UMass Amherst Center Economic Development2024-04-262024-04-261991https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/4695<p>The Center for Economic Development at the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, is part of the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department, and is funded by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the University of Massachusetts.</p>The purpose of this report was to identify key industries of the town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and to promote the transition of the town's image from a mill town to the Cultural, Financial and Educational center of Central Massachusetts.EconomicsFitchburgMassachusetts1985ManufactoringEconomic HistoryEconomicsFinanceGrowth and DevelopmentPublic EconomicsUrban, Community and Regional PlanningUrban Studies and Planningarticle