massachusetts - City Of Lawrence

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A Business & Community Guide
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Lawrence City Hall • 200 Common Street • Lawrence, MA 01840 • www.cityoflawrence.com
Community Development Department • 147 Haverhill Street • Lawrence, MA 01840 • 978.620.3517
GREETINGS
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s the Mayor of the Great City
of Lawrence, I am pleased to
share with you information about
our dynamic city.
Our City is strategically located
in the center of the Merrimack Valley.
Lawrence is located just 26 miles north of
Boston, serviced by both Route 495 and Route 93. This coupled
with our Transportation Center offering direct rail service to
downtown Boston along with our Municipal Airport opens the
doors to business and investment.
Our historic mill buildings along the Merrimack River
offer accessible office space and adaptable mix-used development
at reasonable rates. We offer a diverse high quality labor force
throughout our planned downtown.
There is no better place than the City of Lawrence to invest.
Lawrence is designated as a Federal Renewal Community, which
allows for significant tax incentives and assistance for your business. The City of Lawrence offers a multitude of local incentives
including our Storefront Improvement
Program which can provide up to
$40K for façade improvement to
your property.
As Lawrence moves into the future,
businesses will benefit from our renewed
commitment to infrastructure including
parks, schools, bridges and water system
along with a new sense of genuine leadership which is recognized as welcoming and
accessible to all.
Come see for yourself; Lawrence is a
great place to work, live and do business!
No need to knock, our doors are open for
you!
Your Friend,
William Lantigua
Mayor William Lantigua
LAWRENCE DEMOGR APHICS
Population 70,014 (2008)* • Labor Force: 30,233 (2009)* • Unemployment Rate: 16.8 (2009)* • Land area: 6.97 square miles • Government: Mayor; council
Population per square mile: 10,059 (2008)* • Median age: 29.5 (US Census 2000) • Total Housing Units: 25, 601 (US Census 2000)
Median Household Income: 27,983 (US Census 2000) • Average Single Family Tax Bill: $2,269 (2009)* – *Source: Mass. Dept. Rev.
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omo alcalde de la gran ciudad de Lawrence, es un
placer compartir con usted información sobre nuestra
dinámica ciudad.
Nuestra ciudad está estratégicamente localizada en
el centro del Valle de Merrimack. Lawrence queda a penas
26 millas al norte de Boston, con acceso fácil a la ruta 495 y la
ruta 93. Este acceso junto con el Centro de Transportación que
ofrece servicio de tren directamente al centro de Boston, y nuestro
aeropuerto principal, abre las puertas a oportunidades de negocio e
inversiones.
Nuestros edificios históricos junto al Río Merrimack ofrecen
espacio de oficina accesible y desarrollo de espacio adaptable para
uso-mixto a precios razonables. Ofrecemos una fuerza laborable de
alto calibre y diversa a través del centro de la ciudad.
No hay mejor lugar que la ciudad de Lawrence para invertir.
Lawrence ha sido designada por el gobierno federal como
Comunidad de Renovación, lo cual nos permite ofrecer significantes incentivos de impuestos y asistencia para su negocio. La
Ciudad de Lawrence ofrece una multitud de incentivos locales, incluyendo nuestro programa de mejoras de fachadas
(Storefront Improvement Program), cual puede proveer
hasta cuarenta mil dólares ($40,000.00) para el mejoramiento de la fachada de su propiedad.
A medida que Lawrence se mueve hacia el futuro, los negocios
se beneficiarán de nuestro compromiso con la infraestructura
incluyendo parques, escuelas, puentes, y el sistema de agua junto a
un verdadero liderazgo que es reconocido como acogedor y
accesible a todos.
¡Venga a ver por si mismo, Lawrence es un gran lugar para
trabajar, vivir y hacer negocios! No hay necesidad de llamar,
nuestras puertas están abiertas para usted!
