COMING UP ON THIS WEEK’S PBN METROWEST BUSINESS REPORT A NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE LEADER HELPS OUT LOCALLY, THE GRAND OPENING OF A NEW RESTAURANT, A JOB FAIR THAT ATTRACTS LOTS OF TALENT, AND THREE METROWEST BUSINESSES TAKE TOP AWARDS. THESE STORIES AND MORE ON THE PROACTIVE BUSINESS NETWORK’S WEEKLY BUSINESS REPORT.
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HI EVERYONE, I’M CHRISTINE HACHEM AND THIS IS THE PBN BUSINESS REPORT.
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS EXPANDING ITS COMMITMENT IN NEW ENGLAND BY LAUNCHING A NEW INITIATIVE WITH LOCAL DEALERS, THAT WILL INCLUDE TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO FIGHT HUNGER ACROSS THE REGION.
THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND, THE COMPANYS CHARITABLE ARM, WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT, INCLUDING VEHICLES, TO TEN AREA FOOD BANKS OVER FIVE YEARS. FORD IS WORKING WITH FEEDING AMERICA, AND
OVER THE LAST DECADE, HAS HELPED PROVIDE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED VEHICLES TO FEEDING AMERICA MEMBER FOOD BANKS.
FORD AND THE FORD FUND HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS IN HUNGER-RELIEF, EDUCATION AND OTHER NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.
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THE MARLBOROUGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL OFFICIALLY WELCOME IRISH SPORTS BAR AND GRILL, FUNKY MURPHYS, WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. THIS IS THE RESTAUARNTS SECOND AREA LOCATION. THEY HAVE BEEN ON SHREWSBURY STREET IN WORCESTER FOR MANY YEARS. THE EVENT TAKES PLACE AT THIRTY ONE MAIN STREET IN MARLBORO, ON OCTOBER TWENTY FIRST FROM 4:30 to 5:00.
THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO THIS FREE EVENT AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
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THE FOURTH ANNUAL MARLBOROUGH WORKS! JOB FAIR WILL TAKE PLACE LATER THIS MONTH. CITY OFFICIALS AND THE MARLBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE EXPECT FIVE HUNDRED JOBSEEKERS TO ATTEND THE FAIR WHICH WILL FEATURE TWENTY FIVE LOCAL COMPANIES.
THE FAIR IS SCHEDULED TO RUN FROM 5:30 TO 8 P.M. ON OCT. 27TH AT THE MARLBOROUGH COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HOTEL. COMPANIES EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE, INCLUDE, AREA HOTELS, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC AND THE TJX COMPANY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: MARLBOROUGHEDC.COM.
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THREE METROWEST BUSINESSES WILL BE HONORED AT THE MASS ECON IMPACT AWARD LUNCHEON ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FOURTH IN BOSTON.
GE HEALTHCARE, SAN DISK OF MARLBOROUGH AND JACKS ABBY OF FRAMINGHAM WON GOLD, BRONZE AND COMMUNITY HERO AWARDS, RESPECTIVELY. GES RECENT DECISION TO CREATE ITS U.S. HEADQUARTERS IN MARLBOROUGH AND TO INVEST TWENTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS PLUS ADD TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY JOBS WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT THE REGION. SANDISK, WHILE HEADQUARTERED IN CALIFORNIA, CONSOLIDATED ITS LOCAL OFFICE FROM WESTFORD TO MARLBOROUGH AND HIRED THIRTY-EIGHT NEW EMPLOYEES, INVESTING SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS IN THEIR MOVE. JACKS ABBY BREWING COMPANY BEGAN WITH THREE BROTHERS AND THEIR LOVE OF BREWING BEER. THE COMPANY HAS INVESTED NEARLY SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN THEIR NEW RESTAURANT AND BREWERY IN FRAMINGHAM AND PLANS TO HIRE THIRTY-FIVE NEW EMPLOYEES BY THE END OF THE YEAR. FOR INFORMATION ON TICKETS FOR THE AWARDS LUNCHEON IN BOSTON, SEE MASSECON.COM.
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THAT’S THE PBN BUSINESS REPORT FOR THIS WEEK. FOR THE PROACTIVE BUSINESS NETWORK, I’M CHRISTINE HACHEM.
