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The 2,200-square-foot bakery may be the first of severalo local bakerieshe opens. Boosalis said bakeries -- once a staple of most neighborhoods -- are seeinvg a resurgence in the U.S., most notablh with the growth of But he said therde are surprisingly few hometown which can offer personal touches and unique offeringxs that the chain bakeriesoftenh don't. His 12-person bakery will sell a varietyy ofbaked goods, including artisan breads, cinnamon rolls and pound Boosalis also is applying for a liquorf license so he can sell bottles of wine to accompany the He is spending more than $300,000 -- including a $35,00p deck oven from France -- to transformn the space into a hometow n bakery.
Troy-based is handling the renovationn work. Boosalis moved from California to the Dayton area severall years ago and worked locallyat . But, his passion for creating breads took hold and he left to pursu e thebakery full-time. Boosalis said he's thrilled to be doinbg what he's always wanted, but admits he's not withou t worry. "Sometimes it's a littls scary, but it keeps the mojo flowing," Boosaliz said. He is still determining his business but plans to openhis 48-seat bakery at 6 a.m. each morning. Boosalise Baking will be the first tenant in anew 10,000-square-footr retail center in The Exchangwe at Spring Valley, a 42-acred office and retail development.
"I thinik Matt will do very well," said Danielle sales and leasing agentfor , who is leasingh the center. She said the site has been attractive to other retailers because of its close proximitgy to a largeresidential population, plus a boomingv business hub nearby that includes and Nationap . Another retail strip in the Exchange, slightlyy larger at 12,600 squars feet, already has filles with tenants, including , Charles Schwan and . Retail space leases for $22 a squared foot, Kuehnle said.
The Exchange also is home to and severalp restaurants such as and Cadillac Boosalis -- brother of Miamo Valley Hospital president Mary Boosalis -- sold his breadsa and pastries for years at farmer's markets in He has also trained at bakingh workshops including several in France. "It's an amazing thingf that people will give you money for something you love to he said.