Advocacy is at the heart of our mission, as we provide unified leadership to energize the retail, business, cultural, educational and residential life of the central city.

ADI strives to be a resource center for your business by:

• Communicating events, issues and concerns to our members.
• Publishing The Apple Core, and distributing local media press releases.
• Providing networking opportunities to meet your business neighbor, legislator or council representative and hosting public forums, committees and councils.
• Being the Voice of the downtown as we face issues together.
• Maintaining our website
• Acting as an information and referral resource. The ADI office fields hundreds of calls and we always refer ADI members first.
• Providing information to inquiring parties on topics such as: parking, available property, events, economic opportunities and much more.