In Boston, the CommonWealth Kitchen has cooked up a successful model of community economic development by incubating businesses in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Crucially, financial profit was not the main goal but the real rewards might be invaluable.
More than 50 food-focused small businesses can rest easier this week as their shared facility on Quincy Street – Commonwealth Kitchen – announced its $7 million acquisition of the building, while also beginning a $4 million capital campaign for expansion. Jen Faigel, Commonwealth Kitchen’s executive director, told the Reporter the purchase of the former Bornstein and Pearl