The Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority (FRA) is pleased to announce the launch of its Emergency Economic Development Resiliency Grant for local businesses within the city of Fitchburg as a result of the impact of the coronavirus. In view of the current state of the local economy due to the coronavirus, the FRA has developed the Emergency […]
Since the summer of 2019, the Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) and the Division of Insurance (DOI) have engaged the public by holding a series of PMFL private plan standards listening and drafting sessions. On April 3, 2020, the DOI released Filing Guidance 2020 – A: Paid Family and Medical Leave. Previously, insurance […]
Comeketo Brazilian Steakhouse of Leominster has launched Comeketo Essentials Online Pop Market – delivering essential products straight to your door. Be their first 10 shoppers & get a $10 gift card for a dine in experience when they reopen to the public! SHOP NOW
Donations part of multi-tiered approach to provide customers with financial assistance HAMPTON, N.H., April 1, 2020 — Unitil Corporation, (unitil.com), a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England, has donated $225,000 to help customers with their utility bills and other pressing needs during this difficult time. Unitil has created the Unitil […]
Dear Member, I wanted to provide you with another update on the Chamber’s efforts to support local businesses and our communities during the Coronavirus crisis. We understand the tremendous impact that this health crisis is having on our members and communities and have focused all of our efforts and resources on helping you navigate this […]
At a special meeting on Thursday, March 26, the Clinton Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to make $150,000 available from the town’s Community Development Fund to create a Small Business Resiliency Program to assist Clinton’s small businesses absorb financial impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 State of Emergency. Loans of up to $5,000 are available, subject […]
Leominster/Fitchburg, MA (March 26, 2020) – Rollstone Bank & Trust today announced it will donate an initial $19,000 to communities it serves to help cope with burdens resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The money will be earmarked for meeting critical needs of some of the most vulnerable members of the community, including children and the […]
Last week, Congress passed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act). This 880-page legislation was passed in response to the Coronavirus crisis and has major implications for our economy. More information and details will emerge in the coming days and weeks, but below is a summary of some of the key features […]
First batch of hand sanitizer produced in Revolutionary Clinics’ Fitchburg-based cultivation facility to be delivered Monday FITCHBURG, March 27, 2020 — Revolutionary Clinics, one of the state’s leading providers of medical marijuana, has begun producing hand sanitizer at its cultivation facility in Fitchburg to be donated free of charge to Massachusetts hospitals with the initial […]