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Michael Johnston: “A third of our jobs, almost 15% of our sales tax base is in…”

Featuring: Michael Johnston, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Denver | Colorado

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Denver Mayor Michael Johnston Addresses City's Financial Challenges and Strategic Plans

Published | Video Starts at 11:31

If you look at National Western center, this is one that is now at this point more than $3 billion of GDP driven by that. If you look at downtown Denver, A third of our jobs, almost 15% of our sales tax base is in downtown. These are critical investments you need to be able to grow. Here's the example I would give you. 1987, right after black Monday probably seemed like a terrible time to drive a significant investment in the city. (11:31–11:37)

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