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Downtown<br />
Development<br />
Downtown Quitman<br />
The downtown area <strong>of</strong> a city is <strong>of</strong>ten the largest employer in a city or it is almost always in the top three! The<br />
collection <strong>of</strong> retail, <strong>of</strong>fice, governmental and service workers located in downtown can be from the low hundreds<br />
in a small town to over a thousand in a larger city. And these jobs are by their very nature diversified, so that<br />
most downtowns remain a strong and flexible employment center.<br />
Downtown is also critical in the development <strong>of</strong> classic and cultural <strong>tourism</strong>. Studies have shown that small<br />
towns and historic places are second only to beaches in terms <strong>of</strong> the most desirable places to visit, and a city’s<br />
downtown and surrounding neighborhoods are the embodiment <strong>of</strong> the history and culture <strong>of</strong> a community.<br />
Downtown is also a ready-made business incubator, particularly for small service-based businesses that need<br />
limited it space at an affordable rate. And since 80% <strong>of</strong> all workers are employed in small businesses across<br />
America, downtowns continue to provide reasonable space for the emerging small businesses that form the<br />
backbone <strong>of</strong> the American economy.<br />
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