THE PRINT EDITION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
Small Businesses in Boston Seaport
Organic Bath Co. co-founder Gianne Doherty stocks her new shop.
by Rick Winterson
B
oston Seaport and its primary developer, WS Development, are making a concerted effort to attract and publicize small businesses. You might think that’s unusual. After all, WS Development’s Boston
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Seaport is not only the largest single development in Boston’s history, it has already attracted big, nationally known tenants such as L.L. Bean and ShowPlace Icon Theatre. But please read on. Small businesses are actually a major part of what we’ll call “the A merican scene”. A quick statistic for you: Somewhere bet ween 50% and 60% of working Americans – over half of us – are employed by or own their small businesses. Actually, small business enterprises are the economic heartbeat of our nation, just as watchmakers are in Switzerland and the Mittelstand is in Germany. To this end, WS Development has sponsored a number of shops and small enter pr i se s a long Se apor t Boulevard and in the Green
“It was wonderful to see one of my former kindergarten students, Katelyn Coe. I was touched that she still remembered me after all these years. It is a tremendous privilege to get a chance to see former students after they left school and have all grown up. I am so proud of her success as a Boston Police Officer. It is great to see her giving back to the South Boston community”, Mrs. Susan Connolly, Grade K2A Teacher at South Boston Catholic Academy…
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