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November 10, 2023

# People Are Worrying About the Wrong Downtowns

Most stories about suffering downtown districts and commercial real estate owners languishing amid...

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Most stories about suffering downtown districts and commercial real estate owners languishing amid a world of empty offices focus on the biggest cities in the country. And while it’s true that cities like New York have had a hard time since the pandemic, some of the country’s other cities were struggling even before 2020.

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