Monthly Newsleter

1. Waterfront Urban
Renewal Plan
2
Fall River by the
Numbers
3
Amazon Employee
Benefits
3
Technical Assistance
Workshop
4
Fall River’s Finest 4
Inside this issue:
May 2016Volume 5, Issue 4
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 Jasiel Correia, II,
Chairman/Ex-officio
Frank Marchione, President
James M. Karam, Vice President
Carlos A. DaCunha, Treasurer
Alan F. Macomber, Clerk
At-Large Members
Joseph Baptista
Michael Benevides
Paul C. Burke
Francisco Cabral
Nicholas M. Christ
Robert Cooper
Mark Cordeiro
Eileen Danahey
Bruce Fernandes
Maria Ferreira-Bedard
Alfredo M. Franco
Craig A. Jesiolowski
Michael Lund
George Matouk, Jr.
Paul S. Medeiros
Joan Menard
Robert Mongeon
Kenneth R. Rezendes
Anthony Riccitelli
Ron Rusin
James P. Sabra
Len Sullivan
Ex-Officio Members
Shawn Cadime
Carl Garcia
Craig A. Jesiolowski
Atty. William G. Kenney
Meg Mayo-Brown
John J. Sbrega
James Wallace
Non-Voting Members
Robert A. Mellion
FROED Staff:
Kenneth Fiola, Jr., Esq.
Executive Vice President
Janet A. Misturado, Director of
Administration
Maria R. Doherty, Network
Administrator
Lynn M. Oliveira, Economic
Development Coordinator
Michael Motta, Technical Assistance
Specialist
Fall River Office of
Economic Development
One Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722
Phone: (508) 324-2620
Fax: (508) 677-2840
http://froed.org
The Massachusetts Depart-
ment of Transportation
(MassDOT) is currently
wrapping up a series of 15
public meetings, which took
place throughout the Com-
monwealth to present and
discuss the draft Capital In-
vestment Plan (CIP).
The MassDOT CIP for fiscal
years 2017-2021 is a multi-
billion dollar program that
makes long-term, multi-
modal investments across the
Commonwealth and covers
all MassDOT highway and
municipal projects, regional
airports, rail and transit, in-
cluding MBTA and Regional
Transit Authorities as well as
the registry of Motor Vehi-
cles.
The CIP specifically names
the Route 79 north capital
improvement project as a
recommended project and
allocates $80 million for its
completion.
The scope of the Route 79
north project will bring the
elevated Route 79 from the
Cove restaurant north to the
Brightman Street Bridge to
grade level to create 10 acres
of developable land and pro-
vide easier access to the
city’s waterfront.
(Continued on Page 2)
Commonwealth’s Capital Investment Plan
Earmarks $80 Million for Route 79 North
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
961
employment
opportunities within a 5
mile radius of Fall River.
961 Jobs
Available
Above: Conceptual plan of boulevard and developable land created by
Route 79 project.

2. Page 2
Trending Developments
north project is truly a
transformative initiative for
the City. We have one of
the best waterfronts in the
Commonwealth and Route
79 acts as a barrier for peo-
ple in the City to easily
access the waterfront. The
project will create develop-
able land, which will add
depth and amenities thus
further enhancing the wa-
terfront. I am extremely
pleased the Governor and
MassDOT see the potential
in our waterfront and I
thank them and our entire
legislative delegation for
their commitment to this
project.”
MassDOT is scheduled to
vote to adopt the CIP at the
end of May.
$80 Million for Waterfront
Project
(Continued from Page 1)
A multi-lane boulevard
would replace the elevated
roadway thus eliminating
the longstanding barrier
that separated the city
from one of it’s greatest
assets, the waterfront.
In addition to ease of wa-
terfront access, the devel-
opable land created will
be able to accommodate
477,000 SF of office and
retail space as well as 649
market rate residential
units.
Attorney Kenneth Fiola,
Jr., Executive Vice Presi-
dent of the Fall River of
Office of Economic De-
velopment, who has spent
considerable time working
on this project is pleased
with the announcement
noting, “The Route 79
The Fall River Redevelop-
ment Authority (FRRA) is
looking to create an urban
renewal plan along the
City’s waterfront. Urban
renewal is a strategy for
redeveloping and revitaliz-
ing substandard, decadent
and blighted open areas for
residential, commercial,
industrial, business, govern-
mental, recreational, educa-
tional, hospital or other us-
es.
As such, the FRRA issued a
Request for Proposals
(RFP) from qualified and
experienced entities to pro-
vide the products and ser-
vices necessary to prepare
an urban renewal plan that
will receive state approval.
The FRRA received two
responses to the RFP from
BSC Group and The Cecil
Group. Representatives
from each office are ex-
pected to make presenta-
tions to the FRRA at their
meeting on Wednesday,
May 11, 2016. It is unclear
if the FRRA will select a
company at that meeting or
defer the decision to a later
date.
The requirements for the
approval of an urban re-
newal plan by the Com-
monwealth are extensive
and include citizen partici-
pation during both the plan-
ning stages and during pro-
ject execution. Interested
individuals are encouraged
to participate in the process.
FRRA to Create Waterfront
Urban Renewal Plan
Above: Conceptual plan of boulevard and developable land created by
Route 79 project.
Above: Aerial of Urban Renewal Plan Area

