Lawrence’s motto is: “Industry”. The community was known as the Essex Company, which incorporated on April 16, 1845. Later, the state legislature recognized the community as a town. The City of Lawrence was called interchangeably the “New City”, “Essex” or “Merrimac”.
Incorporation as a city would come in 1853, and the name “Lawrence”, merely chosen as a token of respect to Abbott Lawrence was among the group of industrialists who founded a new settlement on the Merrimack River.
The City of Lawrence is a growing community with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. Newton is an historic business-friendly community. The city of Lawrence always welcoming to visitors, new residents, tech entrepreneurs, and all value-added businesses.
Lawrence welcomed many immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s. Since the early 2000s, many Hispanic-owned businesses have opened along Essex Street, the historic shopping street of Lawrence.
Lawrence’s various communities embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people and historic business-friendly neighborhoods.
The City of Lawrence is rolling out the “Welcome to Lawrence” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
Business startups in retail sales, clothing, fashion, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, medical services, information technology, restaurants, online sales, cleaning services, beauty salons, barber shops, and new entrepreneurs are always in demand in a local growing business community. Shop Local! Buy Local!