Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Westford. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. For more information on which businesses in Westford are …
Friday, December 30, 2011
One local business owner thought the program was a good idea, but believed its impact could have been enhanced with more planning.
Christmas shopping is over for another year, but here in Westford, one business kicked off the Christmas shopping season as part of the Small Business Saturday event, albeit with mixed results. The event, organized by American Express the day after Black Friday, was a nationwide initiative to help garner attention and customers for small businesses. While no “official” events sponsored by American Express itself took place in Westford, Creative Styles on Main Street was one of half a million small businesses across the country that took part in the program. Creative Styles owner Sherri Reynolds saw positives and negatives from her experience with the day. “I saw it on Facebook and advertised on television, so I thought as a small business…
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2 Groton Rd, North Chelmsford, MA
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
The Warren Group announced a jump in foreclosure petitions, which they describe as healthy for the Real Estate market. However, that jump was not seen in Westford.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
According to recently released data from the Warren Group, it appears that Massachusetts may be sliding from its recent trend of fewer foreclosures, but Westford's foreclosure rate is continuing to drop. The report announced that foreclosure petitions increased 5.9 percent comparing the months of October 2011 and 2010, the first time foreclosure petitions increased in the Commonwealth since August 2010. So far in 2011, petitions are down nearly 52 percent, but the recent rise may actually be an indicator of a positive economic trend according to Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren Jr. "A rise in foreclosures is troubling for distressed homeowners, but in this case it's a positive signal that the backlog of foreclosures on bank's books is …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
We checked to see what's closed and open in Westford on Thanksgiving, and we'd love your feedback!
We looked around town for store hours of local businesses on Thanksgiving, but we definitely weren't able to get everything. If we missed your business, or you see something we need to update here, please add it in the comments. We'll also have store hours for local businesses on Black Friday morning as well.
Looking for deals in Westford during the first official Christmas shopping day? We've got you covered.
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175 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA
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160 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA
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Art on Main
40 Main St, Westford, MA
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Westford gas prices observed on Nov. 21.
All photos were taken on November 11. Prices may change day to day. According to AAA, the current average price for regular unleaded gas in the state of Massachusetts is $3.40 per gallon. All prices are per gallon.
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Westford Mobil On the Run
185 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA
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Joe's Citgo
169 Plain Rd, Westford, MA
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Gulf
179 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA
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Cumberland Farms
188 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA
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Route 40 BP
262 Groton Rd, Westford, MA
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Westford BP
1 Oak Hill Rd, Westford, MA
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Rapid Refill
498 Groton Rd, Westford, MA
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United U
215 Groton Rd, Westford, MA
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Technology Park East-based company named Prakash Iyer, a veteran of Motorola, Lucent and other tech companies, as their new Vice President of Products
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
The following is a released statement. Aylus Networks(TM), the leading provider of infrastructure software for enabling video communication services over mobile and between network-based and OTT video calling services, have announced the appointment of Prakash Iyer as their new VP of Products. Prakash Iyer brings to Aylus Networks almost 20 years of experience in mobile, digital media, Internet and telecom technologies, as well as the management of local and remote engineering teams. "We are pleased to welcome Prakash to our management team," said Mark Edwards, CEO of Aylus Networks. "Prakash has a very strong background in developing highly scalable and high-availability switching software, as well as mobile software for client and server…
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The Carlisle Road-based company has announced an alliance with several companies as part of their OneVantage product.
The following is a press release. Verivue, Inc. announced that it will join forces with video industry leaders Itaas, RGB Networks and Verimatrix to deliver a fully integrated solution to network operators seeking to deploy a live multiscreen TV Everywhere service. Verivue is offering its OneVantage content delivery solution, which when used in conjunction with RGB Networks' multiscreen transcoding and packaging solution, with DRM from Verimatrix and mobile client application and services from Itaas, provides Multiple System Operators (MSO) a fully integrated, best-of-breed solution for delivering both live and on-demand TV Everywhere services. Complementing the individual components from each vendor, Itaas provides the skilled network …
