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Community & Economic Development.
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Community &Economic Development.
Lancaster City Flourishes and everyone shares in its success.
Lancaster City Alliance is a non-profit that cultivates partnerships with business, local communities, the arts, education, non-profits, and government to ensure Lancaster is a clean, safe, and vibrant City for all.
"As co-owner of The Artist Studio and Gallery at Annex 24, I appreciate how the Lancaster City Alliance works with merchants to troubleshoot issues facing the local business community."
- Dreya Moore, Creative Director, The Artist Studio and Gallery at Annex 24
"The West Lancaster Jewels Neighborhood Group has benefited so much from the efforts of Lancaster City Alliance. Thanks to their efforts we can proudly say that West Lancaster Jewels is “Love Where We Live,” as we have some of the most blocks adopted in the City of Lancaster.”
- Miriam Ortega-Brown, city resident and co-chair of West Lancaster Jewels Neighborhood Committee
"The Lancaster City Alliance is a ground-breaker in promoting small, local businesses making our city vibrant and safe. They are visionaries, promoters, and connectors."
- Henrietta Heisler, owner of Henrietta Heisler Interiors Inc.
"The Lancaster City Alliance team worked with me to find the perfect location for my store and helped to promote the launch of my new enterprise."
- Timbrel Chyatee, Founder and Designer, Lush Bazaar
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VeloCity 2019: Celebrating A City Moving Forward
Lancaster City Alliance and the Downtown Investment District Present: VeloCity 2019!
Celebrate the City with us as Lancaster’s thriving art, culture, food, and fashion take over every floor at Tellus360 on September 26, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tickets on sale NOW here with VIP Experience going fast!
VIP Admission: $75 – Exclusive access to the Tellus 360 rooftop including an open bar from 5-7pm. Rooftop only: Loryn Spangler-Jones Artist live paints to the pulse of the celebration and the #VIP Cocktail Competition returns! Guests sample food tastings from local restaurants and will vote for the Official Cocktail of the City of Lancaster while jamming to the electric energy of Downtown Sound Band!
General Admission: $25 – Access to the Main Floor generous samplings from local restaurants, music, live art auction, enjoy the alternative Indie/Pop band from Lancaster – Nearly York and the return of the #VeloCity Fashion Show! Cash bar.
Proceeds from VeloCity2019 benefit the Lancaster City Alliance and Downtown Investment District. Join us as we celebrate a city moving forward!
Thank you to our generous sponsors. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House, Alegre Events, ATOMIC, Belvedere Inn, City of Lancaster Office of Promotion, Evan H. Germann / Cabinetmaker, Fig Lancaster, Downtown Investment District, Filling’s Clothing, Lancaster City Alliance, LSJ Studios, PPM Real Estate, Shumaker PDT, Tellus360, Triode Media Group Ltd
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Building On Strength Year 3 Summit
June 2018 marked the end of three years of implementation on Building On Strength, the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s 15-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan. At this milestone, Lancaster City Alliance invited the Plan’s nationally recognized consultants from Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc., Arnett Muldrow & Associates, Ltd., and RGS Associates, Inc. to return for a special panel discussion with the Plan’s steering committee, the Lancaster City Alliance’s Economic Development & Planning Executive Leadership Team, as well as the organization’s Chairpersons Council and Advocacy Executive Leadership Teams. The consultants’ feedback highlighted the community’s achievements and where the community should focus its attention moving into Year 4.