April Business Connection
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Board of Directors
Chair of the Board
*Alisia St. Florian
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane
Chair-Elect
*Robert Ferrini
McGowanPRO
Past Chair of the Board
*Cynthia Peterson
Brigham and Women's/Mass General Health Care Center
Treasurer
*James Donellon
Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP
General Counsel
*Thomas Flaherty
Bacon Flaherty LLC
President/CEO
*Thomas O'Rourke
Neponset River Regional Chamber
Anthony Brown
Dedham Savings
Mary Chetwynd
Rockland Trust
Todd J. Chipman, MST, CPA
John T. Chipman & Co., CPAs
Steve Forrest
CertainTeed
Rhonda Kale
Bank of Canton
Michael Kennedy
Norwood Bank
Paul Kouri
Keller Williams
Jon Levy
American Holt Corporation
Mark LoVuolo
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Ashley Mansfield
Dedham High School
Tim McCabe
The League School
Sal Perla
Norwood Hospital
*Member of the Executive Committee
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From the President:
Chamber Joins Business Leaders in Signing Letter on School Funding
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The Neponset River Regional Chamber, along with over 100 other business, community, political and civic leaders from across the Commonwealth signed a letter delivered to Governor Baker, Senate President Spilka and House Speaker DeLeo recently calling for a legislative solution on school funding that includes measures that will close achievement, opportunity and skills gaps.
The letter came in advance of a Joint Committee on Education hearing at the state house last month where legislators heard testimony on several bills that have been filed dealing with school funding.
“Simply putting more money into a system that is failing far too many young people would be reckless,” said Edward Lambert, Jr., Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, one of the lead organizations behind the letter and a partner of the Chamber. “Crossing our fingers and hoping to get better results is not a strategy. We’re hearing from folks all across the state who want to ensure that new funding closes achievement and skills gaps and who agree money alone won’t accomplish those goals.”
The letter calls for new funding to be used effectively and efficiently stating that “Experience, research, and practice-based evidence (including evidence from bright spots of success in our state) have shown that just putting more money into the system – even when expressly for the purpose of addressing achievement gaps – does not get us improved outcomes.”
Tom O'Rourke
President and CEO
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Elder Care Alliance Releases Video Series
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The Elder Care Alliance of the Chamber is proud to present:
Aging With Dignity
, a seven-part video series created as a tool for Neponset River region residents and families. Follow the story of a family dealing with hard and important decisions that come with the aging process.
This series is meant to be shared. If you know anyone dealing with aging loved ones, please direct them to our website where they can access the videos.
Click the image below to view the playlist containing the seven-part series.
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125th Anniversary Fun Fact!
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For many years the Chamber was operated out of the home of its Executive Secretary, Robert H. Cook. In the 1980's it moved into its first office space. Where was it?
Answer below...
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Moderna Norwood Wins Category Winner
for Facility of the Future
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Moderna's Norwood facility was designed to be highly-flexible, adaptable and capable of manufacturing both for clinic and research. The digital production environment is designed to enable high throughput with a robust and diverse set of products.
The enterprise and process control systems are integrated in a manner that enables flexibility and rapid new product introduction in a highly-automated landscape.
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Clockwise from top left:
- Kevin Hallinan, WINNING, Inc. presents a session on "How to Network" prior to the monthly Networking Lunch at Davio's Foxboro.
- Rob Ferrini, McGowanPRO displays the Red Sox tickets he won at the TASTE event. Thanks to a generous donation by the Bank of Canton.
- Diana Bagas, LAUNCH, presents to students from area high schools at our Career Awareness Seminar.
- At the same event, Malinda Burgos, Prime Motors, shares her story with local students. The event was graciously hosted by Universal Technical Institute.
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Small Business Day on Beacon Hill
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Share Stories with Your Lawmakers on Issues that are Important to You as
Small Business Owners
Last year at Small Business Day, business owners from across Massachusetts sent a strong message to Beacon Hill legislators that their concerns matter too.
Join us again this year, where many of the state’s leading business organizations and chambers of commerce will gather to help educate policymakers on the issues most important to your small business. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this important conversation in 2019!
Thursday, May 9
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Omni Parker House
60 School Street
Boston, MA 02108
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Paid Family and Medical Leave
Employer and Employee Toolkits Now Available
An Employer and an Employee toolkit have been posted to
mass.gov/dfml
. These tools contain helpful resources for employers and individuals to navigate the latest information regarding the Department of Family and Medical Leave in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The toolkits include contribution rate calculators, informative videos, workplace posters, and other useful information designed to assist people with planning for the implementation of the Commonwealth's Paid Family and Medical leave law.
Please remember that contributions begin July 1, 2019.
Save The Date
On June 6th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. the Chamber's HR Alliance will present
“Understanding the Paid Family and Medical Leave”
at the Chamber office. More details to follow
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Labor & Employment Law Update
Chamber member, Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane is sponsoring the annual Employment Law Update for the South Shore Chamber of Commerce.
For those who missed the update we held earlier this year, this is an opportunity to get the latest on laws and regulations that could impact your business.
The annual Labor & Employment Law Update is a ‘must event’ for key leaders responsible for human resources in their organizations.
April 25, 2019
at the
Boston Marriott Hotel in Quincy, MA
Breakfast & Registration – 7:15 a.m.
Program – 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Blue Hills Regional HS Seeks Volunteers
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Blue Hills Regional High School Credit For Life Financial Education Fair will be held on Friday, April 12th, from 8-1:30 at the Randolph Inter-generational Center in Randolph, MA.
We are looking for volunteers for this event. Previous experience is not required!
Credit for Life is an interactive event supported by local banks and held at area high schools. Students assume the life of a 25 yr old, while adult volunteers and teachers assist students as they rotate to different booth tables and make financial decisions on: housing, transportation, food, clothing, savings retirement etc. Please watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDHeTUOcXQw
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Neponset River Region Video
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Check out our video highlighting the Neponset River region as a great place to live, work and play!
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The Chamber's first office space was located at 661 Washington Street in Norwood Center in the Odd Fellows Building.
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TASTE of the Neponset River Region
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Many thanks to all who participated in last week's TASTE of the Neponset River Region.
Hundreds of members and visitors turned out to the
Norwood Space Center
to sample the finest food and drink the region has to offer!
Thanks to our in-kind sponsors:
- Matt McKee Photography
- Flowers & More
- Rob Peters Entertainment
- School of Rock
Sponsored by:
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BE SURE TO UPDATE OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES
Tom O'Rourke - tom@nrrchamber.com
Denise Flynne - denise@nrrchamber.com
Stephanie Coyne - Stephanie@nrrchamber.com
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