Photos from this week's State of the Towns breakfast with municipal leaders. Members heard updates on economic development and other issues from 5 of our Chamber communities.

Participating in the event were town administrators, Charlie Doody, Canton, Bill Keegan, Foxborough, Tony Mazzucco, Norwood, Fred Turkington, Sharon and Jim Johnson, Walpole.

Photos courtesy of Matt McKee Photography

Chamber members gathered at Irish Brewing Boston recently to watch the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Many members had entered our Bracket Challenge which will be decided on Monday night after the championship game.

SECURE 2.0 has passed, supercharging many of the previous provisions afforded under the original SECURE Act of 2019. With over 90 enhancements, this landmark legislation provides tremendous incentives for employers to offer a retirement plan to their employees. Including, up to 100% TAX CREDITS for newly established plans, credits for employer matching, and auto enrollment.

Additionally, If you already have a 401k plan, you’ll want to learn about some of the key enhancements and mandates that can be costly if overlooked. Those who may be on the cusp of becoming a large 5500 filer and those who are already there, will want to tune in to learn how they may avoid an ERISA 401k Annual Audit.

Please attend our free webinar where we will delve into some of these key provisions and how our Pooled Employer 401k can help make offering a retirement plan a reality, provide maximum fiduciary protections, save administrative time, and in many cases, cost.

MA Small Business Day will be held on Wednesday, May 24, at the UMass Club in Boston. In these times of increased payroll mandates, higher healthcare costs, rising energy bills, and more consumer choices and tools for spending their dollars outside of the Commonwealth, it is more vital than ever that small employers are more focused, cohesive, and louder in our educational efforts.

The Neponset River Regional Chamber is partnering with other Chambers throughout the state along with the National Federation of Independent Businesses, MA Restaurant Association and Retailers Association of Massachusetts.

The program will include:

• Refreshments and Welcome

• Legislative Update (Labor mandates, healthcare, energy, taxation, etc.)

• Panel on Energy Costs

• Keynote Speaker (TBD)

• Visits with Legislators in the State House

Registration information will be available soon.

Looking to recruit top talent?

The Chamber has a free job bank page on its website. Backed by the power of Zip Recruiter, your jobs will be seen throughout the region.

Any member can go to our homepage and click the button "Find/Post Jobs" and you will be taken to a page where you can add your job listings.