“Focusing on placing several similar businesses in an area of a city to create a reputation and to spur further development isn’t a new idea, said Andrew Woods, director of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

“It’s another incentive or branding opportunity for the city to bring people to the Arts District, and as they have more professional types moving to the area because you’re building up your medical campus nearby (anchored by UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine), you’re giving an outlet for residents to enjoy themselves,” he said.”

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