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Is there value in a downtown shopping district?
Healthy central business districts create a sense of pride, and residents feel a deeper sense of community. But really what does it matter? Did you know that for every $100 spent in Wheaton's locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures? When you shop online, nothing goes into your community. And when you shop with chain retailers, your money goes back to the headquarters.
Downtown Wheaton Association (DWA) exists to ensure that Wheaton continues to be a place where community exists. We are an independent group, but work in partnership with the City of Wheaton and the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.
If you are a downtown Wheaton retailer, join the DWA. If you are thinking about starting a business in Wheaton, learn about what we have to offer. If you are a resident or visiting Wheaton, start shopping and dining in Wheaton and experience all that we have to offer while supporting the local economy.
2012-2013
Downtown Wheaton Association Board of Directors
Connie Bailey – President
Community Bank Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
Jim Mathieson – Vice President
Frank Kohout – Treasurer
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Julie Reinhardt – Secretary
The Stork's Cradle
Keven Graham, Immediate Past President
Planning Resources, Inc.
Todd Scalzo – City Councilman
City Representative
Derek Bromstead – Director
Genghis Grill–The Mongolian Stir Fry
Richard Card – Director
Jeans and A Cute Top Shop
Dorothy Chapin – Director
Donna Hesik – Director
Dick O'Gorman – Director
Ivy Restaurant
James P. Kozik, Ex-Officio
City of Wheaton
Max Williams – Ex-Officio
Executive Director, DWA
Richard Tampier – Ex-Officio, Chamber Liaison
The Sign Authority
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