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Economic development director reports low retail vacancy, new tenants and ongoing RDA projects

2126484 · January 16, 2025
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Economic development director John Perez gave the council a second-quarter update covering recent business openings, vacancy rates, lead activity and RDA lease confirmations; councilors were told the Broadway property is being reevaluated with state Brownfields assistance and that the EPA has filed paperwork to remove a lien.

John Perez, Tooele City’s economic development director, presented the council with the city’s second-quarter business attraction and pipeline update on Jan. 15, reporting a string of recent openings and low retail vacancy rates.

"Retail is down to just 1.7% vacancy rate," Perez said, and he reported office vacancy at 0% and industrial vacancy at 13.3%. He listed recent grand openings at Founders Point, including Chipotle, as well as Mumbai House, Rome Italian Restaurant and…

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