The three-year-old Main South Business Association is helping small companies in one of Worcester’s most culturally diverse neighborhood overcome unique obstacles
MSBA brings together businesses in the neighborhood to share knowledge and resources and create a coalition to advocate for the community’s interests. I
Main South art installation latest in movement to spruce up business corridor
“I love Main South,” the large, colorful installation reads, with a heart symbolizing the word love.
The project was funded by a state grant awarded to the Regional Environmental Council in 2020.
The REC, a city nonprofit that works to increase access to healthy foods, partnered with multiple groups on the project, including the Main South Business Association.
“We want to put out the message, Together, we’re stronger,’” Laura Perez-Garcia, president of the association, said Tuesday.
Main South business leaders partner with state for business association
Perez-Garcia, owner of Voltage Fashion Boutique at 834 Main St., is one of several local business leaders who’ve partnered with the state to get a business association going.