Su amigo,
William Lantigua, Alcade
William Lantigua, Alcalde
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Business Development & Incentives
Lawrence has a rich history of innovation and
civic commitment. Utilization of the city’s EPA
Brownfields Grant Program, the Storefront
Improvement Program, the federal tax
deduction Renewal
Community Initiatives and redevelopment of the City’s
historic mills for
residential and commercial projects, are
just a few examples
of the City’s focus on
readapting resources
and creating a greener future for residents and
businesses alike. Lawrence offers numerous
other advantages for business development, such
as a motivated, educated workforce; affordable
commercial real estate; a collaborative business
community; plus numerous public and privately
funded financial incentives.
The Community Development and Planning Departments welcome new businesses and
are committed to doing all they can to assist
entrepreneurs providing information about
available commercial and industrial space as
well as programs at federal, state and local levels.
The Community Development and Planning
Departments can also facilitate and coordinate
necessary permits and provide technical help in
project development.
Driven by private industry as well as local government initiatives, Lawrence is a hub
for green business. Enel North America and Solectria Renewables are well positioned in the growing
alternative energy sector, and Powerhouse markets green modular homes. Local non-profit Lawrence Community Works leads the field in the development of green affordable housing, and Groundwork Lawrence has
reclaimed alleyways and vacant lots for community gardens and has reestablished the weekly farmers
market downtown.
Massachusetts Innovation Center, LLC
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Illustration courtesy of Coldham & Hartman Architects
Development Opportunities
Lawrence’s historic mills offer prime opportunities for both business and residential development. For businesses, these sites offer benefits
such as excellent highway access and other
transportation possibilities, improvements in
telecommunications and other infrastructure,
competitive lease rates and flexible terms, and
historic charm.
Today's rising cost of fuel coupled with a
desire to "go green" makes Lawrence an attractive place for employees and residents because
of the city's walkability and excellent public
transportation resources. The redeveloped mills
offer an attractive, urban environment with
historic character where one can live and work
within walking or bicycling distance of shopping, dining and the city's new train station.
Business Incentives
Renewal Community Program
Chosen by HUD as one of 40 National Urban
Renewal Communities, Lawrence has target
areas designated for renewal, providing businesses with substantial federal tax deduction
incentives to invest in the city. Lawrence
receives regulatory relief and tax breaks which
help local businesses provide more jobs and
promote community revitalization including:
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Lawrence CommunityWorks’ Union Crossing project will transform a
former textile mill along the Merrimack River into a mixed-use
development to include family and workforce housing, commercial
space and community facilities. A 3.1 million dollar public and private
investment has been made to construct the North Canal Bridge which
will improve traffic flow. And a 2.7 million dollar investment has been
made to create the Spicket River Greenway – a 1.5 mile walkway
connecting six existing parks, starting at Manchester Street Park and
ending at the new Oxford Park, is expected to open in Spring 2012.
Following up on its recent Brownfields
grant successes, Lawrence was awarded an additional $150,000 in EPA cleanup grant funds for
the former Lawrence Thermal Conversion Facility at 85 Manchester Street. Also known as the
Covanta Site, this property has a long industrial
history dating back to the 1800s, including use
as an icehouse, power generation and manufacturing facility, and railroad yard. With this EPA
cleanup funding, the City has developed this site
from a Brownfields to a Greenfield, has redeveloped the property into a neighborhood park.
Wage Credits
Work Opportunity Credits
Welfare to Work Credits
Commercial Revitalization
Deductions
Environmental Cleanup Cost
Deductions
Section 179 Deductions
0% capital gains
Bond Financing
Qualified businesses that hire local residents
and invest or operate in commercial property
located within these areas are entitled to
special federal tax deductions, credits and
capital gains exclusions.
From Brownfields to Greenfields
The federal Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) Brownfields Program empowers communities such as Lawrence to assess, safely clean up
and sustainably reuse areas known as Brownfields. A Brownfields site is property contaminated by pollutants or hazardous substance, which
make redevelopment expensive and potentially
dangerous. Applicants can apply for competitive
EPA grants to help fund assessment and cleanup
of Brownfields, and turning the sites back into
safe, viable and valuable sites for development.
