What makes a city unique? Or a neighborhood? Or maybe just one specific block?<\/p>\n

At Ten Space, we believe that the character of place is defined by its authenticity. People fall in love with places that are unique, providing experiences that you can\u2019t find anywhere else. And while some of this authenticity is in a place\u2019s physical beauty or architecture, we believe that local businesses are truly what gives a city its distinctive flavor.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we don\u2019t just support local, we cultivate it. Part of our mission is to create people-centric communities, and that starts with\u2014you guessed it\u2014the people. It\u2019s the risk takers who want to open a restaurant, or an art gallery, or a fitness studio that we work so hard to foster and grow into Downtown Stockton.<\/p>\n

Sure, we all have our favorite chain stores, too. But the truly remarkable cities and neighborhoods of the world are not defined by national retailers or big box stores: they\u2019re defined by enterprising individuals who decided to invest in their own community.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s real economic benefits to supporting local, too. When Ten Space brings in a family owned business, the majority of their success stays in Stockton. Local businesses purchase food locally, hire local contractors, utilize local marketing agencies, and so on. In contrast, national companies take most of their revenue back to wherever they are headquartered. Supporting local isn\u2019t just good for authenticity: it\u2019s good for the economy.<\/p>\n

Downtown Stockton\u2019s comeback is real and it\u2019s being led from the ground up. We\u2019re proud to rely on the vision and passion of others in helping to bring vibrancy back to our core. Without grassroots support from those bold enough to join us downtown, we wouldn\u2019t be here today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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