Downtown Springfield businesses are concerned that a potential courthouse relocation could lead to closures, according to a Nov. 9 report by MassLive.
The concerns involve businesses in the city’s Metro Center, where approximately 95% are owned by entrepreneurs who are women, Black, Latino or Asian, the outlet reported. That ownership profile puts women and minority business owners at the center of the reported economic concerns.
The prospect of closures remains a fear tied to a possible move, rather than a reported outcome. The supplied MassLive summary does not identify a proposed courthouse location, a relocation timetable or a final decision.