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BUSINESS
SOLUTIONS
GATEWAY PROJECT
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ocated within Lawrence’s Renewal Community District (where businesses have
access to special tax incentives totaling $12M), the Gateway Project utilizes private
and public investments to revitalize the city’s downtown residential, commercial and
industrial centers. The Gateway contains 12M square feet of cost-effective space
along the Merrimack River and Canal District. The Gateway offers space for artists,
shops and businesses, with easy access to transportation and plentiful parking.
Small Business Revolving Loan Fund:
provides loans from $5 - $50K for small businesses.
www.mvpc.org
Section 108 Financing: used for larger
public projects: Financing can reach several
million dollars.
Workforce Training Initiatives:
The Mass. Dept. of Workforce Development
offers grants up to $250K to train and re-train
employees, including technical skill development and English as a Second Language.
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Storefront Improvement Program:
provides up to 75% of the funding for businesses to improve their facades and signage (up to
$40,000 in grants). Current projects on Essex
Street and Broadway have been very successful.
Massachusetts Economic
Development Incentive Program:
allows companies within an Economic
Opportunity Area that have projects which
retain or create jobs and create additional tax
value in that property to qualify for state and
municipal tax incentives.
Site Location Assistance: companies
looking to locate in Lawrence can quickly
access the city’s network of property owners
and marketers.
www.merrimackvalleymeansbusiness.com
Best Retail Practices: this program assists
small retailers, restaurants and storefront service
businesses with professional consultant technical
advice in the areas of store and restaurant
design, window and merchandise displays,
signage, and cost-effective marketing tips.
For more information about Renewal
Community Initiatives and other
development opportunities contact:
Community Development Department
147 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
978.620.3516
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Merrimack Valley Economic
Development Council (MVEDC) is a
private, non-profit organization whose mission
is to advance the economic interests of the
Merrimack Valley communication and cooperation between the public and private sectors.
The Council provides a forum for private and
public sector leaders to address current issues
and challenges collaboratively.
www.merrimackvalley.info
ValleyWorks Career Center, the premier
One-Stop Career Center, serves businesses and
job seekers in the Merrimack Valley. Its mission
is to “build and promote workforce potential to
support regional business growth and economic
prosperity.”
www.valleyworks.cc
Merrimack Valley Chamber of
Commerce is the largest business-to-business
network in the Merrimack Valley with over
1,100 members. Benefits of joining the
Chamber are networking opportunities;
professional development programs; government affairs and legislative contact; insurance,
services, discounts & referrals; small business
programs, trade shows and workshops; and
human resource support. The Chamber also
assists with business development resources.
www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
The Merrimack Valley Planning
Commission (MVPC) is a public, nonprofit
organization that functions as a regional
planning agency serving fifteen communities
in Northeastern Massachusetts, including
Lawrence. The MVPC’s mission is to “support
the orderly growth of the region as a desirable
place to live and work.”
www.mvpc.org
Merrimack
Valley Means
Business
MVMB is a regionwide collaborative
project that resulted in an award-winning website instrumental
in creating new business and retaining existing
business in the Merrimack region. This searchable, web-based database of business and parcel
land inventory is the only comprehensive, fieldbased inventory of businesses in Massachusetts.
This site is updated on a monthly basis plus
annual surveys. A total of approximately 11,600
businesses and 500 locations for sale or lease are
accessible through this application.
www.mvmb.biz
The Merrimack Valley Workforce
Investment Board is a key player in the
economic growth and competitiveness of the
region. This collaborative is a predominately
private-sector volunteer board of business,
government, and community leaders mandated
to create a workforce development system that
meets the needs of employers for qualified
workers and to expand employment opportunities for residents.
www.mvwib.org
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Photo courtesy of Pacific Mills “All things Sicillian”
Photo courtesy of Heritage Place
Washington Mills - Photo by Porter Gifford
THE M A N Y MILLS
of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Andrea Management Corporation offers
7 floors of premiere Art Studio space, located
just 3 minutes from Route 495, five minutes
from Route 93 and one half hour from Boston.
The mill features historic architecture, large
windows & wide bays, 24-hour access, on-site
management.
