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Downtown Jobs: 5 Things with Tree City's Charlotte Varney
Kent Patch's Downtown Jobs series introduces you to the many people who work in new jobs created in downtown's redevelopment district
Editor's note: Kent Patch's new, weekly series Downtown Jobs spotlights the hundreds of new workers brought to downtown Kent via the city's more than $100 million redevelopment.
Charlotte Varney started as a barista when Tree City Coffee & Pastry opened on Erie Street.
Today we talk to her about her move up the ladder at the popular new coffee shop.
Kent Patch: What's your name?
Charlotte Varney.
Patch: And where do you work?
Varney: Tree City Coffee & Pastry.
Patch: What's your job?
Varney: Assistant general manager, full-time.
Patch: Where are you from?
Varney: Hull, MA.
Patch: What do you like about working in downtown Kent?
Varney: I can walk to work, which is fantastic. And I'e always wanted to live in a city, and I like the community feel of Kent too, so I feel like I get both working here.
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