Emphasis Preaching Journal

For years and years Lowell, Massachusetts, was one in a series of sick cities along the northern border of that state. After the turn of the century, mill owners headed south in search of cheaper labor and dealt an economic deathblow to these cities. But the Lowell, Massachusetts, I knew twenty years ago is a far, far cry from the Lowell of today. Several articles have been written about Lowell's rebirth and it is attributable to a partnership between high-tech industries, civic leadership, and government on many levels.