The Charlestown Business Association and Charlestown HQ would like to invite you to our Open House and Social Networking Event

May Event - Open House/Social Networking Event to take place Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Charlestown HQ, 40 Warren Street, 3rd Floor.

Join us for wine and hors d‘oeuvres from Sorelle's Cafe, tour our business center, and network with other professionals from Charlestown! This is a great way to start off your evening! This meeting is FREE and sponsored by Charlestown HQ and the Charlestown Business Association.

RSVP to http://charlestownbusiness.com/feedback.html

RSVP to http://charlestownbusiness.com/feedback.html

The CBA will be holding its "Annual Summer Party" on Tuesday, June 30th at the Tavern on the Water. This annual event is always a great time, with great networking and great food, overlooking the Boston Harbour. We hope for good weather for this event, and it is a great way to kick off the summer and end the CBA event year, until September. The event is $26 and tickets can be purchased here and on the CBA website.

For an application form and/or information, please contact charlestownopenmarket@yahoo.com or Jennifer Rossi at 617.448.9086.

Attorney Mark Daly Joins CBA Board

Attorney Mark Daly has joined the Board of the Charlestown Business Association on behalf of McCullough Stievater & Polvere, LLP.

"It is a pleasure to announce that Mark has agreed to serve as a volunteer CBA board member" says Karl Hoyt, CBA Co-chair. Mark was nominated and voted in at the CBA's April Board meeting. Mark has been volunteering with the CBA for two years and the CBA felt it was important to have him join and occupy the seat that was once occupied by the late Willard. J. Stievater a CBA founding member.

About Mark - About Mark - Mark P. Daly is an associate with MSP and practices in the areas of Business Law, Business Formation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law, Civil Litigation, and Health Care Facilities Law. Mr. Daly earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Suffolk University. He is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and Connecticut and is a member of the Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar Associations.

April Event Update - Lunch with the Senator

Our April 1st Luncheon at the Navy Yard Bistro was a great event. Senator Galluccio spent over an hour addressing various issues, such as education, works project and of course the stimulus package. With over 35 CBA members in attendance, the Navy Yard Bistro catered a great meal to everyone. Pictures of the event can be found on our website at

Shown in photo left to right: Tom Coots, Cooperative Bank, Senator Galluccio and John Moore, Navy Yard Bistro

Join the CBA on Linked In

Our new CBA Linked In Group is a great way for members to receive updated news, post topics and discussions, offer discounts, promote their own events and network with other Charlestown Business Association Members. Currently we have almost fifty members on our Linked In Group. To join the group please click join

Save That Stuff is a leading waste management company that helps over a thousand New England businesses and institutions safely and efficiently get rid of paper recyclables and a wide variety of other recoverable scrap materials otherwise destined for the dumpster including bottles, cans, rigid plastic containers, electronics, pallets, food waste, metals, and vegetable oil. And we do it while saving our customers a lot of precious time and money.

USI, a Goldman Sachs Capital Partner Company, is the largest privately owned insurance broker in the U.S. Our insurance practice includes: commercial insurance, employee benefits, retirement plan services, executive benefits, business continuation planning, asset management, estate planning and personal insurance.

MEMBER NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

Contact us for more details: abby@oliviabrowning.com or call the store at 617.242.2299

Please RSVP catherinepp@earthlink.net so I know how much Sangria to make! Personal appointments available during the day.

For those of you that have already seen the collection, you know how much fun it is so please pass this along to people that may be interested and/or stop by for a glass of Sangria!

If you can't make it this show but still want to look, I would be happy to schedule a time to come and meet with you. The collection is available for order through June. We can review the catalog/website to pick out a couple things to try.

Save on energy at www.bostonbuyingpower.com. This new program has a simple application for any Boston business owner paying an electric bill. You can find additional resources on the City's website http://www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/obd

The City of Boston invites all local businesses to group together in Boston Buying Power and receive all the utility management services that have only been available to the largest of organizations.

UtilityModule has been selected by the City of Boston to work with local Boston businesses and provide a service that has been implemented by national companies to manage their energy costs. With so many options and decisions in the energy marketplace, UtilityModule provides customers with the best products and services in the industry to efficiently manage your utility expenditures.

There are two ways to save energy dollars: either use less or pay less for what you use. Boston Buying Power addresses both aspects and provides your business with the most effective purchasing and energy services the market has to offer.