Downtown Boulder’s Haas resigns as executive director

BOULDER – Marilyn Haas has seen Boulder’s downtown area through many changes since she joined Downtown Boulder Inc. as executive director in 1988.Now after 12 years at the job, she’s moving on.
“It’s time for new blood,” she says.
Banana Republic, Laura Ashley, Abercrombie & Fitch and Haas were all new to downtown Boulder in 1988. “We had a lot of space – particularly in the 1400 block,” she says. “It was really not thought of originally as a retail area. But we became more vital.”
Haas, 60, says she’ll most miss the people she’s worked with over the years,…