Provo's Retail Base is Growing!

One of the primary reasons I am running is because I want to promote Provo's retail economy.  A strong retail base and the sales taxes associated with retail can help ease the pressure on property taxes.

In Provo right now there is no better place to see our retail economic growth than right along Bulldog Boulevard.  When I was on the Planning Commission last year we approved the project to allow the CVS Pharmacy to locate on the corner of Bulldog and University where the old Flower Patch business was located.

That corner was tired looking and the surrounding medical offices were only partially filled.  I think the new CVS will be a great addition to that corner.  Also, a Firehouse Subs will be located there as well.  But just as exciting and encouraging to me is to see the two businesses that are being displaced by CVS have ALREADY relocated to nearby locations within Provo.

El Azteca just moved a half block east in the Fat Cat's area, and the Flower Patch (where my kids remember going with me to buy my wife flowers after the birth of our youngest son) has just relocated to the old @12 Chinese restaurant in the Macy's parking lot.  The medical offices as you can see in the picture have relocated to 5th West.

I love to see businesses that are truly committed to Provo thrive here.

But the action on Bulldog doesn't stop there.  A new Chick-fil-A is being built on the corner of Bulldog and 5th West!  That is going to be a hot spot during lunch time. The area has also seen the new food truck buisness - Sweeto Burrito locate near Provo High and in the Macy's lot at different times.

All of this is so exciting.  We really have some real economic momentum happening in Provo.  Let's keep it going and not take a step back with this election!


*UPDATE

Just a day after I posted this article the Herald published an article about the City's growing sales tax revenue.  The City is up $600,000 over last year!  The article highlights the growth we are seeing in Downtown.  From Bulldog to Downtown - so many good things happening in Provo right now!