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DMOs: Stop “Defending Your Budget” — Go on Offense
I wince each time DMO leaders state that they must work harder to defend their budgets. The threat and response assume a pattern. A new ...
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Civitas is helping in Puerto Rico recovery – Bringing tourists back to Puerto Rico is a top priority.
John Lambeth, President & CEO of Civitas, spoke today to over one hundred Puerto Rico elected officials and tourism leaders about the importance of travel ...
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Districts on the Move: Sacramento Tourism Marketing District Renews for 10 Years!
“California begins here.” Sacramento is the star on the map of California and is recognized as America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital. The Sacramento Tourism Marketing District (STMD) ...
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Hiring 101: Part 5 – Thriving on Behavior
• Is the candidate a thinker or a doer? Meaning, do they gather a lot of information and take their time in making a decision ...
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California Public Records Act Updated by Court
The use of personal email accounts and devices by public officials is a hot topic throughout the United States. California has become the epicenter of ...
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Best Practices: Are You Submitting Your Annual Report Properly?
Unfortunately, the answer may be no. We often see beautiful, detailed reports on everything our districts accomplished last year. And while those reports are a ...
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District Spotlight: Marina del Rey Voluntary Assessment District
In an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County lies the waterfront town of Marina del Rey. As the largest man-made small craft harbor in North ...
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Out with the Old, in with the New? Modernizing your district’s existing structure
Since 1989, California businesses have been able to partner and create improvement districts using the Parking and Business Area Law of 1989. At the time, ...
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Working Together: Supplementing Traditional Districts with Wine, Beer, and Restaurant Districts
You have a property and business improvement district, perhaps even a tourism improvement district. To you, these are old news. The new news … is ...
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