The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is launching a third COVID-19 business impact survey aimed at tracking how the pandemic is affecting the local business economy, the organization announced this month.
The survey is being conducted in conjunction with the MassHire North Central Workforce Board, the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, NewVue Communities and many of the cities and towns in the region, per the announcement.
The first two surveys in the series were conducted in March and October of last year. Information gleaned helped shed light on the kind of help the business community needed most during the pandemic.
The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has awarded Kimatra Maxwell, owner of Leominster mental health counseling provider Connecting to Greatness, a $20,000 loan, the Fitchburg organization announced on Wednesday.
Plans for former Riverbend, Bigelow schools approved by planning board
From the common playground area located on Park Avenue, the former Riverbend School is visible on the left (rear), and the former Ellen Bigelow School is on the right. Staff file photo
Published: 2/14/2021 1:18:34 PM
Modified: 2/14/2021 1:18:34 PM
ATHOL The Board of Planning and Community Development has given its blessing to a proposal to transform the former Riverbend and Bigelow schools into intergenerational housing. The board, at its most recent meeting, voted unanimously to approve the site plan for the development proposed by NewVue Affordable Housing Corporation of Fitchburg. The cost of turning former classrooms and offices into apartments, as well as constructing a new building on site to accommodate additional units and community space, has been estimated at as much as $30 million.