Do Business
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Oakland Business Improvement District has worked to ensure the Central Oakland business district was clean, safe, and vital. Since then, the neighborhood’s anchor institutions - University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and Carnegie Mellon University - have grown and together formed a center of innovation that is recognized throughout the world. Oakland has grown into an innovation hub where research meets industry; where new companies are conceived, incubated, scaled in place; and where existing neighborhood-serving businesses can bring prosperity to local operators.
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Covid-19 Resources
As our community contends with the developing COVID-19 crisis, the Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID) is here to help. We are taking steps to ensure Oakland’s businesses and residents have all the resources necessary to weather this ever-changing situation. While the world is unsure of its
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Commercial Real Estate
Learn more about Avenu Workspaces, King Court Technology Center, and Oakland Real Estate Company.
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Developments New
New developments are underway, from renovations of existing retail and co-working office spaces to new construction of large-scale mixed-use research office towers and University and Hospital projects.
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Member Opportunities
To learn more about making Oakland home for your business, please visit OBID Member Special Opportunities
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