22nd Annual MERC Conference
"The Massachusetts Innovation Economy: Maintaining MetroWest's Competitiveness"

The MetroWest Economic Research Center - MERC - at Framingham State University will present the latest town and regional data and analyses on: unemployment, jobs, wages, payroll, housing permits, sales and prices, cost of living, municipal revenue and taxes, and K12 public school enrollment, including MA and U.S. comparisons. Gain an understanding of regional economic data available only from MERC. Identify opportunities for success. Network with business, legislative, non-profit, and municipal leaders!

Communities include: Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, and Westborough.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Patricia M. Flynn, PhD, Trustee Professor of Economics and Management, Bentley University.
Additional speakers: Maureen Dunne, Donald MacRitchie, Martha Meaney, Mary Phelan, Fahlino Sjuib, MERC and Department of Economics and Business Administration

Conference fee of $20 includes 80 page 2014 Greater MetroWest Economic Profile and The Massachusetts Innovation Economy Annual Index

Sponsored by:

Middlesex Savings Bank
MetroWest Daily News
NSTAR
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce
Coan Oil