Business Recruitment Opportunities

Three Downtown districts need business recruitment to strengthen their market draws. This section provides a concise listing of business types that may be well suited to locate within each of the districts.

Historic Heart District

Farmers Market
Bakery: (Example: Great Harvest)
Cookie Bakery (Example: Mrs. Fields Cookies)
Exotic Coffee House (Example: Starbucks)
Delicatessen
Restaurants: Variety
Cyber Café
Push Cart Food Vendors (on Sidewalks)
Art Galleries
Antiques
International Furnishings
Custom Jeweler
Butcher Shop
Fruit/produce
News Stand
Book Store (Example: Antique Books)
Theatre (Classic Films; Live Entertainment)
Urban Residential/Apartments
Computer/Office Supplies & Services
Printing (Example: Kinko's)
Food Coop
Confectioner
Recorded Music
Musical Instruments
Wine Shop
Pharmacy
Ballroom Dancing
Outdoor recreation equipment
Games/toys
Kitchen accessories
Professional Services Small Offices
(for Upper Floors)
Physicians
Medical Specialists
Attorneys
Accountants
Finance
Insurance
Real Estate
Specialized Education: Small Classrooms (Upper Floors)

Transit Village

City Hall
Mid-Size Professional Services
    Company Headquarters or
    Regional Office
Continuing Education
Specialized Institutes (Example: Culinary Institute)
Coffee House
Restaurants
Delicatessen
News Stand
Cyber Café
Office Buildings: Small Offices,
    Professional Services, Ground
    Floor Retail
Cultural Center
Entertainment Center
Medium-Sized Specialty Retailers (Example: Barnes and Noble)
Museum
Urban Mall (Vertically Integrated with Food Court)
Downtown District (Outside Historic Heart and Transit Village )
Professional Services Offices
Restaurants
Specialty Retail (See Historic Heart District for Listing)