Plainville
Massachusetts
United Regional Chamber Of Commerce News And Updates - September 27, 2022
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September 27, 2022
From: United Regional Chamber Of CommerceChamber News & Updates
Here's What's Happening through October
We hope to see you at our upcoming events.
Tomorrow
Wednesday, September 28; 11:45 a.m.
Extreme Networking
URCC Office
310 South Street
Plainville, MA
Friday, September 30; 1:00 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting
1174 South Washington Street, Suite 400
North Attleboro, MA
And they'll be having an open house after the ribbon cutting.
Check out the flyer in our members' section of this eNews.
Friday, October 7; 7:45 a.m.
URCC Office
310 South Street, Plainville
Friday, October 7; 1:00 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting
1 Premium Outlets Blvd, Suite 699
Wrentham, MA
Wednesday, October 12; 10:00 a.m. - Noon
MassDevelopment Hours at the Chamber
Wednesday, October 12; 11:45 a.m.
URCC Office
310 South Street
Plainville, MA
Wednesday, October 26; 11:45 a.m.
Extreme Networking
URCC Office
310 South Street
Plainville, MA
Thursday, October 27
Alive After Five
Springhill Suites/TownPlace Suites Wrentham/Plainville
65 Ledgeview Way
Plainville, MA
Welcome New Member Lyft
On-demand rides, for in-demand people
One app for all rides
Please join us in welcoming new URCC member, Lyft.
Lyft is a platform that connects drivers with individuals and organizations that need rides. Lyft's mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Whether you schedule your ride in advance or schedule a ride in minutes, Lyft will get you where you need to go. A hop, skip, and a jump is just a tap away.
And Lyft is so much more than this generation's taxi service. Hit the road or the rails, and find a ride that fits your style and budget. Lyft will match you with a driver, show you the quickest bus route, or help you find the nearest bike or scooter. Did you know that you can also rent a car from Lyft?
In addition to helping passengers get from A to B, in select markets, drivers can also opt to deliver essential items — such as groceries, medical supplies, and home necessities — to people who need them.
Welcome, Lyft!
URCC Networking Group Has Moved to the Chamber Office
Our Next Meeting is Tomorrow
September 28
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Second and Fourth Wednesday Every Month
URCC Office
310 South Street
Plainville, MA
This networking group is facilitated by URCC Board Member Charlie Miller, owner of the Business Solutions Advisory Group.
If you prefer to meet remotely, here is the Zoom link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81071054869?pwd=MjNvRDFyYmQvL0tOM3J4ZXVRRTkzZz09
Executive Express-O In Person or on Zoom -- You Choose
Friday, October 7
Friday, October 7
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
This month, Executive Express-O will continue to be in person as well as on Zoom.
Executive Express-O is facilitated by URCC Board Member and owner of the Business Solutions Advisory Group Charlie Miller.
Charlie will be asking how are you doing against your 2022 objectives.
Join us in the chamber office
310 South Street
Plainville
or
Join using this Zoom link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87592180188?pwd=UXI5bFB1Y3pmZjlUejNvNTBJS0wxUT09
October Alive After Five at Springhill Suites/TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wrentham/Plainville
Thursday, October 27
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Springhill Suites/TownePlace Suites
65 Ledgeview Way
Wrentham
Join us at Springhill Suites/TownePlace Suites Wrentham/Plainville by Marriott when they roll out the red carpet for us in October. We had an Alive After Five there last year and wow it was a great one. Director of Sales Kate Hyde and the staff made us feel so welcome. We're looking forward to going back again.
When you stay at this hotel, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Gillette Stadium and Xfinity Center. This hotel is 3.2 miles from Wrentham Village Premium Outlets and 1.4 miles from Plainridge Park Casino. Talk about a great location!
Please RSVP so we can give Kate and her crew an idea of the number of people who will be coming.
Here's Springhill's Director of Sales and URCC Board Member Kate Hyde with one of her liquor reps at our Alive After Five there a year ago.
Are you coming to our October Alive After Five?
Location
Springhill Suites/TownePlace Suites
Date And Time
10/27/22 5:00pm - 10/27/22 7:00pm
Host an Alive After Five Event
Our calendar is filling up and we know you don't want to be left by the wayside.
What better way to tell our members about you, your company, and your products or services than by hosting an Alive After Five event?
Contact us at the chamber 508-316-0861 if you have any questions.
Learn More about Our Alive After Five Events Here
Remember to Call Ahead
508-316-0861
When you need a notary or signatures on Certificates of Origin, remember to call first to assure that someone is in the Chamber office.
