Saxonville Floodgate Murals Completed! Pass by the Sudbury River to Enjoy the Neighborhood and the Public Art Celebrating It
The Sudbury River Floodgate murals are complete and available for public viewing in Saxonville. The public art project was organized by Sax Art to support local artists and to highlight the Sudbury River’s importance to Framingham. You can read more about this project and the artists – Mia Cross and Lena McCarthy – in this article from the July Choose Framingham newsletter.
Funding Available Through New Framingham MicroEnterprise Fund
The Community Development office of City of Framingham has initiated a new MicroEnterprise fund using federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) resources. The fund makes grants of up to $5,000 available to eligible businesses who would like to grow and are located in Framingham. Funds can be used for start-up expenses or business expansion, including purchasing equipment or renovating space.
Eligible businesses are those that employ five or fewer employees, including the business owner, and meet income eligibility. Eligibility requirements can be found in the online application at https://www.framinghamma.gov/3364/Business-Assistance. Applications are due by 5:00 pm on February 9, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Framingham’s Community Development office via email at [email protected].
Framingham Releases New Business Diversity Collection
Framingham’s Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) and the City of Framingham released its new Business Diversity Collection earlier this month. The goal of the collection, which is available at the Choose Framingham website, is to strengthen and support Framingham businesses owned by people from a variety of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds as well as genders and sexual orientations. Businesses from around the City were invited to submit their information to become a part of the collection.
The collection is meant to act as a resource for members of the community seeking to support diverse businesses and employers. Businesses who are interested in being part of the directory can still participate - they should fill out an online form. To be included in the collection, businesses are required to be located in Framingham and to be BIPOC-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, owned by a member of the LBGTQ+ Community, and/or owned by an individual or individuals with a disability. All submissions are voluntary.
2021 was the year where the world began to adjust to a ‘new normal.’ Businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals were able to take advantage of public and private sector opportunities to help them get back on their feet after a tumultuous 2020. Below, we’ve outlined some of Framingham’s important economic development and business stories that we highlighted in the Choose Framingham newsletter during the last twelve months.
