North Central chamber grants $12K to improve Leominster storefronts
Photo I Courtesy of North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
(From left): Travis Condon, public affairs manager of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce; Roy Nascimento, president and CEO of the North Central chamber and the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.; Sandie Cataldo, senior economic development manager at the North Central chamber and NCMDC; Amanda Curtis, economic development coordinator for the City of Leominster; and Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella.
Further beautification efforts may soon be underway in Leominster as the City’s Façade Improvement Program has been awarded $12,000 from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp., the economic development branch of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.
Funding for the program was made available through an economic development grant secured by the North Central chamber through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development and is to be utilized by downtown business and property owners to enhance their buildings’ exteriors in an effort to help attract and retain businesses, boost the downtown, and raise property values, according to a Thursday press release from the chamber.
“The businesses in our downtown area that have utilized these funds, such as Allen’s Department Store on Main Street, have enhanced the unique buildings that make up our downtown area and improved the overall look and feel of Leominster,” Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella said in the release. “With these additional funds, we are happy to have had so many downtown businesses be able to renovate their storefronts and bring new life into our older buildings.”
Managed by Leominster’s Façade Grant Design Committee, the façade program was launched in 2022 and has since funded the improvement of 13 of the city’s businesses buildings through a total of $57,000 in funding.
“We have seen the positive impact of how these rounds of our funding improved the aesthetics of these downtown businesses in Leominster,” Roy Nascimento, president and CEO of North Central chamber, said in the release. “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.”
Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare and diversity, equity, and inclusion industries.
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