Citing crop losses, feds attach disaster label on 11 Mass. counties

9/21/16

Citing crop losses, feds attach disaster label on 11 Mass. counties

Eleven of the state's 14 counties have been deemed "primary natural disaster areas" by the United States Department of Agriculture due to substantial crop losses that began with a February deep freeze and continued though a summer marked by severe drought. Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Worcester counties were designated as primary natural disaster areas. Read more here.

Last chance to register - Running your Business in the Cloud

Our annual Family Business Summit, to be held tomorrow, 9/22, will focus on using technology to better manage your business. Beyond the basics of email and simple document sharing, our speakers will discuss a wide variety of cloud solutions, including: mobility, data privacy and compliance, video calling and conferencing, digital signage, and more. Register here.

Cape Cod Chamber announces new Membership Account Executive

The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce has announced the hiring of Laura Taylor as an Account Executive in the Member Services Department. Taylor's previous experience includes Catering Sales Manager at New Seabury Country Club/Popponesset Inn and Territory Buyer W.B. Mason in Boston. She holds a B.S in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts. Read more here.

Technology: Using next-generation WiFi to take your business into
the future

Trends in consumer and employee behavior are causing demand for WiFi to grow exponentially. According to Cisco, WiFi devices will power a majority of all Internet traffic by 2017, and a 2015 study by Tech Pro Research found that 74 percent of businesses are using or are planning to use "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies.. Read the full article here.

Connect to the community
with the 2017 Giving Guide

Cape & Plymouth Business is pleased to announce our sixth annual Giving Guide 2017. The goal of this publication is to raise awareness and give businesses the kind of information they need to commit resources to nonprofit institutions, both time and money.The guide will be inserted and mailed with the December 2016 issue of Cape & Plymouth Business magazine. Click here to learn more about the Giving Guide.

Women's Health Symposium:
Write your own story

Enjoy an evening with nationally celebrated
author and breast cancer survivor Elin
Hilderbrand and Beth Israel Deaconess
Hospital-Plymouth physicians to draft your
own breast health screening story. Learn more here.

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