Kelly Pearson decided to relocate her memorial service business due to its close proximity to Leominster Monument in Lunenburg, a business owned by both Pearson and her mother Diane.
A total of 447 artists throughout Massachusetts individually received $5,000 unrestricted grants from the state agency through its second annual Grants for Creative Individuals initiative.
In Central Massachusetts, a group of top business executives are taking a public stance, sticking with DEI while at the risk of losing federal revenue.
For communities that have welcomed recreational sales, this newly created industry and the sales associated with it have been a boon for their municipal budgets.