Bus Tour Touts St. Charles Commercial Properties
St. Charles economic development officials on Tuesday took brokers on a two-hour tour to show off 23 commercial properties, with stops at nine site.
If you happened to be in the new, temporary parking lot on 1st Street on Tuesday afternoon and wondered about the bus parked at its north end, it was part of a new tack in the city’s economic development efforts. Touted as the Broker Tour, members of the St. Charles Economic Development Department staff accompanied brokers on a ride around town to see 23 commercial properties that have office and other space available. The two-hour tour, which started at 3 p.m., included stops at nine of the properties where brokers could take a five-minute mini-tour of the site. St. Charles Economic Development Director Christopher Aiston said the intent is to showcase some of the property opportunities available in St. Charles. Inviting brokers to take a…
eh_potthast
8:09 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Great idea, hopefully it gets results. Since we moved here 20 years ago, I have continually found St. Charles to be very light on significant employment opportunities. more ›