For more info call 978-687-1331
Pacific Mills Industrial
Complex offers mill style brick construction,
close to routes 495, 95, 93 and downtown,
light manufacturing space, ground level and
upper levels available, freight elevators, docks,
high power available, ceiling heights up to 1516’, heated, sprinkler and fire alarmed, ample
parking, secure facility on 6+ acres. Pacific Mills
also has large warehouse spaces available, with a
minimum rental of 2000 sq. ft.
www.pacificmillscomplex.com
Washington Mills
Washington Mills Building (“WM”) is a
newly renovated 200,000 sf mill, home to 155
loft-style apartments in the heart of Lawrence’s
historic district. WM is located within walking distance of Essex Street and the newly
opened Patricia McGovern Transportation
Center. Completed by Architectural Heritage
Foundation (www.ahfboston.com) and Banc of
America Community Development Corporation. This $40 million investment brings an
exciting new housing opportunity to greater
Lawrence, infusing the downtown with new
residents and activity. Washington Mills leveraged public and private investment to build on
the neighborhood’s existing assets and create a
residential community that is distinctly urban
and historic in character. The development
also supports community goals that include
preservation, housing, economic development
and smart growth. www.wmlofts.com
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Washington Mills – Photo by Susan Welch
Lawrence is a city willing to invest in its future and eager to help new businesses take root and grow.
The Architectural Heritage
Foundation seeks
to inspire communities
and strengthen cultural,
environmental and
economic vitality.
ARCHITECTURAL
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Architectural Heritage Foundation
(AHF) is an innovative not-for-profit who
collaborates with profit organizations who
specializes in preservation and revitalization to develop historic structures and
spaces. AHF has transformed a number
of significant historic sites in the city of
Lawrence, including:
Washington Mills Building Number 1 –
as one of the largest single private investments
in downtown Lawrence, transformation of this
building included changing a 240,000 sq ft,
former textile mill into 155 residential live/
work units.
Pemberton Mill - one of the architectural
gems of the North Canal Historic District, this
mill features elegant proportions and detail finishes not seen in the more utilitarian structures
in the district. Because of its distinctiveness
and prominent location, the Pemberton Mill
lends itself to a high profile reuse, including a
boutique hotel.
www.ahfboston.com
HERITAGE PLACE:
A Merrimack Valley Crown Jewel
Heritage Place in Lawrence is a completely
renovated 300,000-square-foot commercial
facility that is home to a diverse roster of businesses. This historic mill building owned and
managed by Ozzy Properties of North Andover
has proven to be a boon to a range of businesses
seeking to grow throughout the region.
Heritage Place is home to software companies,
environmental engineers, social service agencies,
computer animators, web site designers, professional groups, electronic engineers, and medical
offices in a wide variety of office sizes. The
building features a two-story atrium, oversized
windows and 16-foot ceilings, plus on-site food
service, a day care facility, free on-site parking
and separate loading access. Heritage Place also
offers excellent highway access to Interstate 495
and Interstate 93.
Heritage Place affords tenants numerous state
incentives to reduce taxes and provide a lower
occupancy cost. Another advantage is a tax increment financing agreement between Heritage
Place and the city of Lawrence, which stabilizes
tax increases for 13 years. Heritage Place also
benefits from various federal economic incentive programs, such as being located in a Renewal Communities and Urban Empowerment
Zone, which assists with federal grants, tax
incentives, and partnerships with government,
for-profit and non-profit entities.
www.ozzyproperties.com
THE HISTORIC
PACIFIC MILLS
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Massachusetts Innovation Center, LLC
–The Wood Worsted Mill
MassInnovation is redeveloping the former
Wood Worsted Woolen Mill, the city’s largest
original mill building which was once hailed as
the “eighth wonder of the world.” With almost
30 acres under one roof, the historic mill will
become “Monarch on the Merrimack” (www.
monarchlofts.com). This planned mixed-use,
eco-luxury community features lofts, views,
history and opportunities to live, work and
play, all in one location. The mill’s occupants
will include residential, retail, and commercial
tenants.
