Grand Forks Downtown Development Association

The Downtown Development Association was founded by a group of downtown enthusiasts who saw the opportunity to enhance the downtown area. The founding members were Jonathan Holth, Sarah Horak, Jill Proctor, Matt Winjum, Anne Zimmer, Nicole Johnson, Matt Norby, Emily Montgomery, Sadie Gardner, Matt Jacobson, David Thompson, Tim Knight, and Jason Schaefer. Since its inception in 2013, the GFDDA has grown to a full time staff of three, a board of ten, and is supported by over 100 partners, members, and Downtowners from Greater Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. Through DDA’s numerous events and activities that attract visitors to the area and their advocacy for good urbanist principles to grow the downtown area, there have been major investments to the community that provide many opportunities. The DDA has been at the forefront of innovation in the heart of the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks bringing ideas from paper to our streets and activating the underutilized spaces. Whether you are dancing at concert, shopping at your favorite stores, having dinner at one of our family owned restaurants, or biking on the greenway, you are contributing to the vibrancy of our amazing downtown area. THE MISSION OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR, PROMOTE, GROW AND IMPROVE THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.