Friday, November 16, 2012
Chelmsford's municipal unemployment rate remained at 5.2 percent in September, more than one percent lower than the state average.
According to the Massachusetts Excutive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, Chelmsford saw its unemployment rate drop even further under state and national levels. In the department's most recent report, Chelmsford now has an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent, lower than August's 5.5 percent level and well below the 6.1 percent average for 2011. Between August and September, Massachusetts as a whole saw unemployment climb from 6.5 percent to 6.6 percent, while the nation as a whole saw a similarly minor increase from 7.8 to 7.9 percent. Among Chelmsford's neighboring towns, September saw unemployment a decrease for Tyngsborough (6.9 to 6.5), and increases for Carlisle (4.0 to 4.7), Lowell (8.5 to 8.6), Billerica (5.9 to 6.0) while …
Monday, November 12, 2012
The following is an announcement.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Earlier this month, Workers’ Credit Union officially celebrated the grand opening of its 15th branch in Hannaford Supermarket, 66 Drum Hill Road. “This is a great location that will allow our members to consolidate their shopping and banking into one stop,” said Doug Petersen, president and CEO of Workers’ Credit Union. This marks the second credit union branch in a retail setting for the organization according to Petersen. “Our members will appreciate the convenience of its accessibility while shopping and it’s only a few miles from our Turnpike Road office, which is a full service branch with insurance and investment representatives, and loan officers, in addition to a drive up window.” Michael Gaudette has been named assistant …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Small business owner Linda Fuller offers tips for expanding your services.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
There are tens of thousands of small businesses across the country, including hundreds in Chelmsford. Some of them may be places you and your family frequent, businesses that have been in town for as long as you can remember. And some may be your go-to places instead of national chains. Small business owner Linda Fuller is no stranger to starting a business from the ground up. In her recent interview with Patch Partners, a website connecting business owners to Patch in local communities, she offers insight into how she expanded her business’s services from just flowers to wine, beer and gourmet gift baskets at Lake Anne Florist in Reston, VA. Homework must be done first, she said. “Research what’s compatible with your own products and …
