For the very first time ever, Boston gave direct funding to help businesses open up in new storefronts. These The space grants have been transformational to our neighborhoods. But with the 90 businesses that were selected for this program and are creating now nearly a thousand jobs throughout the city, there were 900 applications for that program. (29:31–29:36)
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