www.massinnovation.com
Strategically located along the banks of the Merrimack River and the
North Canal Offering Excellent Access to Routes 495, 95, 93 and 114
The Affordable Business Option
Housing a Variety of Office, Manufacturing & Distribution Tenants,
Pacific Mills offers Business Owners Key opportunities for
Development and Growth
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Maintenance Staff
24/7 Tenant Access
Large Bays
Large Windows
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Freight Elevators
Tailboard Docks
High Power
On Site Parking
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3,000 -74,000 square feet
Immediate Occupancy
Secure
Excellent Rates & Terms
300 Canal Street • Lawrence, MA 0184 • 978-686-4191
www.pacificmills.com • email: [email protected]
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LIVING IN LAWRENCE
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The community leaders of Lawrence are
creative, innovative and collaborative in making
their city a better place to live as well as work.
At the grassroots level, the city has twelve
different neighborhood associations, a community-policing program and several community
development corporations.
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Lawrence’s restaurants and
shops reflect the city’s
multicultural and artistic flavors.
Diners can savor everything
from Irish comfort food to pizza
to Italian and more! Both in
downtown Essex Street and in
revitalized mills, such as the
historic Cotton Weaving House
in the Canal District, shoppers
can explore antique shops,
custom clothing boutiques,
art galleries, even chocolatiers…
• Cafe Azteca
• Claddagh Restaurant & Tavern
• Inaka Japanese Restaurant
• Yokohama Japanese Steak
House • Italian Kitchen
Joe’s Landing Cafe • Salvatore’s
• Ye Olde Pepper Companie
• Mill City Gourmet
• Bali’s Tropical Café
Tripoli Bakery • Canal Street
Antiques • Absolutely Iris
• Middle East Bakery
• Gallery 181
• Terra Luna Café
• Santo Domingo Bakery
Veterans Memorial Stadium is a newly
renovated 9,000-seat stadium located adjacent
to the new Lawrence High School. The venue
originally opened in 1927. It is currently the
home field for the Lawrence High School
Lancers plus the Central Catholic High School
Raiders, Outdoor Track, and Lady Raiders
Lacrosse teams.
Groundwork Lawrence is non-profit
environmental organization established through
a partnership between the EPA, National Park
Service, and the City of Lawrence. The group is
contracted by the city for design and construction management services for capital improvements of city parks and public spaces, including
plantings, signage, playground and park equipment, clean-up and more.
www.groundworklawrence.org
Lawrence CommunityWorks is a nonprofit community development corporation
dedicated to the sustained economic and
physical revitalization of Lawrence. CommunityWorks is committed to grassroots community organizing and family strengthening as
well as to community renewal and has major
programs in youth development, family asset
building, affordable housing and open space
development and community planning.
www.lcworks.org
CULTURE
Live Lawrence! is a partnership of businesses, non-profits and government that unites the
City’s key cultural institutions, local artists and
performers in a series of performances at the
Lawrence Farmers Market, events called Traveling Cafes, and a signature event called Canal
IllumiNations. The performances are familyoriented and designed to attract new audiences
from surrounding communities, bring new
consumers to local businesses, and capture and
preserve the community’s diversity.
www.livelawrence.org
Now in its 14th season, Lawrence-based
New England Civic Ballet is a community
arts endeavor that provides children and young
adults a chance to perform in professional ballet
productions. NECB enhances the greater Merrimack Valley’s cultural scene while supporting our
young people’s talents and accomplishments.
www.newenglandcivicballet.org
Photo courtesy of “Live Lawrence”
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Essex Art Center
Founded in 1993, this non-profit organization
that seeks “to inspire and nurture the diverse
artistic potential of the
Greater Lawrence Community through classroom
exploration and gallery
exhibitions.”
www.essexartcenter.com
Lawrence History
Center
The Lawrence History
Center was founded in 1978 to collect and preserve documents and artifacts pertaining to the
city of Lawrence. The Center currently archives
the business and planning records of the Essex
Company (that founded Lawrence), thousands
of historic photographs, over 700 oral histories,
and numerous other local records and
documents from individuals and businesses.
www.lawrencehistorycenter.org
Lawrence embraces its
multicultural heritage and
diversity through annual
celebrations
• Semana Hispana: A celebration of Latino Heritage.
