As the regional business chamber for western Massachusetts and beyond, we exist to champion local business growth and catalyze thriving communities. Expanding commerce around MGM Springfield seems to check both boxes,\u201d Creed added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
She explained that the economic development plan \u201cis another resource in Springfield\u2019s toolkit for attracting potential developers, spurring investment, and, ultimately, generating positive growth throughout our region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Updated<\/h2>\n Last week, city officials explained the development plan to apparently sympathetic members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Though still early in the process, the plan may encourage mixed-use development, with buildings having ground-floor retail tenants and residences in upper floors.<\/p>\n
The commission met in Springfield as it focused on local gaming and related issues. Springfield Chief Development Officer Timothy Sheehan said the plan will require multiple steps and focuses on development near the casino.<\/p>\n
One building that is being considered for development is the Old First Church at Court Square, now owned by the city. It could house residences and somehow be connected to art and culture, Sheehan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to imagine the potential on a lot of those buildings you mentioned as foreclosed upon and the neighborhood around it,\u201d commission member Enrique Zuniga was quoted by MassLive<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is growing enthusiasm for a planned economic development district involving multiple city blocks around the MGM Springfield gaming property. The planned downtown district in Massachusetts\u2019 third-largest city is now marked by many older buildings which are often vacant, foreclosed upon, or require significant investment to reduce blight. As envisioned, the city will encourage revitalization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":128997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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