Leominster development guru leaves town
Mayor says city's salary isn't competitive
Less than a year after becoming Leominster's economic development coordinator, Scott Amos is moving to a private-sector job. His last day working for the city was Sept. 28.
Mayor Dean Mazzarella said the city is used to losing young professionals for higher paid jobs.
"Leominster seems to be a place where people come to get some training and work hard and [then] take up other opportunities," he said.
Before going to work for the city, Amos, now 25, was on the staff of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. He said he has accepted a position as a financial analyst elsewhere in the state, but he declined to say what company he will be working for.
Former Leominster economic development coordinator, Scott Amos.Help wanted
The city has begun looking for a replacement, advertising both internally and externally. Amos said his successor can expect challenges competing with areas like the I-495 corridor, as well as other states like North Carolina, to attract businesses. But he said planned improvements in the city, like a proposed 60-acre industrial park, bode well for Leominster's economic prospects.
"I'm expecting to see growth in the future," he said. "Of course there's always going to be challenges. That's just the way it goes."
Amos said he is pleased with the success the city has had in recruiting new businesses since he took the job last November. For example, he said, liquid silicone molder Albright Technologies recently moved into town, and the Paper Store has plans to open a distribution center in a 240,000-square-foot building that had previously been mostly empty. At the same time, though, he acknowledged that some companies, like Holiday Housewares Inc. and Union Products Inc., have closed down operations in the city.
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