business district

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Aqua Line is the city's new fully underground metro train connecting the old business district of Cuffe Parade to newer commercial hubs like BKC and the airport terminals in the northern suburbs.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to the nearby suburb of Plano, a move that would deal another powerful blow to the city’s reeling central business district.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

But the area has not been the dominant business district for spread-out Southern California for decades, and the pandemic led to more office vacancies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

On the other days he had carried them around with him during boring wanderings through the business district and the Quarter.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole