One business at a time, a former mill city reinvents itself

by Keith Eddings, Eagle Tribune

“This is about two big things,” Rivera said. “One is that immigrant entrepreneurs built the city of Lawrence. The second is that while a lot of people like to say the government can’t make jobs, create jobs, the reality is that with the help of government, the private sector can create jobs. So when you have a business like 99 Degrees, they can get a loan and expand faster.”

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