LOWELL
CITY COUNCIL James L. Milinazzo MAYOR Kevin P. Broderick VICE MAYOR Edward "Bud" Caulfield Franky D. Descoteaux Rodney M. Elliott William F. Martin Joseph M. Mendonça Rita M. Mercier Patrick O. Murphy
OFFICE OF THE
CITY MANAGER Bernard F. Lynch CITY MANAGER Adam Baacke ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ DPD DIRECTOR Theresa Park DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
| November 26th 2011 Shop Locally! November 26th 2011 December 1st 2011 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM UMass Lowell Inn
and Conference Center 50 Warren Street Lowell, MA 01852 December 5th 2011 Energy Efficiency 101
for Retail and Restaurants-
Save Money! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Lowell Small Business Assistance Center 88 Middle Street,
2nd floor Lowell, MA 01852
December 7th 2011 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway, 5th Floor
Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 021142 December 8th 2011 Campus Catalyst Showcase 5:00 P.M to 8:00 PM Location: TBD
December 8th 2011 Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Information Sessions 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Middlesex
Community College
Federal Building 50 Kearney Sqaure Lowell, MA 01852 December 8th 2011 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM MCLE, Inc. Winter Place Boston, MA 02108 December 12th 2011 Driving Sales
with Follow-up Systems 6:00PM to 8:00PM Lowell Small Business Assistance Center 88 Middle Street,
2nd floor Lowell, MA 01852 December 15th, 2011 Social Media Training 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Lowell Telecommunications
Corp 246 Market Street Lowell, MA 01852 December 28th 2011 IBM Innovation Center 404 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02454 
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| Join our list |  | | | HAMILTON CANAL DISTRICT ADVANCING
| |  | | Appleton Mills -- Before and After |
November 12th marked two years since the groundbreaking of the $800 million Hamilton Canal District revitalization project. Since then, the district has undergone a major renovation, reshaping downtown Lowell's urban landscape. The former collapsed Appleton Mills is now a fully occupied haven for artists and residents in 130 affordable live/work space apartments. Area improvements also include major public infrastructure work along Jackson Street. By the end of October, most of the sidewalk and canal walkway work between Central Street and the temporary construction bridge into the Hamilton Canal District was completed. This includes all the underground utility work, new sidewalks, installation of street trees and lighting, and other details along this stretch of the roadway. The remainder of the streetscape work along Jackson Street to the Canal Street intersection will follow the Canal Street bridge construction work. The Canal Street bridge is progressing as well. The support structure is currently being constructed on site and the bridge deck is being constructed off site. With work continuing through the fall and winter months, the bridge should be completed in the spring. This will lead to the temporary bridge being removed and the remainder of the Jackson Street improvements being completed. If you have any questions about the ongoing projects at the Hamilton Canal District please call DPD at 978-674-4252. |
A NEW LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
| | | Congratulations to the Lowell Community Health Center for finalizing $36 million in financing and tax credits to support their $42 million investment in downtown Lowell. LCHC is now the proud owner of 161 Jackson Street and through this purchase will continue to be a crucial part of the Hamilton Canal District redevelopment. They will transform this old mill building into a 100,000-square-foot, six-story health center that will consolidate several facilities across the city into one and will provide better healthcare for 39,000 residents in the city. On October 18th, hundreds of people gathered for the Wall Breaking Ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the construction phase. To learn more about the Lowell Community Health Center or to contribute to their capital campaign please contact Maura Smith at 978-746-7891 or via email.  | | (L to R) Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, Dorcas Grigg-Saito, CEO of LCHC, Joe Flatley, President and CEO Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation, Mayor James Milinazzo, Judy Ann Bigby, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Sue Beaton, Board Chair of LCHC.
