The City of Methuen has been awarded $80,766 to have a local taxi service help with deliveries from food pantries and provide transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies and public transit stations for seniors, individuals with disabilities, veterans and low-income households. The money is part of $2.5 million in grants awarded to 47 communities, […]
By Sam Bonacci
Several Central Massachusetts firms are among the recipients of nearly $4.5 million in grants from MassDevelopment aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of taxi and livery services in the face of the evolving for-hire transportation market.
The 85 grants from the Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program will support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations (New England Livery Association and The Transportation Alliance), according to the Thursday release from MassDevelopment. The grants will be used to improve competitiveness and enhance safety capabilities, according to MassDevelopment.
Included in those grants are several Central Massachusetts companies: