At the end of 2016, there were more people in the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (DowntownDC) working, visiting, shopping, dining and living, than ever before. The area set several new […]

The year 2015 was an improvement over 2014 for the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) as many sectors of the Downtown economy set one or more performance records and performed […]

The year 2014 was one of record-setting for the Downtown and District economies. Employment and the housing, hotel, retail and restaurant sectors all grew in 2014. The State of Downtown […]

The DowntownDC BID area is one of the nation’s most dynamic, mixed-use, downtown economies. The strength of D.C.’s Downtown economy is rooted in the stable employment base that exists in […]

The fundamentals of the Downtown economy are strong, despite experiencing modest declines in several sectors. This economic stability exists because the DowntownDC BID area, and D.C., benefits from the still […]

2011 was a strong year for the DowntownDC BID area and DC economies. The basic building blocks of any economy—employment and population—grew at a robust rate in both absolute and […]

2009 was a tough year for local, regional, national and global economies. March 2009 was the low point, with great uncertainty about financial systems and consumer behavior. Although the Downtown […]

Washington, DC, and its Downtown established many economic records in 2008, but the year ended in a decline due to the global financial and economic crisis that accelerated in September […]