Washington Dc Economic Partnership

Marketing & pr wdcep positions and promotes business opportunities for the purposes of attracting, retaining, and expanding businesses in the district. This includes implementing a consistent, integrated marketing and communications strategy to promote the district as a premier location to do business and generate new business attraction, retention, and expansion leads. Marketing efforts support the district's economic development strategy(s) by focusing on key "vision themes" such as a destination of choice for innovators, job creators, and visitors; a place where people choose to live, work, visit, and thrive; and the district's vibrant neighborhoods.

Economic & market intelligence wdcep provides free foundational economic data tools and interactive online content to provide high-quality data and economic analysis to the local and national business community. Interactive content (e.g. Economic development maps) provides critical insight and analysis into various business resources and essential industries to attract, retain, and expand businesses in the district.

Retail development - expenses attributed to retail development are incurred to attract retailers to locate in washington, dc's downtown commercial districts and neighborhood areas.