Case Studies

Why Downtown St Catharines? Opportunity! When we were looking to open our Empanada Factory we saw an opportunity for a great place that worked with our business plan. With all the great things happening Downtown, this move has been working very well for us.

"Being so close to all of the activities and the events that are happening is very important, not only to our social life, but also our business. We're able to connect easily with the other local businesses that we frequently collaborate with. The atmosphere is young, vibrant, and energetic."

"This is a great location to continue a family tradition serving the public with all kinds of good used books. St. Catharines is THE CITY in the Niagara Region and we see new people coming through confirming the exciting changes in our downtown."

"I chose to open my business downtown because that's where I’ve always felt an independent record store belonged...So many exciting small businesses have started popping up downtown in the past year and it feels great to be a part of it all!"

"We moved Bella's downtown because of the growth and new developments that have been happening over the past couple of years. There are a lot more people supporting downtown and local business."

"Each work day our team enjoys thriving as part of the robust local business culture while we work on national and international projects, from a vibrant & creative location - that's close to each of our homes."