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economic opportunities <br /> • new - - and investment to Jasper Street <br /> 4.1 Create a marketing brochure,online and in print,to attract new stores and developers <br /> to the Corridor. <br /> Continued outreach with the business and development community Will be necessary to bring lasting change to <br /> Jasper Street. Marketing brochures, online and print presence, and other forms of outreach will help Jasper Street <br /> market itself as an exciting and lucrative place to do business. <br /> 4.2 Focus recruitment of grocery, restaurants and food services. <br /> The Corridor lacks fresh groceries and food services.The City can work with a broker to market vacant City-owned <br /> land to attract a new grocery store or food co-op to the Corridor.The City can market vacant former retail or auto- <br /> repair spaces to bring new uses, such as a coffee shop, ice cream parlor,or small restaurant to the Corridor. <br /> 4.3 Explore the creation of a food production incubator / market <br /> Conduct a business plan for the creation of an incubator and market space for small food production. Modeled on <br /> Location such as The Hatchery in Chicago, small spaces could be rented and built out with commercial kitchens, or <br /> users could rent a common commercial kitchen for set periods of time.The space could also sell retail products to <br /> the public. <br /> 4.4 Investigate the demand for a cultural space to house local creative industries <br /> Craftsmen, artists and creative individuals often look for affordable spaces for their studios and workspaces in the <br /> context of other creative industry businesses. Oftentimes, these businesses are operated out of people's homes <br /> with limited space and amenities,A cultural hub that offers space to rent to these businesses will create a dynamic <br /> location that both supports locally-based economic development as well as being an attraction for events and <br /> shows. <br /> PAGE 49 <br />