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Watertown's Open: Activating Local Independent Retailers
Description
This episode is from a Watertown's Open event that happened on September 16th, 2026 at the WCA-TV studios. The theme of the panel conversation was Activating Local Independent Retailers. Listen for insights as a small business person, as an interested resident, or just out of curiosity! There's lots of good information shared throughout the discussion.
Panelists:
Liz Helfer, City of Watertown, Senior Planner for Public Arts & Culture
Erin Rathe, City of Watertown, Senior Planner for Economic Development
Allison Yee, UpNext, Founder and CEO
Independent Retailer Guest:
Anthony Eyring, Ampersand Glassworks
Watertown's Open are live podcast events for small businesses, and it's a place to get local business owners together to discuss topics such as this. The project is a collaboration between the City of Watertown’s Economic Development Planner, the Little Local Conversations podcast, WCA-TV, and the Watertown Business Coalition.
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