Attorney General Martha Coakley has agreed to open an office at the Chamber’s building in the heart of Brockton. The office is expected to open by early July and will host the HomeCorps Loan Modification Initiative. The program will be coordinated by an Assistant Attorney General who is a specialist responsible for providing direct assistance […]
Read MoreLong-awaited discounts for small businesses are here. The Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (MACCE) recently introduced the Chamber Health Coop, a group purchasing program that makes health insurance more affordable for businesses with 1 to 50 full-time employees. Any small business that belongs to one of the more than 60 participating chambers of […]
Read MoreIn May of 2012, The Chamber held a Membership Drive at Merkert Tracy Hall on the campus of Stonehill College. During the drive, one hundred Chamber volunteers called on local businesses, highlighting the benefits of becoming a Chamber Member and sharing how Chamber membership has helped grow their business. Over 120 businesses joined during the […]
Read MoreThe Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) will present a Community BioReady Seminar with the purpose of providing background to municipal officials about the biotech industry and guidance on how to position a municipality as a destination for biotech laboratory and manufacturing facilities. The topics presented in the seminars includes a background on the biotech industry, its economic impact, facility requirements of biotech laboratory and manufacturing space, bio-safety, and municipal […]
Read MoreThe Brockton Area Water Reclamation Facility located in Brockton and built to serve the entire region in the 1960s recently underwent more than 100 million dollars in renovations. It is now one of the most efficient and effective facilities within New England. A recent study conducted by the State of Massachusetts has concluded the newly […]
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