Economy

Cameron Langlois and Jon Silva are betting on themselves and expanding their clothing stores to a “Mega location” in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Cameron, who is the owner of “The 508 Sneaker store”, and co-owner of “508 PSC” gym and “508 Streetwear” made the announcement on social media. “WE’RE MOVING, GET EXCITED …

“An organization of municipal finance experts is giving the City high honors. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the preeminent association of government finance professionals in the U.S. and Canada, recently announced that the City of New Bedford’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY22 has earned its Certificate of Achievement for …

“SWANSEA, MA – BayCoast Mortgage (baycoastmortgage.com), a top residential lender on the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is excited to announce it has helped more than three dozen first-time homebuyers in the community achieve their dream of homeownership, thanks to its highly successful Down Payment Assistance (DPA) program. …

New Bedford, MA – Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City, along with local, state, and federal partners, is launching a major effort to improve water quality in Buttonwood Brook and Pond. More than $2 million in state and federal funds has been secured for the project, which aims to …

“Mayor Jon Mitchell, elected officials, and Island Creek Oysters, Inc. (ICO), an aquaculture farm based in Duxbury, Massachusetts, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 31st to announce the opening of the Island Creek Cannery, a first-of-its-kind cannery on the East Coast. The 10,000 sq. foot facility will give local …

The New Bedford Police Department would like to announce that two of its frontline cruisers are now Ford hybrids. Hybrid electric vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors, which use energy stored in batteries. The battery is charged through regenerative braking and by …

Gov. Maura Healey thinks changes need to be made to the Mass Save program that conducts home energy assessments and offers rebates to help Bay State residents save money on energy bills. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer wrote in a report released Tuesday that the program “continues to support fossil-fuel heating …

Ulta Beauty will be occupying over 7,500 square feet of the Dartmouth Mall in the near future! The popular beauty store has set their eyes on an opening date of November 17th. Construction began in mid July and it is located directly adjacent to Aldi supermarket. Ulta Beauty is a …

September kicked off the 2023 NFL season which was a special one in Massachusetts as it is the first year you can legally gamble on sports in the state. According to the Massachusetts gaming commission, Massachusetts residents wagered a whopping $512 million dollars on sports betting in the first month …

Mayor Jon Mitchell recently announced that New Bedford has been awarded $5 million dollars for a project that will create a more walkable connection between downtown and the new passenger rail station. The mayor noted, “Public infrastructure investments like these lead to more private investment” while thanking Massachusetts Governor Maura …