3. Page 3
Trending Developments
Fall River by the Numbers…
Amazon Statistics and Rankings
230,800 Employees Worldwide in 2015
Ranked 3rd in the Top 20 Fortune Magazine World’s Most Admired
Companies Right after
(1) Apple and (2) Google
Ranked 8th in Forbes Magazine Most Innovative companies
Ranked 9th by Forbes Magazine World’s Most
Valuable Companies in the Fortune 500
($250 Billion Market Value)
$107 billion – Net Amazon Sales in 2015
304 million Amazon account holders
Amazon sales accounted for 36% of total
e-commerce sales on Cyber Monday 2015 (approximately $1 billion)
Amazon Employee Benefits
With the opening of the
Amazon distribution facili-
ty slated for fall of 2016
there is already a waiting
list of individuals interested
in applying for positions
with the company when
applications become availa-
ble.
As seen above Amazon has
no shortage of accolades,
care after 90 days, employee
assistance program, paid
time off, savings plans, em-
ployee stock and the Ama-
zon Career Choice Program.
We look forward to Amazon
joining our corporate com-
munity. Anyone interested
in employment opportunities
with Amazon should contact
the Fall River Career Center
at 508-730-5000.
but company officials
make it clear that their top
priorities are not receiving
awards, but their custom-
ers and employees.
Amazon provides employ-
ees with a full range of
benefits from day one.
While the specific benefits
differ slightly from loca-
tion to location, healthcare,
employee assistance pro-
grams, paid time off, sav-
ings plans, employee
stock, the Amazon Career
Choice Program, and relo-
cation assistance are all
relatively standard for
regular, full-time US em-
ployees.
Regular part-time employ-
ees are also eligible for
benefits such as health

4. One Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722-7700
Phone: 508-324-2620
Fax: 508-677-2840
E-mail: info@froed.org
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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On Wednesday, May 25,
2016 from 4:00 pm to
6:30 pm the Fall River
Office of Economic De-
velopment will host a
seminar entitled
“Everyone is in Sales” as
part of the “How to Start
or Grow a Business in
Fall River Workshop Se-
ries.” The workshop will
take place at the CWT
Professional Building
located at 139 South Main
Street.
Sales is not just about
traditional products or
services. Every day you
need to “sell” your ideas,
motivate employees, and
convince others to coop-
erate with you. Sales
isn’t talking, it’s listening,
identifying opportunities,
then presenting and deliv-
ering solutions.
Join Mike Motta, the Fall
River Office of Economic
Development’s (FROED)
Microloan Technical
Assistant Specialist and a
seasoned sales profes-
sional, as he explores ef-
fective methods of com-
munication, presentation
skills, controlling the con-
versation, how to wel-
come, address, and re-
solve objections, and var-
ious ways to close the
sale. No matter what
business you’re in,
“Nothing happens until
somebody sells some-
thing!”
We look forward to see-
ing you on Wednesday,
May 25, 2016 at 4:00 pm
for this interesting and
useful workshop.
Seating is limited, so
please register by email-
ing m.motta@froed.org.
Robert Dollard was the first
attorney general of South Da-
kota. He was born in Fall Riv-
er, MA in 1842 and died in
1912 in Santa Monica, CA.
Dollard was part of the Fourth
Regiment, Massachusetts Vol-
unteer Militia, and his com-
mand was part of the Minute-
men of Massachusetts. He
was among the first to respond
to the call for volunteers at the
outbreak of the American Civ-
il War and rose to the rank of
major during the conflict. He
was twenty two years old
when he became a major mak-
ing him the youngest officer of
his rank.
He was admitted to the Illinois
bar in 1870 and moved to Da-
kota Territory in 1879, settling
in Douglas County. The rec-
ords of the United States Land
Office show him to be the first
settler in that county.
He was elected to several local
offices and participated in the
statehood conventions of 1883
and 1885. He became state’s
attorney of Bon Homme
County and was chosen attor-
ney general for the provisional
government in 1885. Between
that time and statehood he
served in the Territorial Legis-
lature as a member of the
Council.
Dollard was a member of the
Republican Party and in 1889,
he was elected as the first at-
torney general and re-elected
in 1890. In 1892 he was
elected to the state senate and
in 1896 to the state house of
representatives.
Fall River’s Finest:
Robert Dollard, Esq.
Upcoming Technical Assistance
Workshop: Everyone is in Sales