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Conference Center, 1657 Worcester rd., Framingham Cost: $50 to exhibit (includes skirted table and chairs); free to attend if pre-registered; $10 at the door Contact: Beth reynolds, 508-879-5600; beth@metrowest.org tuesday, octoBeR 7 YP Connect trivia night Sponsor: Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce time: 6 to 8 p.m. Place: holiday inn Boxborough, 242 Adams Pl., Boxborough Contact: Amanda Marton, 978-263-8701 BFF: Business Forward Females Sponsor: Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Place: Marriott Courtyard Marlborough, 75 Felton St., Marlborough Cost: $20 for pre-registered members; $30 for non-members Contact: 508-836-4444 fRiday, octoBeR 10 metroWest on the rIsE Sponsor: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce time: Noon to 1 p.m. Place: Eastbound Flagship Café, 20 turnpike Rd., Southborough Cost: $20 Contact: Beth reynolds, 508-879-5600; beth@metrowest.org tuesday, octoBeR 14 BFF: Business Forward Females Sponsor: Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce time: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Place: Marriott Courtyard Marlborough, 75 Felton St., Marlborough Cost: $20 members; $30 non-members Contact: 508-836-4444 fRiday, octoBeR 17 third Friday Eye Opener networking Sponsor: Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce time: 8 to 9 a.m. Place: Chamber, 11 Florence St., Marlborough Contact: 508-485-7746 tuesday, octoBeR 21 Jump start Java member Orientation Sponsor: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce time: 8 :30 to 9:30 a.m. Place: Chamber, 1671 Worcester rd, Ste. 301, Framingham Contact: Beth reynolds, 508.879.5600, beth@metrowest.org thuRsday, octoBeR 23 High speed Connections membership Breakfast Sponsor: Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce time: 7:15 to 9 a.m. Place: doubletree hotel, 5400 Computer dr., Westborough Cost: $29 members, $34 at the door; $50 for non-members, must pre-pay by credit card Contact: 508-836-4444 tuesday, octoBeR 28 small Business toolkit series Sponsor: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce time: 8 :30 to 11 a.m. Place: Chamber, 1671 Worcester rd, Ste. 301, Framingham Contact: Beth reynolds, 508.879.5600, beth@metrowest.org thuRsday, octoBeR 30 Chamber Overview Sponsor: Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce time: 8 to 9:15 a.m. Place: Central One Federal Credit Union, 40 South St., Westborough Contact: 508-836-4444 MetroWest495 Biz | August 2014 9 Photos are captioned from left to right: 1 Jim Ames of Avidia Bank; Jasmine Ortiz and Nancy Thomas from Keller Williams Realty; Danielle Gaudette of Avidia; and Tatyana Sherban of Keller Williams take on the Bull Ring, a team challenge in which they moved the ball from one spot to another using a ring and some rope. 2 Charles Pierce, a bank mortgage loan officer at Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, shows off some water balloon competition skills. Behind him is bank co-worker Lou Corapi, a vice president and lending officer. 3 Employees of Whitney Place at Northborough show off a little team spirit. 4 Chamber president Karen Chapman, John Stone from Natick-based TCG Network Services; Michael Gardner of Buffalo Wild Wings of Shrewsbury; and Kevin Reardon of Commonwealth Consulting Group of Worcester look on as Gregory Moore of Buffalo Wild Wings executes a dramatic volley. 2 Out About & BY tHE numBErs the Corridor nine Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual summer barbecue July 16 at teamworks in Northborough. The event featured a prize wheel, team-building activities and lots of laughter. Southborough 37.48% Boxborough 30.64% Bolton 18.55% Franklin 16.13% Millis 15.63% Mendon 15.31% Hudson 13.81% Acton 13.26% Ashland 12.41% Upton 11.9% Westborough 10.08% Northborough 9.89% Harvard 9.72% Ayer 9.56% Concord 9.4% Holliston 9.25% Medfield 8.77% Wayland 8.6% Carlisle 6.52% Sherborn 6.25% Stow 5.94% Chelmsford 5.46% Natick 4.14% Littleton 4.12% Foxborough 3.66% Marlborough 2.7% Norfolk 2.48% Shrewsbury 1.41% Bellingham 1.2% Plainville 0.39% Westford (0.54%) Framingham (0.6%) Milford (1.79%) Sudbury (2.59%) Hopkinton (2.8%) Maynard (3.13%) Medway (5.01%) Wrentham (5.23%) Hopedale (9%) Groton (12.82%) Berlin (20.25%) Source: The Warren Group housing market gains and losses Thirty of the 41 cities and towns in the MetroWest495 region saw year-over-year percentage gains in the median sale price of a home from June 2013 to June 2014. Town % gain (loss) Town % gain (loss) Corridor nine Area Chamber of Commerce summer Barbecue 3 4 Upcoming Events cont. 1 Town % gain (loss) Acton 4.7% 3.9% Ashland 5.5% 4.6% Ayer 6.5% 5.4% Bellingham 9% 7% Berlin 6.2% 5.5% Bolton 5.9% 4.5% Boxborough 5.5% 4.3% Carlisle 5.5% 4% Chelmsford 6.1% 5.2% Concord 5% 4.9% Foxborough 6.1% 5% Framingham 5.8% 4.5% Franklin 6.2% 5.2% Groton 5.9% 4.4% Harvard 4.9% 3.9% Holliston 5.7% 5% Hopedale 5.9% 4.3% Hopkinton 5.5% 4.5% Hudson 6.3% 5% Littleton 5.9% 5% Marlborough 5.8% 5% Maynard 5.6% 5% Medfield 5.9% 5.4% Medway 5.7% 5.1% Mendon 6.9% 5% Milford 6.8% 5.6% Millis 6.2% 4.7% Natick 5.7% 4.3% Norfolk 7% 5.8% Northborough 6.1% 5% Plainville 8.4% 6.2% Sherborn 5.4% 4% Shrewsbury 6.6% 5% Southborough 5.3% 4.1% Stow 4.8% 3.5% Sudbury 5.4% 4.4% Upton 6.5% 5.3% Wayland 4.9% 4.4% Westborough 6.6% 5.3% Westford 5.8% 4.8% Wrentham 7.1% 5.4% Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development falling unemployment rates Jobless rates for all MetroWest communities fell from July 2013 to July 2014. (Note: Data is not seasonally adjusted.) 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 P H O T O S / M A T T V O L P I N I

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