We need more, but we're building less
When Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joins us Friday at our Spring Business Breakfast, she will, no doubt, emphasize the priority she and the Healey administration have placed on addressing our housing crisis. Here’s hoping Driscoll will inspire all of us (including the many elected local officials who will be joining us at the Needham Sheraton) to follow the lead set by Lexington and rezone for more transit-oriented housing than required under the MBTA Communities Law.
Greg Reibman
MARE selected as beneficiary for 2023 chamber golf & pickleball tournament
The Charles River Regional Chamber has chosen Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange to be the nonprofit beneficiary of its 32rd Annual Golf Tournament happening in conjunction with its first-ever Pickleball Outing at Wellesley Country Club on Monday Aug. 7. Each year, the chamber’s golf committee selects a different local nonprofit whose mission includes working with children and families to be the recipient of a portion of the tournament’s proceeds.
Greg Reibman
It's time to regain that momentum
Today (May 25) marks the three-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. We all remember that video. We also all remember how employers across our region and across the nation stood up in the aftermath and pledged to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workplace. But this week, the ADL released an alarming report that found Massachusetts had the nation’s second-highest rate of white supremacist propaganda in the nation last year.
Greg Reibman
This explains it
Looking to understand how our region and state stack up competitively but you don’t want to spend your Memorial Day weekend slicing and dicing the data? The Mass Taxpayers Foundation just did the work for us. The public policy organization’s latest report is a series of 25 charts exploring the economic headwinds, cost, demographics and competition for talent.
Greg Reibman
It's not what you need to know, it's who you need to know
We have 70 need to knows this morning. They're the “50 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color” and “20 Emerging Leaders of Color” in the Charles River Metrowest region. We've been working on this project since January when we asked you to help us shine a light on the leaders and future leaders of color who are making a positive contribution to the economic and social fabric of our west suburban businesses and nonprofits.
Greg Reibman
Is this Newton company about to take a walk?
Is Rockport about to walk away from Newton? Last week my favorite shoe company took preliminary steps to possibly close its West Newton corporate headquarters and eliminate up to 148 jobs, the Globe’s Jon Chesto reports. Rockport Company LLC filed a notice filed last week with the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development saying it anticipates employee separations may occur between July 8 and July 22.
Greg Reibman
We just sent it off to be printed
We just put the finishing touches on our list of the “50 Most Influential Business Leaders of Color” in Greater Boston’s western suburbs, created in partnership with our friend Colette Phillips and her team at Get Konnected! Our honorees will be unveiled at the Charles River Chamber and Get Konnected! websites one week from today, Friday, May 19. We'll also be distributing a print edition at our June 2 Spring Business Breakfast and at other upcoming events.
Greg Reibman
‘Business Leaders of Color’ list to be released May 19
Greater Boston’s inner western suburbs aren’t often celebrated for their diversity. But on May 19 the Charles River Regional Chamber in collaboration with Colette Phillips, and her companies Colette Phillips Communications and Get Konnected! will shine a spotlight on the often unnoticed and overlooked business people of color and the companies that are making a difference there.
Greg Reibman
What? Another round of kick the can?
The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends Thursday. Most federal, state, and local restrictions, regulations, mandates, and benefits that were still standing will expire. But please don’t mistake that for thinking our economic challenges are also behind us. Please don’t mistake that for thinking we no longer need to support our local businesses and nonprofits and embrace measures to grow and keep companies, workers, and jobs here.
Greg Reibman
Here's a way to help small businesses
Do you work for a large company that wants to help small businesses? Pay your bills promptly. Late payments have always been a challenge for some small companies. The situation accelerated during the pandemic when more than half of small suppliers experienced late payments from large companies, according to a 2021 survey.
Greg Reibman
