The economy and you: the cost of living at Umass podcast

This is my first podcast entitled The Economy and You: The Cost of Living at Umass. This podcast features student reactions to the current state of the economy. Featuring Seth Rotberg and Frankie Sorrentino.

The Economy and You: The Cost of Living at Umass

The Natick collection's multi-million dollar condominium investment fails.

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 Golden letters spelling out Natick Collection glitter in the sun. The multi million dollar investment  adds to the already imposing Natick mall has cast a shadow of local businesses for years. Despite the allure of the Natick Collection’s condominium complexes, the investment has failed. A bankruptcy filing by Dimeo Construction Company had made the failure official. The condominiums were designed to bring in high-end clientele for the stores inside the Natick Collection. Stores like Neimen Marcus and Nordstrom opened in hopes of bringing high end shopping to the area. That strategy was unsuccessful.

Contrary to popular opinion, the Natick Collection has not done any damage to the actual town of Natick itself, says Patrick Raffet, the Natick community development chair. “No financial damage has been done to the town as far as I’m concerned. The Natick Collection was paramount into a new image that the town of Natick was attempting to achieve.