PAST MARKET PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Startup Tucson imagines a Tucson that is known to entrepreneurs and startups nationwide as an ideal place to start and grow a business. They work to transform the region’s economy through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Zocalo is a hyper-local monthly magazine reflecting the heart and soul of Tucson through its arts, culture, entertainment, food, and events.
A pioneer in resale fashion, Buffalo Exchange is a sustainable business that works to protect the environment by reusing and recycling clothing. In 1974, Kerstin and Spencer Block opened the first Buffalo Exchange in Tucson, Arizona, offering customers the opportunity to buy, sell, and trade clothing. This idea of hand-selecting only quality, fashionable items and reselling them at fair prices in a clean, fun atmosphere revolutionized the retail fashion industry. Since its beginning in 1974, this family-operated company has grown to 49 stores in 20 states. It is still run by Kerstin Block and her daughter Rebecca out of their Headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, where they play an active role in supporting the local community.
Downtown Tucson is a Downtown for everyone – an eclectic, beautiful, fun, accessible, pedestrian and bike-friendly district that embraces diversity. It is the Southwest’s premier urban hub for living, dining, retail, business, art, entertainment, and both historic and contemporary architecture. The mission of Downtown Tucson Partnership is to be the catalyst for making Downtown Tucson the place people want to live, work, and play; where new ideas happen; and help make Downtown Tucson the economic development and cultural epicenter of the region.
Their mission is to revitalize downtown Tucson to create a vibrant, urban environment where residents and visitors can live, stay, work and play.
Central Barrio Development strives to enhance their built environment, enrich their community and satisfy their partners' investment objectives through a value-add real estate development and investment philosophy that centers on quality design and sustainable practices.
Retro meets contemporary here at this 1960’s mid-century modern art hotel. From the fully restored pool to the A-shaped entrance & exposed posts & beams, it’s the best of both worlds. True to their roots, Hotel McCoy emphasizes function and affordability – offering fellow wanderers local style and high-end amenities at low rates.
Susan Denis is among the top 100 Realtors in Tucson, consecutively for many years. She devotes herself to her clients, whether it's shopping for a first home, selling your home so that you can relocate, or hunting for the beautiful “forever home.”
media sponsor
Tucson is at a tipping point, and The Creative City Show with Zach Yentzer on AM 1030 KVOI The Voice is the only live radio broadcast and on-demand podcast in Tucson dedicated to envisioning, discussing, and debating the issues defining a thriving city.
community partners
Join us at the corner of 6th & 6th for your best work-out. Your best SWEAT. Your best you. LET'S SWEAT is Downtown Tucson's newest fitness gym. The group classes feature about 30 minutes of cycling PLUS 30 minutes of strength training that changes every day. You get a spin PLUS a strength class all in one hour!
Living Streets Alliance believes that streets are critical to building vibrant, healthy and sustainable communities. Streets should be seams in the community – not barriers – providing every member of the community the opportunity to get safely where they need to go and also provide a quality common space to experience, explore and discover their city.
Roux Events is an event management company founded in Tucson, Arizona with a primary focus on supporting the growth of organizations and community leaders that foster equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Wine grown in the high desert of southeast Arizona.
Their mission is to help you translate your environmental values into a practical reality. Based in Tucson, they install high-quality, clean, solar electric, and solar hot water systems that are built to last. Their goal is to ensure that Southern Arizona’s natural resources are used efficiently and with respect for present and future needs. Committed to practicing what they preach, they live with the systems they install, make fuel-efficient transportation choices, and whenever possible, do business with companies that hold values, standards, and ethics comparable with theirs.