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Mary Lou Retelle, Michael Stevens, and William Purnell, all of Anna Maria College.

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  • Mission and Strategy

    The Chamber is the lead organization for economic development serving the region's business community and organizes its work around three major directives:

    RECRUIT
    Identify and visit industry leaders from companies and sectors of the economy that play to the region’s strengths and who are poised for growth

    RETAIN
    Maintain and grow jobs through workforce training and collaboration with area colleges and universities, vocational schools, and other educational institutions to retain graduates in the local economy

    INCUBATE
    Develop and implement programs to support and mentor entrepreneurship, and support local development efforts that create desirable spaces in which to live and work


  • PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

    City of Worcester

    Discover Central Massachusetts

    WBDC

    Mass MEP

    Mass Biomedical Initiatives (MBI)

    The Research Bureau

    SCORE (SBA)

    Higher EDU Consortium Central MA

    Small Business Development Center

    Worcester Business Resource Alliance

    Center for Women & Enterprise
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    Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
    311 Main Street, Suite 200
    Worcester, MA 01608

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