City strives for diversity of businesses, more jobs

WESTMINSTER If all goes according to plan, city officials here hope that residents never

have to leave the city to find jobs.

Several developments are to be completed this fall, including thousands of square feet of

office space. The development is part of an effort to diversify the city’s economy and to provide

more employment opportunities. City officials want to move away from their reliance on the

retail market and are bringing well-paying corporate jobs into the city.

“Right now Westminster is very blessed in having a very strong retail market,” says John

Carpenter, the…