Downtown Resource Center
Grow Your Community
Helping Implement Strategies for Stronger Communities
A downtown or traditional commercial district represents a community’s history and helps define the community. Does your downtown present a unique identity with features and strengths to draw residents, visitors, businesses and commerce? Would you be proud to show your downtown to potential new business prospects or even someone considering a move to your community?
The Downtown Resource Center helps communities learn more about the importance of downtown development and specifically how your community can implement strategies to make downtown more viable. Community involvement may range from a simple downtown walk around to Main Street Iowa (MSI) program services.
Downtown Resource Center Services
2022 Iowa Downtown Conference


Shop Iowa: Online Marketplace for Retailers

The Shop Iowa platform allows small brick-and-mortar retail businesses to list products on an online marketplace. Retailers with physical products that can be easily shipped and are willing to receive online orders can list products on Shop Iowa.
Upcoming Events
Iowa Downtown Forum
Taking Action in Your Downtown…Nuisance Properties and Problem Buildings
Iowa Downtown Forum
Taking Action in Your Downtown…Nuisance Properties and Problem Buildings
Iowa Downtown Forum
Taking Action in Your Downtown…Nuisance Properties and Problem Buildings