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Article: Danbury's CityCenter businesses thriving: Burgeoning immigrant population adding spice and energy to main street. (Doing Business in Danbury Feature Section).
- Article from:
- Fairfield County Business Journal
- Article date:
- January 14, 2002
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Danbury's downtown is undergoing a revival of sorts, fueled by -- among other things -- the city's burgeoning immigrant population that is adding spice and energy to Main Street.
A melting pot of ethnic restaurants and grocery stores pepper the downtown section, along with everything from travel agencies to clothing stores to furniture stores owned and operated by ethnic entrepreneurs. Even downtown banks are careful to have bi-lingual tellers and officers to meet the changing language demands of the area.
"Danbury has a lot going for it," said economist Nick Perna of Perna Associates in Ridgefield. "Danbury has become a place for people who live in ...