The owners of Barley Vine, Terry and Victor Lugo, have teamed with the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce to promote a positive discussion of how to economically develop Bristol by enlisting a friend of the Lugos, Mayor Allen Thomas of Greenville, North Carolina, to share his experience of how he helped turn a town with similar struggles to Bristol, into a booming business and economic environment, attracting over $100 million in private invest-ment and being nationally designated as fourth fastest growing city, ninth best performing small city, and 27th best small city for business and career.. Thomas, who will be in Connecticut visiting the Lugos, has offered to share his insights at an Economic Development Breakfast to be held at Barley Vine on Feb. 5 from 9 to 10:30 a.m., to discuss Greenville’s paths to success that may resonate with Bristol businesses and community at large. “I had the pleasure of working with Mayor Thomas in one of his entrepreneurial ventures for 10 years,” said Lugo in a press release. “During this time, I saw firsthand Mayor Thomas’s strategic approach to problem solving and have been following Greenville’s progress and thought he can bring interesting perspectives on propelling a whole […]
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