Retail and commercial businesses need fiber in today's marketplace.

Looking around the neighborhood, I see a lot of activity; a lot of change. Land is being cleared for retail spaces, commercial pads, and residential sites. Within walking distance of our neighborhood a new commercial, retail, residential tract is being developed named Gramercy. Already there are a number of new retail businesses along Overland between Eagle and Meridian roads and this new development promises more. This part of Meridian is really growing; I call it New Meridian, and a large number of businesses, both retail and commercial are moving offices to this location. The area has easy access to I-84 and this new development, Gramercy, has fiber already in the ground for use by prospective clients. Whether the business is retail or commercial, fiber plays an important part in the business plan. Phones, networks (LANs and WANs), e-mail, web services, and other business applications are reliant on the presence of wide-band Internet access, and in todays market having fiber installed to the pad for the building is a large plus. Gramercy has some of the streets cut in and curbing down. All of the utilities appear to be in the ground and now it is time for the actual construction to begin. The developers are now looking for retail and commercial tenants to lease the spaces. With the banks in the area, Syringa, Idaho Banking, Farmers & Merchants, and title companies, Lawyers Title, Title One, Alliance Title & Escrow, it would be great to have a good restaurant or two and a couple of nice clothing shops in the area. Visit the Gramercy site here  http://www.gramercy-meridian.com/Live/Area/ to get an idea of the developers direction.