• Bread And Roses Festival: A celebration of Lawrence’s diversity and its labor history.
• Feast Of The Three Saints: More than 60,000 people attend this annualweekend-long event, which kicks off with a free concert every year.
• Lawrence Celebration Regatta:
A variety of race categories over a four-lane, 1000-meter course on the beautiful
Merrimack River. Watch national rowing
competitors compete while enjoying food, games, exhibits and more.
• Irish Cultural Festival & Essay Contest
Month of March. Historical & cultural
preservation, food, dance and music.
Lawrence’s New High School - Photo by Robert Benson
EDUCATION
Preparing Our Students For Success!
The Lawrence Public School District is comprised of 16 elementary schools,
a high school and an alternative school that educate about 12,000 students from
pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Lawrence High School
Completed in 2007, Lawrence’s $110M
high school campus is the single largest high
school built in Massachusetts. It features six
four-story buildings and architecture that
echoes the city’s historic mills and industrial
heritage. The campus offers 187 classrooms,
a 200-seat library and media center, a
Performing Arts Center, 4 on-site childcare
centers, a comprehensive health center, a
1,000-seat cafeteria, and a 3,400-seat field
house next to the newly renovated Lawrence
Memorial Veteran’s Stadium.
In addition to this cutting-edge facility,
Lawrence High School boasts one of the
nation’s most progressive curriculum plans,
designed to create a sense of community
plus a successful, college-bound student
body. Students study in one of six, small
thematic high schools, each with its own
building, faculty, and administration plus
specialized instruction, technology and
resources to prepare students for college in
their chosen field.
www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/lhs/
The Community Day Charter
School was founded by a group of staff,
parents and board members from Community Day Care, Inc., a private, non-profit
corporation established in 1969. There is
a strong focus on individualized attention
and meeting the needs of students who may
require language or other learning modification. www.cdcps.org
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Lawrence Family Development Charter
School (LFDCS) was founded in 1995 by a
coalition of Hispanic parents and community
leaders.The founders wanted to provide an
alternative that supported language and cultural
values important to families in the community.
www.lfdcs.org
Esperanza Academy School of Hope, is
a tuition-free school that creates an enriched
environment fostering individual success and
community commitment for 5th through
8th grade girls from Lawrence. The Academy
provides a quality education in the Episcopal
tradition, welcoming girls of diverse faiths,
races and cultures.
www.esperanzaacademy.org
Bellesini Academy is a private, independent
Catholic middle school dedicated to
providing a quality, scholarship education to
boys from limited financial means living in
Lawrence. The mission of the school is to provide an academically challenging and
highly structured environment that develops
the potential for each student to succeed in
competitive secondary schools and colleges.
www.bellesiniacademy.org
Colleges & Universities
In addition to Cambridge College and Northern Essex Community
College located in Lawrence, students have access to numerous
institutions located throughout greater Boston.
Cambridge College began
in 1971 as an institution for
working adults that did not
have ready access to quality
higher education. Today this fully accredited College offers more than 9,000 students
the chance to earn bachelors, masters, and
post-masters degrees in education, counseling,
management, and human services. A doctoral
degree in Education is also offered.
Cambridge College provides an environment
where adults can further their education and
advance their careers by offering an atmosphere that values diversity, a 3-term academic schedule, weekend/evening classes, low
student-to-faculty ratios, collaborative learning,
a curriculum that balances theory and practice,
a practitioner faculty, distance learning options,
and affordable tuition. Cambridge College has
its Main Campus in Cambridge and complete
Regional Centers in Springfield and Lawrence.
www.cambridgecollege.edu
Northern Essex
Community College is
a public, 2-year college that
educates over 15,000 full and
part time students each year. The college has 3
campuses: one in Lawrence, one in Haverhill
plus an extension campus in Lawrence. NECC
offers comprehensive programs of study leading
to the Associate in Arts or Science degrees or
Certificates of program completion. Its goal is to
provide students with the necessary skills to successfully transition to a baccalaureate programs
at another institution or directly to the business,
industrial and professional workforce.
