The City of Hamilton has six designated business districts, each with its own flavor and character.

These business districts are: Downtown – Special Improvement District (SID), German Village, Main Street, Lindenwald, South East and the Rt. 4 Corridor. Each of these districts, with the exception of the Rt. 4 Corridor, has its own officers or governing council who meet on a monthly basis in their respective districts.

To help spur economic development in these business districts, the City of Hamilton, working collaboratively with the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, hired a Business District Manager (also referred to as the ReDiscover Hamilton Manager) who would be an employee of the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, while performing his duties under the guidance of the ReDiscover Hamilton Advisory Board.

The Business District Manager is responsible for promoting and representing the interests of the business districts. He is also responsible for the development, implementation, and documentation of the revitalization activities taking place within the business districts. The Business District Manager is the principal point of contact for each of the districts, is responsible for coordinating all project activities within the business districts, and represents the community locally, regionally and nationally as appropriate.
 

• Actively participates in events, programs and promotions taking place within the business districts.
• Attends ribbon cuttings and officially welcomes new businesses in the business districts.
• Helps building owners find potential tenants for their buildings and / or provides marketing support services to building owners who are showing their properties to potential tenants.
• Helps business owners find appropriate locations for their new and / or existing businesses.
• Provides marketing support services to building owners and / or business owners trying to sell their buildings / businesses.
• Distributes and disseminates demographic data and other pertinent information about Hamilton, the business districts, and activities taking place within the business districts upon request.
• Assists with projects such as retail promotion events or seasonal activities / events that attract people into the business districts and ultimately benefit the business owners.
• Works closely with the media, writes and submits press releases to the media as needed and provides the media with information about positive activities taking place within the business districts.
• Takes people on informational tours of the business districts upon request.
• Responds in a timely manner to all business district inquiries.
• Serves as a communication link between the business owners, the building owners, the business districts, the City of Hamilton, the ReDiscover Hamilton Advisory Board and the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
• Works closely with the City’s Planning Department in coordinating and implementing capital improvement projects.
• Facilitates the formation and implementation of work plan items and strategies for each district ensuring that the projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Works closely with the Hamilton's Economic Development Department on initial and on-going contacts with new and existing businesses within the districts.
• Actively participates in developing strategies for business district revitalization and economic development.
• Provides business owners and building owners with ideas for the physical improvement of their businesses and / or buildings.
• Attends Downtown Merchants Association meetings and provides the group with creative marketing ideas, reports and updates.
• Attends board meetings for five of the six business districts.
• Serves as a goodwill ambassador for the community, the City of Hamilton, the ReDiscover Hamilton Advisory Board, the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and the business districts.