Creative Haverhill is a nonprofit organization focused on advocating for the arts in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The creative economy includes industries like technology, entertainment, and arts that employ highly educated creative workers. Richard Florida's research found that cities with higher concentrations of creative class workers in these fields experience greater economic growth. In Haverhill, the conversion of abandoned mills into residential and commercial spaces has attracted new residents and businesses downtown, helping revitalize the former shoe manufacturing city and grow its tax revenue. Creative Haverhill and other local organizations work to promote the arts and public art displays that make Haverhill a more desirable place to live.