Our staff is often offsite attending various events and meetings. We wouldn't want to waste your time.
Check Out Our Job Board
Our Job Board, an exclusive benefit for our member companies, is a valuable tool for hiring managers looking to attract and find new talent.
URCC members SuperCharged Entertainment, Town of North Attleborough, CTS Services, Inc., Zahara Cannibas, Stone Ridge Grill and Bar, and Sterngold Dental are looking for help.
Send your job postings to us and we'll add the information to our Job Board.
And for the past couple of months, we have been offering a new service. Each week, we'll post new job listings on our Facebook page.
Your posting will be seen by many potential job candidates.
Send your job postings to [email protected].
We're looking forward to helping you fill your open positions.
Member News And Updates
About MassMEP
Visit www.massmep.org
About Business Development Strategies, Inc.
Celebrating more than 15 years of success, Business Development Strategies, Inc. (BDS) has grown into a leading government tax incentives consulting firm in Massachusetts. BDS helps expanding companies identify, negotiate and secure government incentives for real estate expansion projects that create and retain jobs, and enhance the state and local economy. Providing a full range of services in real estate assessments, resident outreach, government incentives tax law, and more, BDS helps its clients save cash and expand. To learn more about how BDS can help your company access government incentives, contact:
Lynn Tokarczyk
Government Tax Incentives Consultant
508-966-4300
Register here in the notice is not clickable.
Toy Drive for Christmas Is for Kids
October 1, 2022
Collection Date: Saturday October 1, 2022
Time: 9:00 a.m. - noon
Place: Portia Planning and Wealth Management
30 Man Mar Drive, Plainville, MA 02762
Portia Planning and Wealth Management is proud to participate in the Ameriprise National Day of Service. They are hosting a drop-and-drive new toy collection to help support The Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children’s Christmas is for Kids initiative. Christmas is for Kids is an all-volunteer run program that provides gifts for children in the communities of Attleboro, North Attleboro, Plainville, Norton, Seekonk, and Rehoboth who would otherwise go without new toys and warm clothes on Christmas Day.
There are many stressors that can put a financial strain on a working parent or guardian, forcing a choice between food for the family and heat for their homes, leaving precious little, if anything, for gifts for their children at Christmas. Thanks to the generosity of donors in the community, Christmas is for Kids has been able to provide basic clothing needs as well as fulfill some special wishes for thousands of children since 1983. The children they help have faced many challenges, some living in homeless shelters, group homes, or foster care. Some families have faced a medical crisis that has wiped out savings or forced a parent to stop working to take care of an ill child.
ONE day only drop off in their office parking lot to support this amazing program. When you come to the parking lot, please have the donation in your trunk, and pop it open. Volunteers will remove the items so you can drive away. Please do not get out.
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Has Opened Up the Family Application for Pike Ave. in Attleboro
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce that the Family Application for 134 Pike Ave in Attleboro is now available.
Completed Applications should be mailed to:
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 100, Attleboro, MA 02703
Do NOT mail to the ReStore
Deadline for the Receipt of COMPLETED Applications is
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Old Colony Habitat for Humanity by telephone at 508-203-6852, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Personal Best Karate's 2022 Thanksgiving Brigade
November 19 and 20
URCC member Personal Best Karate's biggest annual event is a Thanksgiving food drive known as the Turkey Brigade. It’s hard to believe that right within our local communities, we have neighbors who don’t have the means to enjoy a holiday meal. To date, Personal Best Charity has delivered over 30,000 meals to local families.
Their goal is twofold -- provide the meals and give the experience of being of service. To this end, children, and families from our four Personal Best Karate schools (Easton, Foxboro Norton, and Raynham) are intimately involved in the raising of funds, the manual labor of packaging the meals and the final stage of delivering the meals to the recipients.
Learn More about the Turkey Brigade Here
Click Here for Sponsorship Information
URCC Chairman's Circle Member Plainridge Park Casino
The Patio, the Loft, and the Revolution Lounge -- So Much to Do. Entertainment. Cornhole. And, of Course, Slots, and Table Games. Wow!
301 Washington Street
Plainville, MA
Open 24 hours a day
If you're looking for excitement and winning at a New England casino, Plainridge Park Casino, the hometown casino is for you. You can play at over 1,200 slots or electronic table games, enjoy live local entertainment, choose from seven outstanding dining outlets, or hold your meeting or reception at one of their event venues. And they simulcast horse races around the country. You'll find an exciting experience and hometown hospitality every time you visit.
