Links & Resources

Strategic Partners

• AHANA Business & Professional Association
• Buy Local
• City of Spokane
• City of Spokane Valley
• Greater Spokane Incorporated - The EDC and Chamber - Integrated for Regional Economic Prosperity
• Leadership Spokane
• Small Business Administration 
• BIZ Street Resource Center
• Spokane All America City
• Spokane Community Indicators
• Spokane County
• Spokane International Trade Alliance
• Spokane Neighborhood Economic Development Alliance (SNEDA)
• Spokane Public Market
• Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Spokane Regional Sports Commission
• Spokane Regional Site Selector - Property Locator & Market Information
• Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce

High-Tech Partners

• Connect Northwest - Connecting people, technology, and capital to drive innovation
• Gigapop - Pacific NW Gigapop serves leading edge organizations and Research and Education networks throughout the Pacific Rim
• SpokaneHotZoneSM - Free outdoor high-speed broadband wireless. Wi-Fi available for public Internet access anywhere within the 100-block Downtown core!
• Spokane Intercollegiate Reseach & Technology Institute (SIRTI)
• Terabyte Triangle - Looking for a cluster of cool, old buildings in and around the Downtown Spokane core... wired for the way business is done today?
• Top Intelligent Communities 2003 - Spokane Named Top US Intelligent Community in 2003
• VPnet - changing the face of research and education in the Inland Northwest and beyond

Clean & Safe Partners

• Downtown Spokane Security Ambassadors
• Downtown Spokane Clean Team
• Spokane Police

Arts & Culture Partners

• AccessSpokane.com - Weekly Events Calendar 
• Davenport Arts District - An Inspired Blend of Arts and Entertainment in Spokane's Creative Core
• Mobius Spokane - Children's Museum
• Northwest Museum of Arts - The MAC
• Spokane Arts Commission and SpokaneArts.org

Event Partners

• 2010 US Figure Skating Championships - January 2010 (Spokane shattered the national record for this event in 2007 and it is returning in 2010 just before the Winter Olympics in Vancouver) 
• Bloomsday - World's Largest Road Race every May
• First Friday - Monthly Downtown Artwalk and Retail Event
• First Night - International Celebration yearly on New Year's Eve
• Riverfront Park's 4th of July Celebration
• Get Lit! - Literary Arts Festival held every April
• Horse & Carriage Rides - Romantic ride through Downtown plus dining specials every Friday in July & August
• Holiday Season Events Downtown - Treelighting, Santa, Animated Windows, and so much more
• Hoopfest - World's Largest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament every June
• Jr. Lilac Parade - every May
• Komen Eastern Washington Race for the Cure - every Spring
• Lilac Festival - Torch Light Parade, Royalty Program, and Talent Show every May
• Live it up! Annual Downtown Tour of Lofts, Living & Lifestyles
• Pig Out in the Park - Riverfront Park Restaurant Fair every Labor Day Weekend
• Spokane Golf Show - every Spring
• Spokane International Film Festival - A Contemporary Arts Alliance Presentation, yearly in February
• St. Patrick's Day Parade - every March

Near nature. Near perfect. Partners

• FRIENDS OF THE FALL
• FRIENDS OF CENTENNIAL TRAIL - A paved trail through the middle of Downtown Spokane connecting Riverside State Park all the way to Idaho with 37 miles of natural beauty
• SPOKANE RIVER GORGE AREA - 400-acre gorge park area connecting Riverfront Park to Riverside State Park
• RIVERFRONT PARK - 100-acre park with the world's largest urban water falls in the middle of Downtown Spokane

Educational Partners

• Community Colleges of Spokane
• Eastern Washington University
• Gonzaga University
• SIRTI
• Spokane Area Child Care Directory by Community-Minded Enterprises
• Spokane Public Schools
• University District
• Washington State University
• WSU Interdisciplinary Design Institute
• Whitworth University

Transportation Partners

• Downtown Spokane Parking
• Spokane International Airport
• Spokane Transit Authority
• Spokane Regional Transportation Council

Washington Partners

• Experience Washington - Washington State Tourism
• Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development

International Partners

• International Downtown Association