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July 31, 2020
Gone fishing. Be back Aug. 10.
No one had a clue what was going to happen when our communities shut-down in March. Including, of course, your friends at your chamber. A big part...
July 30, 2020
Here's today's update
If your business or nonprofit has yet to apply for one of the Paycheck Protection Program loans, you have just over a week to do...
July 29, 2020
Community Colleges see enrollment spike
With so much uncertainty surrounding reopening colleges this fall, the state’s community colleges are seeing an enrollment spike, according to the MetroWest Daily News. Their two-year programs can be...
July 28, 2020
Help us identify our region's most influential business people of color
Can you help us identify the most influential business people of color working in the western suburbs? This fall, in partnership with Colette Phillips Communications and...
July 27, 2020
A super important vote on Beacon Hill today
A simple reform that could help address state’s housing crisis will finally get another shot before the House today. Housing Choice would empower communities to approve...
July 25, 2020
Needham cuts liquor license fees in half to support local restaurants
Continuing its efforts to support Needham’s local restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, Needham’s Select Board voted July 21 evening to cut in half the annual...
July 24, 2020
Must we step back to move forward?
Watertown’s State Senator William Brownsberger wonders if we have our priorities wrong. He’s been looking at infection rates -- and our plans to reopen schools and...
July 23, 2020
Partnership to document and encourage a diverse workforce in western suburbs
Today we’re announcing that the chamber has formed a strategic partnership with Colette Phillips, and her companies Colette Phillips Communications and Get Konnected!, ...
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July 22, 2020
Chamber announces partnership with Colette Phillips’ Get Konnected!
The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber is forming a strategic partnership with Colette Phillips Communications and Get Konnected! to celebrate, document and encourage a...
July 22, 2020
What was worrying these owners yesterday
Every Tuesday afternoon I have the privilege of sitting in on a Zoom meeting with some of our best local restaurateurs. They’ve been meeting weekly since shortly after the...
July 21, 2020
Our latest updates and events
Mixed drinks to go are finally legal in Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the Senate-delayed bill yesterday afternoon, about six weeks...
July 20, 2020
Something governments don't usually do: Offer to lower fees
From the start of this pandemic, Needham’s officials have been proactively looking for ways to help restaurants. Back in May, weeks before the state allowed restaurants to offer...
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