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Embracing the Outdoors: New Bedford’s Vibrant Hospitality Scene
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By Steven Froias Contributing Writer As the sun shines brightly over the City of New Bedford this summer season, a palpable energy fills the air, ...
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An NB100! Business Sets up Shop in the Neighborhood
By Steven Froias Contributing Writer At first glance, it may seem somewhat of a mystery as to why Ian Shields opened Coastal Provisions at 142 ...
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Healey Administration Announces $78M for New Grant Programs to Support Small Businesses
BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) announced two new grant programs totaling $78 million in funding to support Massachusetts ...
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New Bedford Creative and the Art of Community Prosperity
October 7, 2022
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By Steven Froias Contributing Writer Gerard Beltrán Salinas worked for more than 30 years as a journalist in Santiago de Chile. Now, he calls New ...
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New ARPA Funded Programs to Assist Existing & New Businesses Launched Today
June 24, 2022
City of New Bedford COVID-19 Creative Economy Disaster Relief Entrepreneurship News SBA Small Business Development
NEW BEDFORD, MA – With the firm belief that strong entrepreneurial ecosystems strengthen businesses, close access gaps and help build community wealth, the New Bedford ...
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Connecting to the Offshore Wind Industry in New Bedford
June 24, 2022
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By Steven FroiasContributing Writer From the windows of the New Bedford Economic Development Council’s office at 1213 Purchase Street, we can see the future Bristol ...
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City Seeks Proposals for Business Park Site, 241 Duchaine Blvd
May 16, 2022
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The City of New Bedford recently published its RFP for 241 Duchaine Blvd., located within the business park. To view it, please click here. Please note ...
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New Bedford Advanced Manufacturing Campus RFP Now Available!
May 10, 2022
Business Park City of New Bedford News Real Estate Development
The City’s Advanced Manufacturing Campus RFP is live and available to view here. Situated on Hathaway Road in New Bedford with direct access to I-195 and ...
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Small Business Storefront Grant Program Expanded!
April 9, 2022
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The Office of Housing and Community Development has expanded it’s Storefront Façade Program. The Enhanced Façade Improvement Program is designed to revitalize commercial neighborhoods, stimulate private investment ...
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MassDevelopment Seeks Proposals for Redevelopment of State Pier
April 7, 2022
City of New Bedford Infrastructure Investment News Port of New Bedford
MassDevelopment has just published the State Pier RFP. To view it, please click here. We’ve been informed that interested parties should register at the site to access ...
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New Bedford TOD Virtual Public Workshop Thursday, April 7 at 6:00PM
On behalf of our partners at the City of New Bedford Department of City Planning and the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), ...
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A Legacy of Women in New Bedford
March 28, 2022
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Over the past few years, feature stories in the local press have identified a remarkable aspect of commercial life in downtown New Bedford, and actually ...
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