Woburn Chamber of Commerce Reminds You To Ask Woburn Employees to Vote No on CPA
As an advocate for Woburn Businesses, the Woburn Chamber of Commerce takes a firm stand against the CPA. Woburn voters have rejected it in the past for good reason. The CPA creates another costly level of bureaucracy, has steadily decreased its state matching funds, offers no guarantee that state funds will be awarded to member communities and […]
Innovation Series Presents Janis Research
On Thursday, October 1, at 6:30PM, the Woburn Public Library invites you to learn about the very cool field of cryogenics from Scott Azer, the Vice President of Business Development at Janis Research! Although relatively new to Woburn, Janis Research has been providing the scientific and technical community with the highest-quality cryogenic equipment for research, […]
Woburn Recipients of The Cummings Foundation Grant Program
$100K for 100 Grant Program Cummings Foundation awards $10 million each year through its$100K for 100 grant program. This place-based philanthropic initiative primarily supports nonprofits in the Massachusetts counties where the Foundation and its founders originally derived their funds and where staff and clients of the Cummings organization live – eastern Middlesex, southern Essex, and […]
Transportation System from Anderson Train Stop Explored
Discussion have begun in regards to a public, private partnership aimed to reduce emissions in the City of Woburn. Several large employers in the city have many employees who could commute to work by train if they had affordable and convenient transportation from the Anderson train stop to their place of employment. This change would […]
Congratulations to Woburn’s Dedicated Teachers
Teacher Appreciation Awards The Woburn Chamber of Commerce honors the hard work and dedication of Woburn’s educators. The following teachers have given 20 years of service to Woburn Public Schools and its students: Wendy Renna, Amy Givens, Brian Gilbertie, Kellyann Coughlin, Donna Cotter-Chakoian, Diane Brogna, Christina Beecher and Ralph Deldon (pictured above with boutonniere). On […]
Snow Storm Relief Fund
Dear Members, Has this winter’s snow hit your business hard? There is a program available called the Storm Loan Fund through the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. or MGCC. They are offering business owners loans of between $5,000 and $10,000. This will be a 3 year note with a 6 month moratorium on principal (interest due […]
Woburn Chamber of Commerce For Library Expansion Project
Dear Mayor and Members of the Council, I am writing to express the support of the Woburn Chamber of Commerce for the expansion of the Woburn Public Library. The City of Woburn was given the gift of this historically and architecturally significant building which is a true asset to the community. The library provides free […]
September Community News
Woburn Public Library Awarded $9.9 Million Provisional Construction Grant The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners recently announced that it awarded provisional construction grant awards to the top five communities on the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program’s wait list: Woburn: Woburn Public Library $9,906,275, Webster : Chester C. Corbin Public Library $5,366,489, Hopkinton: Hopkinton Public Library $4,533,580, […]
July Community News
Woburn City Council Meetings On July 10th at the Woburn City Council meeting, Michael spoke against the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and its negative effect on Woburn businesses.The CPA targets businesses that are doing well with a specific tax and the money collected is used to upgrade community areas.This same tax was voted down a few […]
Woburn Rotary Golf Tournament
The Woburn Rotary is looking forward to celebrating their 20th annual R. Wade Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament, which benefits local charities, on Monday, July 14th at the Andover Country Club.R.Wade Johnson was an active member of the Woburn Rotary for 40 years. He exemplified the spirit of giving which is the essence of the Rotary. All […]
