Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the City is projecting a sharp drop in certain revenue streams.
The city will issue forgivable loans to small businesses that collectively employ about 600 people.
The hearing will be held on June 24.
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Businesses that did not receive funding have been put on a waitlist.
The typical 4-6-week permitting process now takes hours, and the City Council is expected to waive permit requirements for outdoor seating.
Once safety was addressed, City staff and officials also worked to eliminate red tape.
After a week of consulting with local business representatives, barbers and salons were allowed to reopen with tighter health guidelines.
Over the past week, the City’s Economic Development team held a virtual forum for salon and barbershop owners in the city.
“We want to make sure one, whatever we do we’re ensuring public health and safety first,” said Curtatone.
City officials said this week they are operating on a more cautious schedule than the statewide plan announced by Gov. Charlie Baker.
The retailer had been struggling in recent years, and the coronavirus derailed plans for its successful Madewell brand's IPO.
Formlabs said it is producing up to 150,000 nasal swabs a day to help the medical community address supply chain shortages.
The state AG's office has received over 100 complaints about the company, which is still charging members during the coronavirus crisis.
We asked local businesses to update their status and created a handy guide from their responses.
We're publishing a simple open-or-closed directory for Somerville businesses. Here's how to get listed.
The dispensary estimates it can make upwards of 200 gallons of hand sanitizer a week to donate to Massachusetts hospitals.
Health officials are issuing an order to shut down all hair salons, barber shops, nail salons and other similar businesses.
Mass closures have many small business owners facing a bitter choice: take on debt or try to weather an uncertain storm.
The coronavirus crisis is hammering small businesses across the country, like a T-shirt maker in Somerville.
Staples Connect, which opened on Middlesex Avenue Wednesday, offers co-working, podcasting and community event spaces.
A new report shows where Somerville ranks among about 2,500 cities across the U.S., including many in Massachusetts.
The city put forth three possibilities for the vacant site at a meeting in June. Here's how residents responded.
One of the shops could open within the next six months.
State: Employers have cheated workers out of over $200,000 in five years
DeSalvio spent five years at the head of Encore and oversaw the development and opening of the casino.
The city announced Thursday it intends to sign host agreements with three businesses. Here's where they have been proposed.
The retailer will close this fall after nearly 40 years.
The store is one of four Massachusetts locations set to close in the coming months.
The mixed-use building will provide advanced lab space and open space, as well as first-floor retail and space for community arts use.
Officials say traffic, infrastructure data collected in years prior to June 23 opening to be compared to new data gathered over long-term.
The class action lawsuit accuses the newly opened casino of cheating blackjack players and failing to fully pay out slot winnings.
The $2.6 billion gambling, hotel and entertainment complex brings Las Vegas opulence to the unlikeliest of places: Everett. Will it work?
The CIA-backed company, founded in Somerville 10 years ago, was acquired by a New York-based venture capital firm.
The company is not appealing the decision.
Also, last call for customers on the gambling floor will be extended until 4 a.m., the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted.
The announcement comes days after the two casino giants acknowledged they were in talks on a would-be stunning transaction.
Wynn Resorts may sell Encore Boston Harbor to MGM after a $35 million fine over its handling of misconduct claims against Steve Wynn.
For those unwilling to cross the picket lines during the Stop & Shop strike, here are some other options nearby.