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Economic growth main thrust of vision for 2020
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With the opening of Bass Pro Shops in October 2008, Manteca secured a retailer that helps siphon consumer dollars from other communities. - photo by HIME ROMERO/Bulletin file photo
The complaints and concerns were numerous.Manteca was losing jobs and new retail to Tracy. New neighborhoods seemed to use cookie cutter designs and had an impersonal feeling. Downtown wasn’t attractive.