The lobby of Boston Technologies was packed on Wednesday afternoon for the Mayor’s Welcome Event for new businesses in the Innovation District.
The Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Mitch Weiss, stood in for the Mayor, who unfortunately wasn’t able to make it at the last minute. After Weiss thanked everyone for coming, he added that “you’re in the right place and you’re in good company.” With over 30 new companies bringing 1,900 jobs into the District, Weiss noted to the audience that “you are those companies, you have created those jobs.” Brenda McKenzie, the Economic Development Director for the Boston Redevelopment Authority added that the “growth of Boston is because of businesses like yours.”
George Popescu of Boston Technologies told his story of starting his company and how it’s grown to over 60 employees in just one year. ” He added that the City of Boston is the perfect location due to its proximity to other major cities in the US as well as Europe, the strong university presence, the vibrant entrepreneur community, and the diverse talent that “allowed us to hire employees who speak many different languages.”
Danielle Pillion of the Friends of Fort Point Channel concluded by talking about all of the upcoming summer events in the area (more on that soon) and added “welcome all of you to the neighborhood.”
