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wbjournal.com | October 17, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 9 Cunningham has started work on another project, called Jack's Mill, offering 150 apartments in a former Bigelow Carpets factory building, along with 20,000 square feet of retail. "e Town of Clinton has been very helpful. ey are super-supportive of renovating distressed properties," said Xaley Yousey, Cunningham's manager of commercial leasing and sales. Clinton has a zoning designation in its bylaws for repurposing mill buildings. Like many mill towns, Clinton went through a period of financial hardship aer its factories closed. e downturn was actually a blessing for the old buildings. "It wasn't worth knocking anything down," said Duffy. Jack's Mill will be completed in phases, the first of which is underway, fixing the old floors in the industrial building. Phase two will be the construction of 50 apartments, expected to be complete by spring 2023. Phases 3 and 4, each consisting of 50 units, are expected to take three or four months each. Jack's Mill and Liam's Crossing join the many mills converted to housing in Clinton: e Los at Bigelow Mills, a condominium building on Main Street, the Los at Lancaster Mills, a 202-unit development built in 2011; and the Prescott Mill Apartments, offering 101 units of subsidized housing through the Mass Housing Partnership. Join us in congratulating our own Monica Thomas-Bonnick on her well-deserved recognition as one of Worcester Business Journal's "Outstanding Women in Business." As a forward-thinking Commercial Lender, Monica is a rock star both in the community and at the bank. To discover what her clients already know, contact us today for all of your business lending needs. web5.com | 800.696.9401 Monica Thomas-Bonnick VP, Business Lending Officer proud to ca you e of our own. Yousey and Conry said people moving into the apartments are a smorgasbord of tenant profiles: Young people from the area looking for an apartment, people from outside the area looking for a less expensive alternative to Boston, MetroWest or Worcester, and people downsizing from a house to an apartment as they get older. "An incubator for small business" Duffy's emphasis on developing the downtown area gives people moving into the area something to do in town, and keeps their money in Clinton, feeding the businesses lining up along High Continued on next page Clinton's downtown along High Street has numerous storefronts filled with specialty businesses.