business district
noun
: the part of a city or town where there are many businesses
The restaurant is in the business district.
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If approved, a seven-story apartment complex and a separate boutique hotel would rise in the middle of the neighborhood's 133-year-old business district.
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Location and local businesses The city administrators presented two potential locations for the council to consider: Swift Street, a bust main street at the heart of the local business district, and Macken Park, located at 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, a ways away from businesses.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
Over time, a business district of sturdy brick and elaborately decorated terracotta facades sprang up.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Parts of uptown make up the city’s only current congested business district.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Location and local businesses The city administrators presented two potential locations for the council to consider: Swift Street, a bust main street at the heart of the local business district, and Macken Park, located at 1002 Clark Ferguson Drive, a ways away from businesses.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
Over time, a business district of sturdy brick and elaborately decorated terracotta facades sprang up.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Parts of uptown make up the city’s only current congested business district.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2025
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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