Chamber News
A group already approved to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Watertown now seeks to also sell its products for recreational use, too. Natural Selections (NS AJO Holdings Inc.) appeared before the Town Council’s Economic Development and Planning Committee to discuss the application. By Charlie Breitrose A group...
It is the fastest-growing trend in commercial real estate and is entirely remaking how employers and workers lease and use office space. Coworking is especially hot in Greater Boston, where nearly 5 million square feet of office space has been converted to flex or coworking space, including...
Each year the chamber produces a printed membership directory which includes each of our 900 plus members listed by their primary business category – a valuable resource when it comes to choosing a local professional to do business with. You’ll want to make sure your business category...
A new program on the UMass Amherst Mount Ida campus aims to connect nonprofit arts organizations, film production companies and other businesses with interns who are studying arts management, film studies or fine arts. The university’s new “Semester @ Mount Ida” program will give...
Our community lost a dear friend last night. Paulette Harwood, who devoted nearly 60 years to teaching dancers in Needham and Newton, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday. Paulette touched the lives of generations. She was a successful and fully engaged member of our business community...
The Boston Globe has announced plans to expand news coverage in Newton as part of a new partnership with the Boston University School of Journalism. Under a pilot program starting in September, the school will devote one of its beat reporting classes to covering the city of 90,000...
Needham’s reputation as a dining destination in the western inner suburbs continues to flourish, with the opening of five new food establishments opening within weeks of each other. By Lise Elcock Needham’s reputation as a dining destination in the western inner suburbs continues to...
Newton residents took 1,292,503 Lyft or Uber rides in 2018, a 23 percent jump from 2017. That means a Lyft or Uber ride originated in Newton on average 3,541 times a day last year, according to figures from the state Department of Public Utilities,...
A foursome from Cambridge Savings Bank completed the tournament in first place at the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s 28th annual Children’s Charitable Golf Tournament, Aug. 5, at Woodland Golf Club. Placing second was a foursome from The Village Bank. A foursome hosted by Commodore Builders placed ...
The chamber’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) events are not your standard business networking mixers. At networking “happy hours” typically held the second Wednesday of every month, attendees (generally between the ages of 21 and 40) gather to build professional relationships and to take advantage...
The mission of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is to champion our communities’ economic and cultural vitality through advocacy, education and networking.
We are not affiliated with any other chamber of commerce, nationally or locally.
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber
281 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
Phone: 617.244.5300
info/at/nnchamber.com
