Quote Originally Posted by Larry OKC View Post
Sunflower isn't opening up in a Chesapeake owned property are they? If they were then they would probably expect the same incentive that the other retailers got, wouldn't they? If those incentives were to come from the City (as the ULI folks said would be required to get any of those big name retailers DT), wouldn't others expect those same incentives? Why haven't we seen the explosion of retail in Bricktown? The incentive's given to Bass Pro were to lead to all of that, weren't they?
Larry, I don't see the relevance with Sunflower. You're making an assumption about something that doesn't apply. They decided to locate here without incentives and that doesn't have anything to do with where they located.
And you have valid points about Bass Pro. I never thought that it would attract large amounts of retail to that area. I think it is still a good attraction though for other businesses in the area. Are there other things that would have been better? Sure. But it's far from a negative for the area.