Photo courtesy of: Kevin Harkin |
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES - LIVERPOOL AND LOWELL
| |  | | Back row (L to R): Michael Creasey, Superintendent, Lowell Historical Park; Ian Millington, Chairman, Nutcase Label; Owen Richardson, Partner, Vincent Owen. Front Row (L to R): Lynne Ashminov, Deputy Head of British Consulate; Jenny Stewart, Head of Client Service, Liverpool's Chamber of Commerce; Carolyn Stopforth; Jack Stopforth, CEO, Liverpool's Chamber of Commerce; Mayor James Milinazzo; State Senator Eileen Donoghue; City Manager Bernie Lynch; Paul Marion, Executive Director, UMass Lowell's Community and Cultural Affairs; Theresa Park, Director, City of Lowell Office of Economic Development. |
The City of Lowell has come a long way since its founding as the first planned industrial city. While the 1970's were marked by boarded up mill buildings, in the last forty years Lowell has transformed itself into a model of successful revitalization of old mill cities in the Commonwealth. On Tuesday September 13th, the City of Lowell welcomed a delegation of seven representatives of Liverpool, England and the British Consulate of Boston. Lowell and Liverpool have a shared history of economic rise, fall and rise again; Liverpool in the 19th century was a prosperous city which handled 40 percent of the world's trade out of their city port. And in an effort to stay competitive and grow in the 21st century, the Liverpudlians sought out Lowell as a model of successful reinvention. The day started with a round table discussion between the Liverpool delegation, whose members included representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and small businesses, and Lowell's City Manager Bernie Lynch, Mayor James Milinazzo, Lowell Historical Park Superintendent Michael Creasey, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, U.S. Representative Niki Tsongas' District Director, Brian Martin, and Paul Marion, UMass Lowell's Executive Director of Community and Cultural Affairs. The dialogue highlighted Lowell's success with public/private partnerships which shaped the City's revitalization and preservation efforts. The CEO of Liverpool's Chamber of Commerce, Jack Stopforth, acknowledged its struggle to build strong public/private partnerships. Following the discussion, a bus tour of downtown showcased past and present projects, and businesses that are occupying what were once vacant buildings. The Liverpool delegation left impressed with Lowell's
accomplishments and hoped to apply Lowell's best practices at home. This was a great opportunity for both cities to learn more about how two once-booming industrial cities are navigating a new path into the 21st century. |
| GOV. PATRICK AT UTEC TOPPING-OFF CEREMONY | | | On September 20, 2011 Governor Deval Patrick visited the United Teen Equality Center to celebrate the topping-off of the steel structure that will be the first LEED Platinum-certified building in Lowell, and the oldest in the country. In 2006, UTEC purchased the historic St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Hurd Street, guaranteeing a permanent home for UTEC. Through state and federal capital, UTEC has been able to make $7.5 million worth of unique sustainable renovations of, and upgrades to, the building. The topping-off event celebrated the ongoing work on the new three floor addition to St. Paul's Church which will include a youth-run café that will be open to the general pubic and will highlight locally grown food. As well as conference and performance space, dedicated classrooms, and multi-media production facilities. The completion of this building will allow UTEC to double the number of youth served by their Workforce Development and Education programs.
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LOWELL BUSINESSES IN THE NEWS
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TRC, an environmental engineering, consulting, and construction management firm, headquartered at Wannalancit Mills in Lowell was selected by West Virginia's Department of Highways (DOH) to provide cultural resources, natural resources, bridge inspection, and engineering design services for transportation projects throughout the state. The contracts have an estimated maximum total value of $2.5 million. TRC has received five Engineering Excellence Awards in the past for work done for this client. You can learn more about TRC at their website.
Xenith  Congratulations to Xenith, who shipped their 100,000th football helmet since entering the market in 2009! Their unique, patented system called "Xenith Adaptive Head Protection" features an adaptive snug-fit system and adaptive air-cell shock absorbers, is found in their football helmets. In 2009, they introduced their first product with the Xenith Adaptive Head Protection, the X1 Football Helmet followed in 2011 by a more affordable version, the X2, which led to a significant increase in team and league purchases. Xenith reported a three-fold increase in unit sales from 2010 to 2011. To learn more about Xenith visit their website.
DIAGNOSISONE  DiagnosisONE, the clinical decision support and analytics company located at CrossPoint Towers, has announced they named Francis X. Campion, M.D., FACP, as its new vice president of clinical affairs. He will be responsible for the continued expansion of DiagnosisONE's vast library of evidence-based content, which provides patient-specific plans of treatment, order sets and analytics to healthcare providers. To learn more about DiagnosisONE please visit their website.
