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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Vekoma Rides, a manufacturing giant based in the Netherlands, has opened a North American office in the downtown business district.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
To help pay for the stormwater improvements, the Naperville City Council approved the creation of an Eagle Crest business district in December 2022, allowing the city to collect an extra half-percent sales tax from purchases made within the district.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
By Bay City News The City of Oakland has expanded its safety camera network with new installations along the Hegenberger Avenue corridor, a key business district in East Oakland, officials announced Wednesday.
—Bay City News, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
To help pay for the stormwater improvements, the Naperville City Council approved the creation of an Eagle Crest business district in December 2022, allowing the city to collect an extra half-percent sales tax from purchases made within the district.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
By Bay City News The City of Oakland has expanded its safety camera network with new installations along the Hegenberger Avenue corridor, a key business district in East Oakland, officials announced Wednesday.
—Bay City News, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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