Plainridge Park Casino is proud of its myheroes program and excited to keep growing. To celebrate hitting 100,000 members, they recently donated $100,000 to local veterans and first responder organizations across the country. Thank you to the veterans and families for your service to our country!
Slack's Oyster House and Grill and the Food Court are open.
You can make reservations on the Plainridge Park Casino home page.
Wow! Check out their promotions page and their My Choice App.
Your Weekend Starts On The Patio!
Live music every Friday and Saturday from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Cornhole, signature brews, and good times all summer long! Register to play cornhole in the Plainridge Park Summer Series Powered by Scoreholio and Operated by Wicked Cornhole Events.
The Loft features a wide variety of entertainment from stand-up comedians and comic hypnotists to live swing bands and musicians. Looking for an intimate night out? Come to The Loft and see what everyone is talking about.
Friday and Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to midnight, the Revolution Lounge features the area's best live bands and DJs. Whether you want to dance the night away, or relax and hang out with friends, the Revolution Lounge is a great place to unwind after a long week. Best of all, all shows at the Revolution Lounge are completely FREE with no cover charge. No ticket or reservation required!
Here's the schedule for October.
October 1, Below Deck
October 7, XS Band
October 8, Thirty Six Red
October 14, Tenderheds
October 15, Back to the 80s
October 21, Mugsy
October 22, Played Out
October 28, Front 7 Center
October 29, Lovesexy
Parktober Fest at Plainridge Park Casino
Saturday, October 1
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Dust off your lederhosen, and enjoy a tall mug of German beer at the Plainridge Park Casino's first annual Oktoberfest. Mark your calendars for this Bavarian-style celebration with music, dancing, food, slots & beer. Menu includes brats, pretzles, chicken schnitzle, fries, and more. Prost!
URCC Corporate Partner
An Unlikely Story
111 South Street
Plainville
(508) 699-0244
Check out their calendar page for October.
Sign up for their weekly enewsletter on their home page.
Peruse their Staff Picks section and take advantage of the expertise of their amazing booksellers.
Be sure to visit the Unlikely Café for a hot chocolate or delicious hot soup!
Café: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily
Kitchen: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. daily
An Unlikely Story is partnering with KNEAD Doughnuts to bring more deliciousness to Plainville. Sundays only, limited supply…so get there early. Seriously, these donuts are unbelievably delicious, and come in vegan and gluten-free flavors.
Order baked goods here -- please give 72 hours' notice.
Corporate Partner Botera Offers a One-of-a-Kind, Modern Consumer Experience
More than 75 Strains of Flower
Botera
1256 W. Central Street, Suite 6
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 298-7199
Hours of Operation:
Sunday - Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Botera offers high-quality cannabis products in a comfortable, welcoming, and modern environment. With more than 75 strains of flower, they focus on the complete customer cannabis experience with budtenders who are specially trained to educate and assist clients by facilitating product choices to maximize satisfaction. Come in to Botera's interactive facility, where you can view and smell the different strains on their bud table.
Click Here to Schedule an Appointment
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Member Opportunities
MassDevelopment Hours
Jay Pateakos, vice president of Business Development for the South Region of MassDevelopment, continues to hold office hours at the United Regional Chamber office at 310 South Street in Plainville.
Jay is available to provide information and answer questions about how MassDevelopment can help businesses, financial institutions, and municipalities in southeastern Massachusetts.
He has announced his office hours for the remainder of 2022. Every date is a Wednesday and Jay is here from 10:00 a.m. - noon.
October 12, November 9, and December 14
For more information, email Jay or call 508-678-0533, ext. 1201.
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Meetings Conducted via Phone and Conference Call
Nancy Lowd, Senior Business Advisor at the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC), will be conducting meetings by phone and conference call for the foreseeable future.
Call 508-673-9783 for a virtual appointment
The MSBDC is committed to helping your business succeed in Massachusetts. They provide free, confidential, one-to-one business assistance, and free or low-cost educational training programs to prospective and existing small businesses throughout the Commonwealth. The MSBDC fosters the start, growth, and sustainability of small business by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training, and capital access.
Join Us URCC Monthly Meetings
Our networking group meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., either at member Proctor Mansion Inn, 36 Common Street, in Wrentham or on Zoom (your choice). Only one person from each profession is invited to join this exclusive group that focuses on providing referrals.
Executive Express-O is meeting both in our office and remotely on the first Friday of every month.
MassDevelopment Jay Pateakos, vice president of Business Development for the South Region, is holding office hours every month.
Small Business Advising with the Small Business Administration is available remotely.