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WDCEP celebrates 10 years in DC:
2001 The WDCEP officially established as the “Washington DC Marketing Center” a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
2002 The WDCEP published its first edition of the DC Development Report.
2003 The WDCEP launched the city living: dc style! marketing campaign and Housing Expo
2004 The WDCEP’s Business Retention team conducted over 1,000 meetings with CEOs of businesses in the District
2005 The WDCEP’s Doing Business in DC Guide was published in two languages
2006 The WDCEP met with Apple, Harris Teeter, The North Face, Walgreens, iHOP & A.J. Wright – all have since opened stores in DC.
2007 The WDCEP organizes DC’s first Creative Summit
2008 The WDCEP hosted and produced the inaugural year of its Small Business Awards
2009 The WDCEP Launches $100,000 Business Plan Competition
2010 Learn, Explore, Interact more at the new, re-launched WDCEP.com