{"id":7704,"date":"2025-05-01T13:18:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:18:27","slug":"with-sights-on-landing-some-chains-ottawa-partners-with-consulting-firm-to-boost-development-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7704","title":{"rendered":"With sights on landing some chains, Ottawa partners with consulting firm to boost development – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


The Ottawa City Council held a special meeting Tuesday at City Hall, where commissioners approved a two-year consulting agreement with Retail Strategies to help attract new retail and commercial development. <\/span>(Derek Barichello)
The Ottawa City Council<\/a> approved a two-year consulting services agreement with Retail Strategies<\/a>, a firm that works with cities nationwide to attract new commercial and retail businesses.
Mayor Robb Hasty said the move is part of the city\u2019s ongoing effort to grow its retail base and better market Ottawa\u2019s strengths to national and regional businesses.
\u201cEveryone jokes about wanting a Chick-fil-A or a Popeyes, but this is one of the ways you actually go about making those things happen.\u201d
The city previously partnered with a different consulting firm over the past three years, but Hasty said both city officials and residents were underwhelmed by the results.
\u201cWe think the community probably wasn\u2019t too satisfied with them either,\u201d Hasty said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of good conversations with Retail Strategies. They\u2019ve worked with companies we\u2019ve had good luck with in the past, so we\u2019re giving them a two-year opportunity.\u201d
Hasty said Retail Strategies will act as a representative for the city, pitching Ottawa to potential retailers and highlighting local amenities, demographics and development opportunities.
\u201cIt\u2019s the kind of work that can help attract anything from department stores and restaurants to big-box retailers,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone jokes about wanting a Chick-fil-A or a Popeyes, but this is one of the ways you actually go about making those things happen.\u201d
Retail Strategies also has connections with other firms already working on planning and development in Ottawa, which Hasty said will help streamline communication and goals across projects.
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The Ottawa City Council held a special meeting Tuesday at City Hall, where commissioners approved a two-year consulting agreement with Retail Strategies to help attract new retail and commercial development. (Derek Barichello)The Ottawa City Council approved a two-year consulting services agreement with Retail Strategies, a firm that works with cities nationwide to attract new commercial and retail businesses.Mayor Robb Hasty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t