NECC offers a low-cost, high-quality educational
opportunity to a diverse student body. Benefits
are excellent facilities, strong academic support
services and a dynamic student activity program,
dedicated faculty, plus flexible scheduling and
individualized pace. Currently, the college is constructing an Allied Health & Technology Center
opening in 2011. www.necc.mass.edu
The University of Massachusetts Lowell
(UML) is a fully accredited, 4-year public
university that offers 15 doctoral, 29 master’s
and 38 bachelor’s degree programs in science,
engineering, health, humanities, social sciences,
fine arts, education and management. Signature programs include sound recording technology, plastics engineering, economic and social
development of regions, and community health
and sustainability. Internationally recognized
for excellence in science and engineering,
UML is a leader in nanotechnology, nanomanufacturing, biomanufacturing, bioinformatics
and advanced materials.
UML’s 6,000 undergraduate students are
ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse.
Students are active in a wide variety of community service activities and volunteer work
throughout the community. There are 100
campus organizations that reflect the wide
range of academic, recreational, and cultural
interests.
The academic experience at UML offers students comprehensive, broad-based programs
characterized by a continuing effort to break
down traditional barriers between disciplines,
and between the classroom and the “real
world.” www.uml.edu
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Health Care
At Lawrence General, patients are always
provided with compassionate care and quality
medical services. The Birthing Center delivers
nearly 1,800 babies each year and a Level II
Special Care Nursery is available when special
care is needed.
Lawrence General Hospital
Lawrence General Hospital (LGH) is a fully
accredited hospital serving the City of Lawrence
and Central Merrimack Valley since 1875.
Lawrence General Hospital is a private, not-forprofit facility of 189 adult beds and 41 bassinets
and is the locally controlled Hospital in the area.
Its service area covers Lawrence, Andover, North
Andover, Haverhill and Methuen as well as
Salem and other New Hampshire border towns.
A workforce of 1,400 and a $1.1 million weekly
payroll make Lawrence General Hospital the
largest private employer in Lawrence. Fiftyseven percent of Lawrence General employees
live in the Hospital’s primary service area.
Thirty-six percent have worked at the Hospital
for 10 years or more and 14% have over 25
years of service. With the opening of a $20 million Emergency Center with parking beneath in
2006, the Hospital tripled its space dedicated to
emergency and Level III trauma care.
The staff at Lawrence General is well known for
innovative, rapid response to prevent permanent
damage during heart attacks and stroke. Also,
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The Emergency Center
Lawrence General has been
the first to bring many health
care innovations to the
Merrimack Valley. The
Hospital was the first in MA
to obtain Level III Trauma
Center status in 2000. This
means that specialists in
emergency medicine are
available 24/7.
the Hospital’s Advance Life Support mobile
paramedic program brings higher-level skilled
staff directly to a heart attack or accident victim
when seconds count.
The Hospital also provides exceptional Cardiac
Care, Critical Care, Surgical Day Care and an
Ambulatory Procedures Unit for diagnostics. A
Pediatric Unit unique in the area and a Pediatric
After Hours Referral Center for sick children.
Lawrence General is accredited by the Joint
Commission (TJC). Also, the American
College of Surgeons accredits the hospital’s
Community Cancer Program.
www.lawrencegeneral.org
Greater Lawrence Family
Health Center
The Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
(GLFHC) works to improve and maintain
the health of individuals and families in the
Merrimack Valley by providing a network
of high quality, comprehensive health care
services and by training care professionals to
respond to the needs of a culturally diverse
population.
www.glfhc.org
Lawrence Is Going Green.
In A Big Way.
The City of Lawrence is a hub for green business.
New and existing businesses have already taken advantage of
tax credits, grants and property improvement programs that support
green initiatives and responsible living in Lawrence.
To learn more visit: www.cityoflawrence.com
Lawrence City Hall • 200 Common Street • Lawrence, MA 01840
www.cityof lawrence.com
Community Development Department • Phone: 978.620.3517
147 Haverhill Street • Lawrence, MA 01840