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Highway 217 Corridor


The Highway 217 Corridor has a diversity of businesses that will ensure its future as a strong center for commerce. High technology, health care, manufacturing, distribution and small businesses, give it a superb mix. From Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the Corridor's largest employer, to software and Internet start-ups, the area is consistently outpacing local, state and national growth.

The 217 Corridor has a growing cluster of high-tech firms, making it a key industry in the area. Access to high-speed communication links has created a concentration of software and Internet companies, such as Analogy, Inc., Metamor Information Technology Services, and EasyStreet Online Services.

Its central location makes the 217 Corridor a major factor in the economic success, not only of the Westside, but the region as a whole. Highway 217, the areas primary North/South artery, serves Washington Square, a super regional retail shopping center, and attracts manufacturers, such as Axiom Electronics. Key employers, such as Providence and Wells Fargo, provide a foundation on which a strong infrastructure of growing small and medium sized companies are blossoming.