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HRA hears roundup of downtown development activity; local businesses and small developers win state funding
3585472 · May 20, 2025
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Summary
Staff reported several downtown development items: a consultant’s innovation-district report is circulating, Lynn Sweet helped multiple projects secure state support, and a downtown property owner (Linemen/174) received an HDIP award of about $979,000.
HRA staff closed the April 16 meeting with brief updates on downtown development activity and community-led planning efforts.
Staff said they would share a consultant’s report on an innovation-district concept for downtown Holyoke prepared by a local researcher (identified as Jacob Allen in…
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