City of Boulder Business Bulletin

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Supporting businesses with timely updates, resources and opportunities

The Business Bulletin connects Boulder’s business community with important city updates, including programs, funding opportunities, infrastructure projects and other initiatives that support businesses. It helps business owners stay informed, engaged and prepared for what's ahead.

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In partnership with the Sundance Film Festival, we are excited to share a new opportunity with you.

As a Colorado based business or nonprofit, the Festival would like to welcome you as an “Official Friend of Sundance Film Festival”. There is no fee for participation. The Festival asks that you follow simple guidelines designed to protect and enhance the Festival experience as well as support the sustainability of both the greater Boulder community and Sundance Film Festival.

As an Official Local Partner, you will receive:

To sign up and learn about this opportunity and the guidelines, please visit the Boulder Chamber’s website. We look forward to you joining us! 

The City of Boulder is exploring the creation of a Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a long-term financing and investment tool that could support redevelopment, economic vitality, public space improvements and multimodal connectivity in Downtown Boulder, the Civic Area and University Hill. Over the past year, city staff and a community Planning Group have refined potential district boundaries and developed a draft Plan of Development. The process is now entering a key phase focused on legal formation, City Council review and a potential voter decision this fall.

Downtown Boulder is hosting an upcoming community meeting to learn more about how a DDA could benefit your business or property, ask questions and share your perspective on the long-term vision for Boulder's core.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. (enter through the north building). Coffee, juice, and pastries provided. Free 90-minute parking available in the Canyon Lot (1000 Canyon Blvd.) via kiosk or ParkMobile app. Please RSVP.

Major improvements are underway at the 11th & Spruce Garage, including structural repairs, storefront replacements, concrete and traffic coating updates, elevator and stairwell improvements, upgraded lighting and fresh paint.

Please note important project dates:

For regular garage maintenance updates, visit the city's construction impacts page.

As work continues to improve the garage experience, the site has also been enhanced through public art. A new artwork was recently installed in the 11th & Spruce Garage (pictured above), with a dedication event planned in conjunction with the garage's reopening later this fall. Learn more about the piece below.

"Strata Uplift" by David Franklin and Aaron Whelton 

Aluminum 

Strata Uplift reflects the shifting forces that shape both landscape and culture. It is inspired by the Flatirons, where geological layers record powerful forces of compression, fracture and uplift. Arrays of prismatic chevrons hold and reflect light throughout the day, registering time, weather and motion. They interrupt the expected order while adding another layer to the formations of the city.

The City of Boulder recently completed a Request for Information (RFI) process for the Civic Area East Bookend to gather ideas and assess market interest in the potential development of city-owned properties in this important Downtown Boulder location. The Civic Area Plan envisions this block as a food and culture hub connected to Boulder Creek, Pearl Street and CU campus. The RFI was an exploratory process, and no development concepts or partnerships will be selected from the responses, instead, the responses inform next steps. An RFP will be released later this year.

For you! As part of that process, developers will be asked to prioritize arts, culture and local businesses as anchors for the area. If you're an arts and culture organization or local business interested in being contacted by potential developers, or would just like updates on the process, complete the interest form.

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) serving Boulder County has several upcoming workshops designed to support the local business community:

See more information about upcoming workshops and register.

June is Boulder Walk and Bike Month - a month-long celebration of walking, biking and rolling in Boulder.

June 24 is Walk and Bike to Work Day, the month’s signature event. Enjoy free breakfast stations across town. Organizations can still sign up to host a breakfast station. Afterward, stop by the Bike to Work Day Happy Hour for free food and to learn more about transportation options available in Boulder from the city and community partners. 

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