{"id":94446,"date":"2024-11-28T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downtowninbusiness.com\/?p=94446"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T10:57:51","slug":"a-year-in-review-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downtowninbusiness.com\/news\/dib-news\/2024\/11\/28\/a-year-in-review-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Review | 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2024 has been quite the year for DIB. 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