Public visioning workshop planned for city’s upper harbor

New Bedford’s upper harbor, north of Coggeshall Street, is home to one of the most intact collections of historic mill buildings and environmental beauty to be found anywhere. While the working waterfront’s piers and wharves have always been critical to New Bedford’s whaling and fishing industries, historically the upper river has been ignored as a significant asset for public access and future development.

New planning for this area, the Upper Harbor Development District, will focus on how key assets [read more]
 

  City and UMass Dartmouth partnership connects students with downtown

The UMass Dartmouth Division of Student Affairs and the City of New Bedford have launched a pilot bus loop from the North Dartmouth campus to downtown New Bedford for the spring semester to give students the opportunity to visit the shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues in the heart of the City.

Dubbed The Loop, the bus provided by the City will run non-stop from the UMass Dartmouth Campus Center to the UMass Star Store College of Visual and  [read more]
 

  NBEDC strengthens startup business support on website
City specific permitting and licensing information easily available

The New Bedford Economic Development Council announced the expansion of its website to include a series of easily accessible online tools aimed at guiding new business owners through the process of starting up a small business.

“Starting Your Business” offers service-oriented documents beginning with a checklist that “tests” the individual’s readiness to launch a business. A checklist accompanied by a comprehensive guide helps the business owner through the critical process of developing [read more]
 

  MSBDC announces hiring new business advisor; Co-sponsors marketing workshop series

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC) – Southeast Regional Office is expanding again due to an increase in funding. Representative Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport), a strong supporter of the MSBDC, says “Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. No one has done more to support our local small businesses than the MSBDC, and I am overjoyed that they have been awarded this additional funding.”

Last year alone MSBDCs brought business [read more]