December 14, 2020 — Mayor Jon Mitchell and his economic development team have been working on growing jobs and the city’s economy despite the strong headwinds of COVID-19.
The seaside city of New Bedford has been hit as hard, if not harder, than most communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Mitchell has done more than most local leaders to deal specifically with the virus – including a Roosevelt New Deal-esque move to convert two mothballed healthcare facilities into COVID-19 hospitals for his residence.
There will be a world after COVID-19 has passed.