Chamber News
I come with good news. But also, potentially, some disturbing news. Last night, the Newton City Council approved Northland's proposed mixed-use project, 17-7. This project -- the result of more than three years of discussions and tough negotiations between city leaders, neighbors, civic groups, housing ...
Chamber members who work in health and wellness, digital marketing, or education have a new avenue for networking and finding referrals, thanks to the creation of three new targeted affinity groups. These affinity spheres, led by fellow chamber members, offer a consistent opportunity to make connections, tackle common...
After several years of unprecedented membership growth for our chamber - and breaking into the Boston Business Journal’s top ten list of largest chambers in the state - we thought it was time to take a look at just what was driving this engagement from the local...
A proposed mixed-use development at the Riverside MBTA Station has cleared a major hurdle, but only after it was significantly reduced in size and scope. Originally proposed at 1.5 million square feet, the Newton City Council unanimously approved a compromise zoning...
The following letter was sent to the Newton City Council Land Use Committee Chair Greg Schwartz from the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors. Chairman Greg Schwartz Land Use Committee Newton City Council Dear Chairman Schwartz: The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors has voted unanimously to...
Over the past six months, I have been participating in meetings with two separate business coalitions that were asked by the Massachusetts House Speaker and Senate President to recommend funding options to address our region's transportation crisis. During those meetings we took a deep dive...
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller made the following announcement on Nov. 1, 2019. I have made the difficult decision to phase-out in four months the Newton Innovation Center co-working space located in a City of Newton building in Newton Corner. The Newton Innovation Center (NIC) opened in 2016. Mayor Setti...
By Eva Millona Today is the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. Among immigration officials and immigrant advocates, it’s also known as Citizenship Day. It’s a time to reflect on what it means to be a U.S. citizen, and to recognize and encourage immigrants...
Seven years after Newton‘s Board of Alderman voted unanimously to transform Newtonville‘s Austin Street municipal parking lot into housing and retail space, 28 Austin has opened. 28 Austin — Newton’s first new multi-family housing north of Route 9 in more than a decade — is...
An article in today’s Newton TAB (Newton businesses flabbergasted by possible $3.75 parking meters) mischaracterized a new parking rate plan in Newton. The TAB reported that the council gave the city the authority to raise parking rates to as much as $3.75 an hour.But it failed to...
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
