PHOENIX, AZ—Former deputy city manager and airport director David Krietor has been named CEO of a newly formed downtown Phoenix group focused on economic and community development and marketing.
Krietor will take over as the CEO of Downtown Phoenix Inc. in April. The group will serve as a new parent and umbrella group over the Downtown Phoenix Partnership business improvement organization and the Phoenix Community Alliance advocacy group, according to a report in the Phoenix Business Journal.
The new DPI group will focus on helping businesses and residential development, as well as attracting special events and marketing the downtown area. It will also oversee a new community development corporation that will help downtown projects with financing and other assistance.
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