Businesses Frustrated With Relocation Effort

17 August 2000 - 8:30am

A year after San Jose approved a plan to build a City Hallcomplex downtown and help area business owners relocate, businesses are yet to find new places.

After San Jose approved a plan last summer to build a City Hall complex and symphony hall downtown, area business owners say they believed the city would help them relocate quickly. A year later, their frustration is growing."Of the 27 affected businesses, none have found new places. "Skyrocketing rents and lack of available building space have hampered the relocation effort, which is supposed to be completed by mid-January."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, August 17, 2000
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