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New Bedford housing development is booming. Now contractors need construction workers.

Local opportunities for jobs in construction and the trades for workers who are representative of the community are out there during what a local contractor calls ...
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New Bedford Creative grant recipients bring culture, live performances to area in 2024

On Tuesday, New Bedford Creative announced 82 grant awards, teasing several new events from the NB Roots & Branches to New Bedford Festival Theatre on ...
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Ground Floor Coffee expands its seating area — offering venue space to community

Ground Floor Coffee is quickly gaining popularity for coffee lovers on Merrill's Wharf. What started as a small and upscale coffee shop in June of 2023, has now ...
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A 52-unit apartment development will replace a former RMV in New Bedford. What to know.

Construction of 52 new rental apartments providing affordable housing for low and moderate-income working families is ready to begin, Alinea Capital Partners announced today.
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New Bedford Unveils Rebrand With New Tourism Campaign

This project stemmed from a deep-rooted desire to create a brand that resonates with everyone who calls New Bedford home as well as those who ...
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New England states team up to jump-start offshore wind industry

Healey: Multi-state proposals will bolster purchasing power, lower the cost of offshore wind projects and benefit ratepayers
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SMAST’s Kevin Stokesbury: On scallops, community collaboration, and a lifelong love of the ocean

He grew from a boy in Nova Scotia who knew the ocean like his own backyard into a scholar and community innovator, revitalizing the scallop ...
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‘New Bedford is my place’ — National Park’s Jennifer White Smith can’t imagine a better job

‘The simple goal that I had set was I wanted to contribute to New Bedford. That was my goal. I wasn’t quite sure I was ...
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These women are rocking in New Bedford

By Steven Froias For the NBEDC NEW BEDFORD, MA – Vineyard Wind 1 staged from the Port of New Bedford. Hundreds of new or adaptive ...
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