YMITTOS CANDLES Ymittos Candles has announced they will be providing candles for another major motion picture, Lincoln, which is set to be released sometime in 2012. The film is currently filming and is being directed by Steven Spielberg, and will feature Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sally Field in supporting roles. Ymittos Candles has been featured in many television dramas and Hollywood movies, including Pirates of the Caribbean. CITY OF LOWELL On Wednesday, October 26th the City of Lowell was recognized by Governor Deval Patrick administration for its effort to reduce its carbon footprint. This was presented at the fifth annual Leading by Example awards. The city of Lowell was one of four municipalities to receive the recognition. According the Department of Energy Resources, Lowell was recognized due to their $21 million energy-efficient project, which includes installation of solar panels throughout city building.
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| WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND INFO SESSION | | Greater Lowell employers and organizations interested in Workforce Training Fund grants are encouraged to attend an informational
seminar sponsored by the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Middlesex Community College on Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 8:30-10:30 AM, Middlesex Community College, Federal Building, 50 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA. Contact the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce at 978-459-8154 to register. More information on WTF programs is available at Mass.gov or from the Greater Lowell Workforce Investment Board at 978-805-4736. |
SAMUEL ADAMS -- BREWING THE AMERICAN DREAM
| | | Are you a food, beverage, or hospitality entrepreneur looking to start or expand your small business but don't have the capital? ACCION USA, the nation's leading non-profit micro-lender has teamed with Samuel Adams to help small food and beverage businesses gain access to capital and expert advice. The "Brewing the American Dream" program provides loans from $500 up to $25,000 for expansion, equipment, improvements, repairs and more. The program also provides financial and business education seminars and speed coaching events with experts in marketing and sales, PR, packaging, graphics, e-commerce and other crucial business matters. ACCION and Samuel Adams are on a mission to help small businesses succeed by making access to capital easier by offering competitive interest rates and by both helping clients improve their credit scores and by looking beyond them. The program has already helped Lowell restaurants like Two Hearts Café on Appleton Street, Delicias Bakery at Kearney Square, and Romeo and Juliet Café on South Street. For more information on the program visit, Samuel Adams' website or call 617-616-1582. To learn about ACCION USA visit their website. |
CELEBRATING IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS
| | Did you know that Latino and Asian businesses in the Commonwealth employ 50,000 people and generate more than $7 billion in sales? On October 21, 2011 Governor Deval Patrick acknowledged the importance of immigrant entrepreneurs in the Commonwealth and proclaimed October 14, 2011 through November 14, 2011 as the first "Immigrant Entrepreneurship Month". At the event Dr. Marcia Hohn, director of Public Education Institute at the Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (ILC) highlighted how immigrant entrepreneurs are key to our Commonwealth's economy with everything from high-tech companies that provide ample job opportunities and drive innovation throughout the state to storefront businesses that revitalize neighborhoods. The City of Lowell, with its long history of immigration resulting in a diverse ethnic mix, seeks to support immigrant entrepreneurs as a critical part of its economic development strategy. The ILC will be presenting "The Role of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Strengthening the U.S. Economy", on November 17th, 2011 at 10:00 AM, at Babson College. To learn more about "Immigrant Entrepreneurship Month" and the event visit ilctr.org . |
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT INITIATIVE
| | On September 10th city officials and residents of the Back Central neighborhood celebrated the kick-off for Back Central of the City Manager's Neighborhood Impact Initiative. Beginning in 2009, the initiative unites city departments to address neighborhood-specific infrastructure, code compliance, business development, public safety, housing, and traffic. At the kick-off, at St. Anthony's Parish Hall, residents discussed neighborhood issues with various city departments. The residents' concerns ranged from traffic and parking to a desire to see improvements at Hudson Rotary Park and Newhall Street. The attendees also discussed code and housing enforcement, business assistance, and better access to the Gallagher Terminal from the neighborhood. Funded primarily through the Community Block Grant, the city's concentrated effort has seen positive results in Centralville and the Lower Highlands, and expects similar success in the Back Central neighborhood. For information about past Neighborhood Impact Initiative events visit the City Manager's Blog .
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