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Bedford is open for business: Mayor announces permitting
overhaul
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Bedford, Massachusetts- Mayor Scott W. Lang announced on
June 28th a two-stage initiative to streamline the City
permitting process to make it easily understandable and
accessible for citizens as well as to facilitate
business expansion and recruitment. Mayor Lang is
working with the New Bedford Economic Development
Council and numerous city departments on this
streamlining project.
"This will allow us to simplify a sometimes cumbersome
process that everyone from the average... [read
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City
engages prominent state agency on economic development
and planning
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state planning and finance agency that specializes in
spurring economic development in difficult environments
has agreed to assist in the development of the city's
long-struggling waterfront.
Mass Development, a quasi-public agency created in 1994,
will design an economic development plan for an area
that runs roughly from the old Aerovox factory in the
North End to the NStar building near the downtown.
The plan — which will be designed to... [read
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Scallop stocks in good shape; good news for New Bedford
 Northeast
sea scallop stocks have been rebuilt to sustainable
levels and taken off a list of fish species regulators
are legally required to manage back to healthy
populations, according to a new report released by the
National Marine Fisheries Service.
The 2006 report on the status of U.S. fish stocks shows
that scallops are "no longer subject to overfishing,"
which the agency defines as having a harvesting rate
that is at or below a prescribed fishing mortality rate.
In other words, the current rate of fishing is not going... [read
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City
continues to work on job retention
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BEDFORD — For the third time in as many weeks, Revere
Copper and Brass has rejected the offer of an Ohio
company to purchase part of its copper plating business.
Mayor Scott W. Lang, however, insisted Monday that if
the involved parties will sit down with state and
federal officials, they can still work out their
differences.
Richard Burkhart, the principal with the Cleveland-based
Stoutheart Corp., said his offer to buy Revere's
equipment assets and accounts was once again rejected.
The arrangement would have allowed... [read
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Wamsutta Mills owner seeks economic potential in
redeveloping former Cliftex Mill
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BEDFORD — In a move that may save a historic mill, the
developer of the Wamsutta Mills is interested in buying
the Cliftex Mill from owner Edward Fitzsimmons for more
than $1 million.
Quincy developer Steve Riccardi, who is reconfiguring
the Wamsutta Mills into condominiums and apartments,
said he called Mr. Fitzsimmons on Wednesday to discuss
an offer to save the 104-year-old mill.
"I am prepared to make an offer... [read
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