Some New Bedford Businesses Growing Despite Pandemic [OPINION]
Mayor Jon Mitchell and his economic development team have been working on growing jobs and the city's economy despite the strong headwinds of COVID-19.
The seaside city of New Bedford has been hit as hard, if not harder, than most communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Mitchell has done more than most local leaders to deal specifically with the virus – including a Roosevelt New Deal-esque move to convert two mothballed healthcare facilities into COVID-19 hospitals for his residence.
There will be a world after COVID-19 has passed.
With the future in mind, the Mitchell Administration has been working to grow private capital investment and encourage the creation of wealth and jobs in the Whaling City. There are now three serious proposals in front of the New Bedford City Council for approval.