership

Economic vitality: building on Downtown's assets to strengthen investments and promote economic vitality through services, research, collaboration, resource coordination, and innovation. Existing business support: monthly forums with an average of 15 participants. Distribution of informational materials and communication about relevant news. One-on-one advising. New businesses support: supported more than 24 businesses that opened new, expanded, changed ownership, or relocated into Downtown. Business recruitment: ran a campaign to recruit prospective businesses necessary for a successfully curated business district. Held one-on-one meetings and provided start-up support for prospective businesses. Property owner support: worked with property owners to match up prospective businesses. Beautification & placemaking: preserving and enhancing Downtown's buildings, landmarks, and public spaces, while creating a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment focused equally on the desires of the businesses and the community members. Clean and safe district management: partnered with solve Oregon, businesses, and individual volunteers to provide litter and graffiti removal throughout the district. Streetscape management: worked to beautify the Downtown district through landscape and amenities maintenance. Commons activation: installed and maintained decorative lighting throughout the district. Storefront improvement coordination: coordinated Oregon main street revitalization grant project for hill theater building. Supported four additional projects funded through the city of Hillsboro storefront grant program. Promotions & communications: enticing locals and visitors into Downtown to live, work, shop, dine, eat, recreate, utilize personal services, and be entertained. We do this by creating events, campaigns, and communication that lets both our stakeholders and our community members know the great things that are happening Downtown. Partner event support: provided an avenue of communication between the coordinators of community events in Downtown and businesses. Information sharing: managed website, social media, e-newsletters, and face-to-face communication to spread the word about what was going on Downtown. Promotional event coordination: bringing people Downtown through community events including: block party (800 people), safe n sane (2,500 people), holly days celebration (10,000 people).