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Concord Chamber of Commerce Announces New Partnership

New partnership between Concord Chamber of Commerce and ChamberHub.

The Concord Chamber of Commerce announced today that it signed a contractual agreement with ChamberHub, which is a local service provider for small Chamber of Commerce organizations, providing a variety of administrative, communication, marketing, and advocacy services. As a result of the business partnership, the Concord Chamber plans to launch a series of new services and marketing opportunities starting at the end of March.

Kevin Thomas Plodzik, President of the Chamber, remarked, “Understanding the many challenges facing Town businesses, the Board of Directors astutely voted unanimously to affiliate with ChamberHub. We did so in full and respectful acknowledgement of the valued service history of the Chamber to its members and with the goal of enhancing and expanding resources. We look
confidently forward to a strongly positive collaboration with the Hub.”

ChamberHub currently is working with a number of local chambers including Bedford, Billerica, and Burlington. In March, the Concord Chamber will be launching new marketing opportunities for local businesses. “We are extremely excited to be working with the Concord Chamber implementing a new strategic process, while maintaining the unique culture and quality of the
Concord business community,” said Peter J. Bagley, Managing Director of ChamberHub.

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“The Chamber has several new members on the Board, and there is a tremendous amount of energy to find new ways to help and support our business community”, said Marie Foley, Vice President of the Chamber. “We have also met with the Town of Concord, Visit Concord (Tourism), Concord Together, and the Rotary Club of Concord to see how we can work together to provide more business services to our members – we’ll be following up with more exciting developments soon!”

For more information about the Concord Chamber of Commerce and to view E-Newsletter updates go to: www.concordchamber.org

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Look who’s on the Concord Chamber of Commerce Board!

Kevin Thomas Plodzik, President, Realtor® with Barrett Sotheby’s International Realty

Marie Foley, Vice President, owner of Revolutionary Concord, Albright Art Supply, and The Concord Toy Box

Glenn Burlamaci, Treasurer, owner of Concord Funeral Home

Nikki Curgnale, Clerk, owner of Gräem Nuts and Chocolate

Kerry Cronin, Director of the Concord Free Public Library

Maynard Forbes, (retired) former owner of West Concord 5 & 10

Michael J. Lambert, Head of Sheehan Phinney’s Boston Office

Robert Look, Vice President at Middlesex Savings Bank

Kelsey Magnuson, MPH, Community Benefits Coordindator, Emerson Hospital

Carol Thistle, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Concord Museum

Mike Torrielli, First Vice-President and North Region Manager, Cambridge Savings Bank

Beth Winn, Executive Director of Newbury Court

Jane Obbagy, Executive Director, Concord Chamber of Commerce

More about ChamberHub:

ChamberHub, Inc a Boston based provides chamber of commerce and business associations with flexibly, reliable, and modern services platform to manage and grow their organization. ChamberHub provides a wide range of administrative and market services reporting directly to the organizations Board. A flexible solution for small organizations to remain competitive in this dynamic and ever-changing business environment, as well as for large organizations that need to outsource specific to help redefine themselves and their services to members. ChamberHub understands that all Chambers needs improve their core relationship with its members to sustain membership loyalty in each segments by customizing services and related activities and interactions based on each of those Members needs and objectives.

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