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Downtown business group reports 22 openings in 2025, resumes marketing and events after June incidents
Summary
A downtown business improvement representative reported 22 new businesses opened in 2025, described marketing and events aimed at bringing visitors back downtown, and discussed ambassador and outreach efforts.
Bettina Torres, a downtown business improvement presenter, told the commission that 22 new businesses have opened in downtown so far in 2025 while 13 businesses closed. She said the new openings included a variety of retail and hospitality businesses and that closures included national chains that reduced nationwide footprints.
Torres said the district paused some marketing after the June incidents out of…
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