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Downtown Springfield Association now operates in space on the north side of the Woolworth building.SBJ photo by WES HAMILTON
Downtown Springfield Association now operates in space on the north side of the Woolworth building.

SBJ photo by WES HAMILTON

DSA move to Woolworth signals downtown changes

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Downtown Springfield Association’s relocation this month to the Woolworth building highlights changes affecting multiple organizations.

The downtown promotion operation moved March 1 to first-floor space at the Scott Tillman-owned building. DSA Executive Director Rusty Worley said the organization signed a three-year lease for undisclosed terms for the 1,700 square feet on the north side of the building facing Park Central West.

DSA vacated 2,400 square feet of nearby space at 304 W. McDaniel St., where the organization was flanked by the recently closed Brick Slice House and Muertos Cantina.

Now operating in the former DSA space on McDaniel is the Downtown Springfield Community Improvement District led by Barb Baker. Worley said DSA managed the CID services through Dec. 31, when the decision was made to split the organizations. The CID collects sales taxes for downtown improvements.

“We will still be working closely with the CID and Barb every day,” Worley said. “We’re just across the parking lot.”

Worley said while the new space has less square footage, it gives employees more room for committee and board meetings. The organization soon will have six workers.

“We had looked at different options for several years,” Worley said. “This one came up, and it’s proximity to the square, having the open floor plan and space for meetings, all of those worked well for what we were looking for.”

Organized in 1997, the DSA previously operated as Urban Districts Alliance Inc. until a restructure and name change in 2015.

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