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It isn't always because of failing businesses. In some areas, the empty storefronts are due to excessive and unnecessary construction. Over the last 3-5 years in Kansas City, construction of new commercial space has drastically outpaced the rate of growth of the local economy. I've watched developers build entire strip malls without a single tenant lined up, and they just sit there for a couple of years. It has happened with residential development in KC as well. It's clear that the construction industry here was blind to the fact that conditions had changed.
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