Business park in New Bedford could create 1,000 jobs
From southcoasttoday.com
NEW BEDFORD — The city and MassDevelopment plan to convert a 100-acre section of the Whaling City Golf Course into a 1.3 million-square-foot business park that could create at least 1,000 jobs. The golf course would downsize to a 9-hole course, which was its original size in 1920.
The city targeted the course because of its sufficient acreage and access to highways, rails and airpor
“The part that we’re building on is not protected park land,” Mitchell said.
The park could produce $2 million annually in property tax.
The projected cost for the project is $12 million. Funding, in part, is expected to come from land sales and state and federal funding. MassDevelopment announced a $300,000 grant during the press conference.