MetroWest495 Biz

MetroWest495 Biz | October 2014 9 Carlisle 3.8% 5.1% Acton 3.9 4.5 Stow 3.9 4.7 Mendon 4 5.9 Southborough 4 5.3 Sherborn 4.1 5 Boxborough 4.2 5.3 Harvard 4.2 4.7 Natick 4.2 5.1 Wayland 4.2 4.3 Concord 4.3 4.6 Hopedale 4.3 5.4 Sudbury 4.3 5 Bolton 4.4 5.2 Framingham 4.4 5.4 Hopkinton 4.5 4.8 Ashland 4.6 5.5 Groton 4.6 5.8 Westford 4.7 5.3 Foxborough 4.8 5.2 Littleton 4.8 5.2 Medfield 4.8 5.3 Millis 4.8 5.5 Northborough 4.8 5.7 Shrewsbury 4.8 6.1 Berlin 4.9 4.9 Franklin 4.9 5.6 Holliston 4.9 5.5 Maynard 4.9 5.5 Medway 5 5.1 Wrentham 5 6.6 Chelmsford 5.1 5.9 Hudson 5.1 6.3 Marlborough 5.1 5.7 Ayer 5.2 6.5 Norfolk 5.2 6.4 Westborough 5.2 6.1 Milford 5.4 6.3 Upton 5.5 6.3 Plainville 6.4 9 Bellingham 7 9.2 BY the nuMBers Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Unemployment rates in MetroWest Jobless rates fell in all but one MetroWest community between August 2013 and August 2014. Statewide, the rate fell from 7 to 6 percent. Hospital profitability three of the five community hospitals based in MetroWest reported a profit through March 31, which marked the end of the first half of the 2014 fiscal year. Source: Mass. Center for Health Information and Analysis Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Out about & Members of the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce gathered at assisted living facil- ity Bridges by EPOCH in Westford on Oct. 1 for the chamber's Professional Women's Networking Luncheon. The event featured roundtable discussions on various business topics. Photos captioned from the top: 1 Brenda Ferriero, wardrobe consultant at Acton's Winning Wardrobes, converses with a fellow attendee. 2 Sarah Fletcher, Executive Director of the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, addresses the crowd. 3 Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce members network ahead of roundtable discussions. 3 2 1 Professional Women's networking Luncheon Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 -$1.5M -$500,000 $500,000 $1.5M $2.5M $3.5M ($1.52M) Emerson Hospital, Concord Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Ayer Milford Regional Medical Center MetroWest Medical Center Marlborough Hospital $537,157 $3.02M $397,684 ($339,000) Profit (Loss)

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