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142 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T Top chambers of commerce Ranked by total membership Chamber Membership Full-time equivalent employees Head of chamber Board chairman/ company affiliation Year founded 1 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce 311 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-753-2924 • www.worcesterchamber.org 2,100 12.0 Timothy P. Murray president & CEO Kate Sharry Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. * Auburn 1875 2 North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce 860 South St., Fitchburg 01420 978-353-7600 • www.northcentralmass.com 750 12.0 Roy Nascimento president & CEO Stephen J. Mullaney S.J. Mullaney Engineering Inc. Leominster 1984 3 Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce 2 Shaker Road, Suite B200, Shirley 01464 978-425-5761 • www.nvcoc.com 588 2.0 Melissa Fetterhoff president & CEO Sal Perla Steward Medical Group Ayer 1984 4 Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce 30 Lyman St., Suite 6, P.O. Box 1555, Westborough 01581 508-836-4444 • www.corridornine.org 550 4.0 Karen J. Chapman president & CEO Mary L. Simone AC Hotel Worcester 1979 5 Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce 11 Florence St., Marlborough 01752 508-485-7746 • www.marlboroughchamber.org 501 2.5 Robert Schlacter president & CEO Michael Rodrigues Thrive Support & Advocacy Marlborough 1924 6 Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce 670 Linwood Ave., Suite 5, Whitinsville 01588 508-234-9090 • www.blackstonevalley.org 500 3.0 Jeannie Hebert president & CEO Daniel Crossin Homefield Credit Union North Grafton 1979 7 MetroWest Chamber of Commerce 1671 Worcester Road, Suite 301, Framingham 01701 508-879-5600 • www.metrowest.org 450 3.0 Jim Giammarinaro Stephanie Hirshon interim co-presidents Katherine Garrahan Bowditch & Dewey Framingham 1895 8 The United Regional Chamber of Commerce 310 South St., Plainville 02762 508-316-0861 • www.unitedregionalchamber.org 397 1.0 Jack Lank president & CEO Rebecca Marshall-Howarth The Last Word Attleboro 1917 9 Milford Area Chamber of Commerce 258 Main St., Suite 306, Milford 01757 508-473-6700 • www.milfordchamber.org 350 2.0 Laura O'Callaghan president & CEO Joel Carrara PrintSmart Office Solutions Franklin 1922 10 Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce 18 Church St., 2nd Floor, Hudson 01749 978-568-0360 • www.assabetvalleychamber.org 329 1.5 Sarah Cressy president & CEO Donna Driscoll Main Street Bank Hudson 1986 11 Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce 29 Parker St., P.O. Box 1381, Gardner 01440 978-632-1780 • www.gardnerma.com 300 2.5 Carol Jacobson president & CEO Carol Chellis UNITIL Fitchburg 1889 12 Chamber of Central Mass South 46 Hall Road, Sturbridge 01566 508-347-2761 • www.cmschamber.org 260 2.0 Alexandra McNitt executive director Jessica Bettencourt Klem's Spencer 1945 13 Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce 179 Great Road, Suite 104B, Acton 01720 978-263-0010 • www.mwcoc.com 257 1.0 Jonathan Kerr executive director Donald Ludwig Ludwig Agency Boxborough 1989 14 North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce 80 Freedom St., Athol 01331 978-249-3849 • www.northquabbinchamber.com 249 2.5 Mark C. Wright executive director Tabitha Fournier Athol Savings Bank Athol 1982 15 Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce ** 1174 Main St., Holden 01520 508-829-9220 • www.wachusettareachamber.org 190 1.0 Jennifer Stanovich executive director Sharon Taubert Busy Bee Nursery & Landscape Construction Holden 1991 16 Auburn Chamber of Commerce 311 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-753-2924 • www.auburnchamberma.org 151 1.0 Virginia K. Parent affiliate liaison Stephen Londregan Chuck's Steak House Auburn 1962 17 Webster Dudley Oxford Chamber of Commerce 505 South Main St., Webster 01570 508-943-9700 • www.wdochamberma.com 133 1.0 John Milas executive director Laurie Nelson Yellow Iris Farm Thompson, Conn. 1945 18 Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 55, Hopkinton 01748 508-922-2302 • www.hopchamber.com 126 N/A Tim Kilduff executive director Scott Richardson Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects Inc. Hopkinton 1990 Source: Each chamber via survey * Acquired Group Benefits Strategies in November 2018 ** Previously named the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, was one of many Massachusetts chambers in February to receive more than $100,000 each in state funding to help with initiatives targeting small businesses. Pictured is CEO Timothy Murray. Robert Schlacter, former vice president at Transition Solutions Inc., became the new president and CEO of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce in January. The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce says will raise from the annual value of its economic impact from $131 million to $150 million by 2021. Pictured is CEO Roy Nascimento. The Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce rebranded and took on that name at the end of 2018. The North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce hosts a visitor center for the region at its office on Freedom Street.

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