Eye on Duxbury

Duxbury is a South Shore gem, a historic waterfront community boasting three quaint village centers, a very wealthy residential population, easy proximity to Boston and ever-growing access to rail transportation for easy commuting. Statistically, its unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in 2007, below the state level; and its median household buying power is more than twice the national average.

Plymouth County Business spoke with a number of town officials and businesspeople to gain their perspectives on Duxbury’s strengths, weaknesses and economic development.

Its growth reflects a changing economy and population

South Shore bakery copes with rising commodity and gas prices amid a slowing economy

Expanding from the South End to the South Shore brings opportunity, but also new risks

Still sailing despite choppy seas roiling newspaper industry