With a big resort casino coming to Springfield, Massachusetts in a few years, the city council wants to make sure small business owners don’t get lost in the shuffle.
Springfield City Councilor Kateri Walsh will chair the newly created ad hoc Neighborhood Business Development Committee. She said it will look into issues small businesses may have with the upcoming three-year reconstruction of I-91 as well as the MGM casino.
"There is so much attention on the casino we want to make sure our small businesses know we appreciate them and if they have issues concerning facades or grants or CDBG we can help them with it," Walsh said.
The new committee includes business owners, small business consultants, and two state legislators from Springfield.
