New Housing RFP in River Street Area

September 28, 2016

News & Notes

  CCDC has issued a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/P) for a workforce housing development downtown, it was announced today.  Titled “Ash Street Request for Workforce Housing Proposals,” the site is located on Ash Street, in the River Street Neighborhood, and is approximately 0.75 acres in size. The property is located in the agency’s River Myrtle […]

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Pioneer Crossing Ground Breaking

September 23, 2016

News & Notes

Yesterday afternoon, Gardner Company broke ground at Pioneer Crossing (formerly Parcel B).  This 5-acre parcel is largest undeveloped parcel of land in downtown Boise, and was formerly used as a rail yard and parking area. The project will feature a 132,000 SF office building, a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn, and a parking garage with over […]

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“Stronger Shines the Light Inside” at The Grove Plaza

September 14, 2016

News & Notes

Art comes to The Grove Plaza with Angie Smith’s “Stronger Shines the Light Inside” art installation now displayed on the construction fences. The exhibition features Smith’s photography and stories of Boise refugees. Downtown visitors can enjoy the photographic banners at The Grove Plaza, on construction fences at 10th and Bannock, or at City Hall through […]

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Main Street Station at The Grove Plaza

August 31, 2016

News & Notes

Valley Regional Transit (VRT) is preparing for the opening of the new downtown Main Street Station and has produced an informative video on how the transit hub will function. In addition to providing The Grove Plaza as a staging area, CCDC will provide over $3 million in funding to help make Main Street Station a […]

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CCDC’s Controller, Joey Chen, featured by BYP!

August 29, 2016

News & Notes

Congratulations to our own Joey Chen for being featured by Boise Young Professionals! Read the feature below, or click HERE for the original BYP post.   “When my parents and I moved to Boise in 2004 from China, we knew very little about Idaho and did not speak much English. It was a huge culture shock and […]

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CCDC Team Tours New Downtown Building!

August 16, 2016

News & Notes

Recently, CCDC staff had the opportunity to tour the new Clearwater Analytics Building; the Boise Centre’s Expansion building (Boise Centre East); and and Valley Regional Transit’s new Main Street Station (located underground). These are all under construction as part of the City Center project  located adjacent to The Grove Plaza. The new buildings, totaling over […]

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Grove Plaza June 6th Detour Change

June 3, 2016

News & Notes

  The detour through The Grove Plaza will change Monday morning, June 6th. You can view the map below or visit www.thegroveplaza.com for more information on the renovation. This renovation is focused on preserving the qualities everyone loves about The Grove Plaza while also enhancing the user experience, nurturing positive community spirit, and implementing environmentally […]

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Learn to Code at Trailhead

June 1, 2016

News & Notes

The Immersive Full Stack Bootcamp is a fast-paced, 12 week course taught by BoiseCodeWorks. It is designed to transform beginners into junior-level web developers through a combination of intense, project-based learning, professional development, and career aid. Learn front-end and back-end web development, including JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Angular, APIs, C#, .NET and more. Successful graduates of the Immersive Bootcamp will […]

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CCDC Team Visits JUMP!

May 13, 2016

News & Notes

The CCDC Team recently had the opportunity to tour JUMP, guided by Executive Director Maggie Soderberg and Community Engagement Director Kathy O ’Neill. Beginning with a short presentation, our team learned about the different studios that foster the opportunity to attain JUMPs vision: “To Create an Environment for Inspiring Human Potential”. O’Neill and Soderberg then took […]

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