1. Southcoast Life
Science Reception
2
Fall River by the
Numbers
3
Wordpress TA
Workshop
3
Available Space in
CWT Professional
4
Inside this issue:
May 2014Volume 3, Issue 5
F A L L R I V E R O F F I C E O F E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T
Trending Developments
FROED Board of Directors:
Officers
Mayor William A Flanagan,
Chairman/Ex-officio
Frank Marchione, President
James M. Karam, Vice President
Carlos A. DaCunha, Treasurer
Alan F. Macomber, Clerk
At-Large Members
Joseph Baptista
Paul C. Burke
Francisco Cabral
Nicholas M. Christ
Robert Cooper
Mark Cordeiro
Larry Couto
Jerry Donovan
Bruce Fernandes
Alfredo M. Franco
Craig A. Jesiolowski
Stephen R. Karam
Michael Lund
Joseph A. Marshall
George Matouk, Jr.
Pau S. Medeiros
Joan Menard
Kenneth R. Rezendes
Anthony Riccitelli
Joseph Ruggeiro, Sr.
Ron Rusin
James P. Sabra
Len Sullivan
Ex-Officio Members
Daniel Abraham
Joseph D. Camara
Carl Garcia
Craig A. Jesiolowski
Atty. William G. Kenney
Meg Mayo-Brown
John J. Sbrega
Corporate Counsel
Atty. James W. Clarkin
Non-Voting Members
Robert A. Mellion
FROED Staff:
Kenneth Fiola, Jr., Esq.
Executive Vice President
Stephen Parr, Director of Finance
Janet A. Misturado, Director of
Administration
Louise A. Methot, Financial
Services Representative
Maria R. Doherty, Network
Administrator
Lynn M. Oliveira, Economic
Development Coordinator
Fall River Office of
Economic Development
One Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722
Phone: (508) 324-2620
Fax: (508) 677-2840
http://froed.org
There will now be even more
to love at a Fall River
landmark, Barcelos Bakery.
Located at 695 Bedford
Street and known for their
coffee, Portuguese pastries,
cakes, bread, sandwiches and
soup, Barcelos has recently
acquired the former
Ventura’s Pharmacy, which
abuts the bakery for
expansion purposes.
The expansion included a
complete overhaul of the
former Pharmacy to include
a comfortable seating area
for customers, which will
include seating both inside
and outside of the café. In
addition to the physical ex-
pansion, the café will now
have additional menu offer-
ings for its patrons.
Antonio and Sara Rodrigues,
who have owned and operat-
ed the bakery since 2004
have worked hard to main-
tain the quality offerings that
Barcelos has long been
known for while expanding
their menu selections to meet
customer demands.
The Rodrigues’ dream to
own a café similar to the
type of cafe one would find
(Continued on page 2)
BARCELOS BAKERY EXPANDS ON
BEDFORD STREET
Looking for a job?
Visit froed.org then select
the “Current Employment
Opportunities” tab. Next
click “Job Search” and
this will launch an
interactive database.
Within this database
alone there are currently
775
employment
opportunities within a 5
mile radius of Fall River.
775 Jobs
Available
Above: The new café at Barcelos Bakery located at 695 Bedford Street

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Trending Developments
(Continued from page 1)
in Portugal and unlike any-
thing else offered in the
area began 15 years ago
when they were married.
They decided to start small
and grow over time, which
has served as a very suc-
cessful business model for
them thus far.
The expanded product line
will include ice cream, new
sandwiches, appetizer plat-
ters that include toasts,
cheeses, etc, salad, yogurt
and fresh fruit among other
items. Party platters are
also available.
The Rodrigues’ are proud
of the establishment they
have built and are encour-
aged that this type of devel-
opment will help the com-
munity as a whole and
make Fall River a better
place for its citizens. Fur-
ther, they hope their hard
work and success will in-
spire other business owners
to do the same and invest in
our city. Attorney Ken-
neth Fiola, Jr., Executive
Vice President of the Fall
River Office of Economic
Development is pleased
with the recent Barcelos’
Bakery expansion noting,
“Barcelos’ expansion rep-
resents another milestone
in solidifying Fall River’s
reputation as the Culinary
Capital of the Southcoast.
People from throughout
the region come to Fall
River to enjoy its food and
baked goods. Each of Fall
River’s bakeries are
unique and I recommend
that people take the time to
visit and get to know
them.”
Barcelos Bakery is cur-
rently open 7 days per
week from 5am to 8pm.
For additional information
about Barcelos Bakery,
visit their facebook page,
call 508-676-8661 or stop
in to 695 Bedford Street.
On April 29, 2014, Life
Science Industry Leaders,
University of Massachu-
setts representatives, and
members of the Southcoast
Development Partnership
gathered at the UMass
Club in Boston to discuss
the upcoming Bio Interna-
tional Conference, future
growth of the biotech sec-
tor, and promote the Mas-
sachusetts Accelerator for
Biomanufacturing (MAB)
located in the Southcoast
Life Science and Technol-
ogy Park at Fall River.
Speakers at the event in-
cluded Senator Michael
Rodrigues, Dr. Susan
Windham Bannister of the
Life Science Center, Chan-
cellor Michael Collins of
the University of Massa-
chusetts, Mark Trusheim
of Co-Bio Consulting, Bob
Coughlin of MassBIO and
keynote speaker Fritz Bit-
tenbender, Executive Vice
President of the Biotech-
nology Industry Organiza-
tion.
Representatives from NAI
Hunneman, the firm con-
tracted to market the
Southcoast Life Science
and Technology Park at
Fall River, were also on
hand to promote develop-
ment opportunities within
the Park.
Mayor William A. Flana-
gan who attended the
event to support the MAB
and recruit life science
companies to Fall River
was pleased with the event
noting, “It was very inspir-
ing to see the level of in-
terest from the life science
and technology sector for
the City of Fall River.”
The MAB is expected to
open in June 2014 and will
be managed by the Univer-
isty of Massachusetts
Medical School.
Barcelos Bakery Expansion Southcoast Life Science
Reception Highlights MAB
Above: Massachusetts Accelerator for
Biomanufacturing
Above: New offerings accompany old favorites at
Barcelos Bakery

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*Data from city-data.com and Portugal-US Chamber of Commerce, respectively.

4. One Government Center
Phone: 508-324-2620
Fax: 508-677-2840
Mission statement of the Fall River Office of Economic Development:
Incorporated in 1978 as a 501(c)(4) corporation to promote the prosperity
and general welfare of the citizens of Fall River through the stimulation of
economic strength and expansion of new and existing business.
Keeping Fall River working in Fall River.
F A L L R I V E R O F F I C E O F E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T
For more information please
visit our website:
www.froed.org
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located at 139 South Main Street
is the home of the former Cherry
& Webb Department Store. The
space has since been converted to
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Current tenants include Drewbi
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