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Michelle Wu: “We are scaling up our commercial acquisition program to help…”

Featuring: Michelle Wu, Democrat | Mayor of Boston | Massachusetts

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Michelle Wu hosts press conference with small business owners from across Boston

Published | Video Starts at 28:40

… employees want to be in the city and feel like they can raise their families in a place that is home for everyone. And we're planning to do even more. We are scaling up our commercial acquisition program to help more businesses buy their spaces and never have to worry about being priced out as rents go up. not just for residents, but for commercial businesses as well. We're working with convenience store owners on creative ways to help drive purchasing costs down. (28:40–28:51)

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Asserts that Boston is expanding a program to help businesses purchase their spaces to avoid rent increases.

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