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BFF: Business Forward Females Hosted by Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce Noon-1:30 p.m. Marriott Courtyard Marlborough 75 Felton St., Marlborough Guest speaker is Christine Tieri, president & creative director, smith&jones. PRICE: $20 members; $30 non-members REGISTRATIoN dETAILS Registration 11:45 a.m. CoNTACT: 508-836-4444 MARCH 12 Women's networking Luncheon Hosted by Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. VFW Post 3329, Millbury "Have your Best year yet!" presented by dan Candell, dan Candell Hypnosis. Women's Networking Luncheons are open to interested guests of either gender. PRICE: $15 REGISTRATIoN dETAILS Reservations recommended. CoNTACT: 508-234-9090 MARCH 13 Business After Hours St. Patrick's Day Party Hosted by Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce 5-7 p.m. Bell Wheeler Hill 21 Austen Way, Marlborough Networking and socializing. PRICE Free REGISTRATIoN dETAILS Reservations requested CONTACT 508-485-7746 MetroWest495 Biz | February 2014 9 Berlin 4.1 4.2 Boxborough 4.2 5.7 Carlisle 4.3 4.1 Wayland 4.3 4 Acton 4.4 4.3 Bolton 4.4 4.6 Concord 4.4 4.8 Harvard 4.4 4.4 Natick 4.4 4.4 Sudbury 4.5 4.4 Sherborn 4.7 3.8 Framingham 4.8 5 Westford 4.8 5.1 Ashland 4.9 4.7 Hopkinton 4.9 4.7 Holliston 5 5 Mendon 5 4.8 Stow 5 4.1 Groton 5.1 5.2 Medfield 5.1 5 Southborough 5.1 4.9 Chelmsford 5.3 5.6 Littleton 5.3 4.3 Maynard 5.3 5.5 Medway 5.3 5.3 Millis 5.3 5.8 Shrewsbury 5.4 5.4 Upton 5.4 5.5 Hopedale 5.5 5.5 Marlborough 5.6 5.6 Westborough 5.7 5.2 Franklin 5.8 5.8 Northborough 5.9 5.7 Foxborough 6 5.3 Norfolk 6.1 5.3 Hudson 6.3 5.6 Wrentham 6.3 5.4 Ayer 6.5 6 Milford 6.5 6 Plainville 8.5 9 Bellingham 8.6 8.4 Photos are captioned from left to right: 1 Rene Gies, Afonso Real Estate, and Kim Koloski, Kaplansky Insurance 2 Bob Narajo, First Home Mortgage, and Mike McMullin, Valley Insurance Partners 3 Angeline Grant, Charles River Bank, and Julian Heggie, New York Life 4 Frederic H. Sullivan, The Alamo Mexicano Restaurante; Michael Kaplan, Law Offices of Michael M. Kaplan; and John Boardman, J&L Catering 5 The Milford Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 6 Barry Feingold, Milford Area Chamber of Commerce (President & CEO, 2013), and host Jeff Batta, Milford Nissan. 1 Out about & BY tHe numBeRs 2 3 Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Unemployment report card of the 41 communities in MetroWest, 21 saw their unemployment rates rise in 2013. of the remaining 20, eight stayed the same while 12 fell. The statewide rate rose 0.1 percent from 6.6 to 6.7 percent. Median condo prices: 2013 The MetroWest communities with the top 10 median sale prices for condominiums in 2013 Business after Hours Source: The Warren Group Sudbury Southborough Wayland Norfolk Concord Hopkinton Westborough Stow Medway Northborough $ 627,000 $ 586,000 $ 480,000 $ 405,500 $ 402,000 $ 378,125 $ 367,928 $ 356,000 $ 329,000 $ 320,000 milford area Chamber of Commerce 4 5 6 From lowest rate to highest in Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2012 Upcoming Events cont.