Mayor says Milford on track to top 650 business openings in 2022
MILFORD — Business is booming in Milford, according to Mayor Ben Blake."New businesses seem to be growing exponentially," he said. "In 2020, we had...
MILFORD — Business is booming in Milford, according to Mayor Ben Blake."New businesses seem to be growing exponentially," he said. "In 2020, we had 450 new businesses coming into Milford. In 2021 we had 650, and we are on track to break the 650 number in 2022." Blake added the unemployment rate in Milford is 3.5 percent, compared to 11 percent during the pandemic. "All those indicators are good news," he said. New businesses opening in the city range from art studios like the Giggling Pig to bakeries like Isabel's.