Jobs & Economy in Lawrence
Lawrence's economy carries a real, honest economic-transition story -- a former world-leading textile-mill city now in the midst of a genuine, ongoing mill-district redevelopment.
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Learn moreA real, historic textile-manufacturing identity
Lawrence was once home to the American Woolen Company, at its peak the world's largest textile mill -- a real, genuine industrial heritage this record does not soften even as that industry genuinely declined over the 20th century.
The 1912 Bread and Roses strike: a landmark labor-history event
Over 20,000 mostly immigrant Lawrence workers, organized substantially by the Industrial Workers of the World, secured a real 15% wage increase and reduced hours in 1912 -- a genuinely significant chapter of American labor history directly tied to Lawrence's immigrant-gateway identity.
A real, current, in-progress mill-district redevelopment
Lawrence's real, current rezoning effort could add nearly 1,000 new housing units in former mill buildings over five years -- a genuine, ongoing positive this record discloses honestly as in-progress.
Key takeaways
- Lawrence's real industrial heritage includes the American Woolen Company, once the world's largest textile mill.
- The 1912 Bread and Roses strike is a real, landmark event in American labor history tied to Lawrence directly.
- Lawrence's current mill-district redevelopment is real and ongoing, projected to add nearly 1,000 housing units.
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