Newswrap 2/27/08

Retail and Restaurants
Interest by retailers and restaurants remains strong in Fremont and 2008 promises to add new shopping and dining opportunities.

A number of new restaurants have recently opened in Fremont:

Santa Fe Mexican Restaurant in the Northport Center

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Federico's at the Fremont Plaza

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Carino's Italian Grill at Pacific Commons

Watch for more restaurants coming soon to Pacific Commons, which will include Asian Pearl, a second location for Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, Prolific Oven, and Dickey's Barbeque.

Additional retail projects that are in the planning or construction stage include:

The Globe, an international retail center located just off of Interstate 880 at Stevenson Boulevard.

Bayside Marketplace, a regional shopping center at the intersection of I-880 and Dixon Landing Road.

Stevenson Row, a neighborhood commercial center, located at the intersection of Liberty Street and Stevenson Boulevard.

Economic Development Highlights Report Available
Interested in learning what the City's Office of Economic Development was up to last year? Check out our Economic Development Highlights. This report highlights the past year's progress and accomplishments on key initiatives carried out by Economic Development staff. It also identifies new and continuing initiatives for 2008.
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The King & Lyons project, Bayside Marketplace, is designed as a regional
shopping center, similar to Pacific Commons.  The proposed tenant uses include
big box and jr. anchors in the apparel, sporting goods and home and garden categories
along with a number of casual, family style restaurants. 

* Target
* T.G.I. Friday's
* Sporting goods
* Lane Bryant