Chamber News
A new study has found minimal evidence that COVID-19 is transferring inside K-12 school buildings. Brown University researchers collaborated with school administrators and have created a new National COVID-19 School Response Data Dashboard. Here’s another part of the COVID story the doesn’t get enough attention: How much harder...
No matter where you stand on filling our nation’s Supreme Court vacancy, we should all agree that the nomination battle is bad for our businesses, nonprofits, local governments and economy. That’s because it’s now more certain than ever that Congress won’t be moving on a...
Amidst so much uncertainly, here’s two things that feel certain right now. First, we’re going to be living with this pandemic for quite some time. Second, we shouldn’t hold our breath waiting for Washington to agree to a stimulus package (including a second Paycheck Protection Program)...
Under the reopening guidelines, movie theaters are allowed to reopen but aren’t allowed to serve food. That has left many independent theater operators, frustrated. “That’s the part that’s really a kick in the teeth, you can sit in a small restaurant six-feet apart for two hours, take...
MassDOT has selected P. Gioioso & Sons to serve as the contractor for the long-awaited Needham Street/Highland Ave redesign. The state is investing about $30 million to address the most glaring challenges along this two-mile stretch; starting at the junction of Winchester Street and Route 9 in ...
Our restaurants and retailers are entering a critical 100-day period that will determine who survives and who doesn’t. That’s why a coalition of business owners and residents are joining with the chamber’s Needham Business Alliance committee and the Town of Needham to launch a new marketing campaign that...
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller didn’t mince words over the weekend regarding the COVID outbreak at the city's largest employer. “I am gravely concerned about the transmission of COVID-19 at Boston College,” Fuller wrote in an email to residents Saturday. (Globe story.) I don't typically send one of these...
Campaign aims to promote the virtues and value of shopping and dining locally. Shopping and dining locally aren’t just important for our local economy, it’s a safe and enjoyable experience as well. That’s the basic philosophy behind the “Needham 100 Day Challenge,” a new marketing ...
As has become our tradition, today we remember 23 individuals who died 19 years ago today as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks who are known to have had a Newton, Needham or Wellesley connection.* Mark Bavis, a Roslindale native who had recently moved to...
Our thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for our 50 Most Influential Business People of Color in Greater Boston’s western suburbs list. Nominations closed last night. We received close to 200 submissions! Now comes the interesting part. A panel of judges (four selected by our partners at Colette Phillips Communications...
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Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
P.O. Box 590132
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Phone: 617.244.5300
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