Daily brief · Manchester-by-the-Sea & Essex, MA
Cape Ann firms got 0.15% of state contract funds
October 19, 2026
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Cape Ann businesses received 0.15% of state contract payments
An analysis found that businesses and nonprofits in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea received $134.1 million in state contract payments from fiscal 2021 to 2026, or 0.15% of the total.
Cape Ann Current
- Free Pre-K Hooray playgroup meets in Essex today
- Essex library program scheduled at Town Hall today
- Essex joins statewide coastal-flood monitoring network
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