Business View Civil and Municipal l January 2023

154 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Currently, downtown is an eclectic mix of government agencies, cultural organizations, civic institutions, great ethnic food, and specialty retail shops. Retail and restaurants occupy the ground floors of the historic buildings along the main thoroughfare. Various commercial and residential developments are well underway throughout the city. The Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center is planning a large expansion that will include a club lounge and various other modernizations and amenities. This will allow the venerable hotel to better host large groups and events. An assisted living facility will also be a part of the development. Several other additions are being added from downtown to Route 9 near the Turnpike exits as well. These will support a growing number of visitors who consider Framingham a destination site between Boston and the more rural communities of western Massachusetts. Framingham State is the premiere public university training the MetroWest workforce since 1839. Offering more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs on a beautiful New England campus right off of Route 9. www.framingham.edu