City of Leominster receives $25K to spruce up downtown business facades

Photo | Courtesy North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. Pictured left to right are Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella of the City of Leominster; Elizabeth Wood, AICP, Director of Planning and Development for the City of Leominster; Roy Nascimento, President & CEO of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce and North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation; and Travis Condon, Public Affairs Manager for the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.

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By Timothy Doyle

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has granted $25,000 to the City of Leominster to support the city’s facade improvement program, which helps business owners upgrade their facilities’ exteriors.

Six businesses have already been approved for the program including Tavern 13 on Central Street and Medical Arts Hearing Instruments Inc. on West Street.

The project is managed by the city’s Façade Grant Design Committee under the direction of the mayor’s office and the economic development coordinator.

Funding came from a competitive regional economic development grant secured by the NCMDC from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development.

“Our recent Regional Economic Development Plan identified one of the critical factors for our region’s growth is focusing on our downtown areas. With this grant, downtown Leominster-based businesses have the opportunity to enhance the city’s image and ability to attract new residents and investment in the community,” Roy Nascimento, president and CEO of North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, said in a Tuesday press release.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corpo. is the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.