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DLA Annual Meeting 2008
Go where potential is capital.
Another exciting year has passed and the Downtown Lincoln Association is looking forward to celebrating progress at our Annual Meeting. We invite you to celebrate the individuals, businesses and associations who have maximized their potential and created a positive impact on downtown Lincoln. The details are as follows:
When:Friday, October 31, 2008 | Doors open at 11:30
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel Ballroom | 1040 P Street
How: SIGN UP ONLINE: CLICK HERE TO RESERVE A SEAT
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The 2008 DLA Impact Awards:
Call for Nominations
: Tomorrow (September 25th) is the last day to nominate a person you think deserves recognition. It is not too late to nominate an individual who has impacted downtown, which has been broken down into six categories:
Significant Development Award $1 million or more
Significant Development Award Under $1 million.
Residential Development Award | Downtown Business Leadership
Downtown Champion | Downtown Young Entrepreneur
Click Here to Nominate an individual or business for one or more of these six Impact Award categories.
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3rd Annual Red White & Hot Chili Cookoff
Friday, September 26th | 6:30 pm. | Embassy Suites
The Advertising Federation of Lincoln will host their 3rd annual Red
White & Hot Chili Cook-Off on Friday, September 26th at the dock at
Embassy Suites. The event begins at 6:30 pm.
The night before the Huskers meet Virginia Tech, AFL will start off the
celebration with some supreme chili! They are looking for chefs who want
to show off their skills and compete for some cash
prizes and some serious bragging rights. The registration fee is $45
for teams of two (2). The registration form can be found at www.adfedlincoln.org.
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Celebrate Lincoln Wins
Silver Grand Pinnacle Award
The International Festivals & Events Association
(IFEA) paid tribute to the Celebrate Lincoln ethnic festival - produced by
Updowntowners and presented by Lincoln Benefit Life in Lincoln, Nebraska - on
September 10th, 2008. At the IFEA's 53rd Annual
Convention & Expo, in Boise, Idaho, Celebrate Lincoln was awarded the
prestigious Silver Grand Pinnacle Award for the best overall event. Celebrate
Lincoln also received a Bronze Pinnacle Award for best miscellaneous multimedia
piece for Time Warner Cable's Nebraska on Demand piece produced for Celebrate
Lincoln. You can view the winning piece on Time Warner Cable's Nebraska On Demand channel 101. more..... If you want to be a part of Celebrate
Lincoln contact event headquarters at 434-6902. |
 Infinite Systems Enjoys
New Downtown Location
Earlier this summer, Infinite
Systems and Future Technologies moved to their newly created
Technology Center in downtown Lincoln. It's on the 3rd floor of the
First National Bank building, on the corner of 13th and N streets. They
are very excited about this as it has allowed them to serve their customers better. Their phone numbers have stayed the same; however, their new address is 134 S. 13th St. suites 302 and 303.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the new Technology Center, call 477-2474
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The Future of Pershing
On October 29, from 5-7:30 p.m., the Pershing staff, along with 2015 and city officials, will be hosting a community presentation on Pershing's future. The session will highlight UNL student projects which focused on the auditorium's use in coming years. The Pershing staff would like to hear your
thoughts on what the Pershing Center might become in the future.
Please attend the community discussion or submit a comment to make your ideas known to Pershing and the community
as a whole.
For further information about the event, please contact the Pershing Auditorium office at 441-8744.
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The Following are investment totals in the last year
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11,660,188
dollars spent on downtown re-development
10,932,863
private dollars spend on downtown re-development
7,554,162
dollars worth of downtown real estate transfers
3,574,800
dollars spent on downtown office improvements
506,000
dollars spent on retail enhancements
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Downtown is the city's hub for government,
education, finance and professional services, entertainment, dining,
nightlife, arts and culture, and specialty retail. Living in downtown
Lincoln is increasingly popular - the city's core has become a thriving
residential center for urban dwellers. Whatever your interests may be,
downtown Lincoln has something for everyone. Put downtown Lincoln on
YOUR "to do" list.
Downtown Lincoln Association | 206 S. 13th Street, Suite 101 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | 402-434-6900
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