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COMMUNITY --- WHERE WE LIVE<br />
CITY OF ROCHESTER<br />
COMMUNITY Named by CNN/Money<br />
Magazine as one of the “Best Places to<br />
Live,” Rochester is a picturesque city<br />
with a vibrant downtown and beautiful<br />
neighborhoods surrounded by three pristine<br />
waterways and an abundance of lush green<br />
space. Rochester is the ideal place to raise a<br />
family, have a business, pursue a degree in<br />
higher education, socialize with friends and<br />
family, or get fit by taking advantage of its<br />
many parks, trails, rivers, and sports fields.<br />
Rochester truly is “where you live.”<br />
THINGS TO DO Rochester hosts many<br />
unique events, making the city a destination<br />
for visitors throughout the year. Activities<br />
include the Downtown Rochester Farmers’<br />
Market and the second-largest juried art<br />
festival in Michigan — Art & Apples. The<br />
holiday/winter season brings the awardwinning<br />
Big, Bright Light Show, the Kris<br />
Kringle Market, the largest Christmas<br />
Parade in Michigan, and the Fire & Ice<br />
Festival. Rochester is a culturally rich city<br />
and home to Paint Creek Center for the<br />
Arts, the Rochester Symphony Orchestra,<br />
and Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve.<br />
WHAT’S HAPPENING Rochester is<br />
recognized as a Great American Main Street<br />
Award Community by the National Main<br />
Street Center, Inc. Only a select group of<br />
communities receive this designation each<br />
year. Rochester also recently completed the<br />
construction of two new parking platforms<br />
creating an additional 532 total parking spaces.<br />
TYPES OF BUSINESSES A perfect mix of<br />
historic and hip, Downtown Rochester is<br />
home to more than 400 shops, restaurants,<br />
and professional service businesses — 80<br />
percent of which are exclusive to Rochester.<br />
The area enjoys a healthy retail business<br />
environment and boasts a 97 percent<br />
retail occupancy rate. From major regional<br />
employers like Par Pharmaceuticals to The<br />
Royal Park Hotel — a four-star boutique<br />
hotel — and the historic Western Knitting<br />
Mill, Rochester is a magnet for businesses<br />
of all types.<br />
FAST FACTS<br />
Contact Information:<br />
City of Rochester<br />
400 Sixth St.<br />
Rochester, MI 48307<br />
248-651-9061<br />
RochesterMI.org<br />
Rochester Downtown<br />
Development Authority<br />
308 1/2 Main St.<br />
Rochester, MI 48307<br />
248-656-0060<br />
DowntownRochesterMI.com<br />
facebook.com/downtown.rochester<br />
82 OAKLANDCOUNTYPROSPER.COM 2016
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