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Milford Business News

Vacant Parcel NearShopRite In Milford To BeDevelopedAn overgrown vacant parcel of land neardowntown Milford may become a mixed-usebuilding, according to plans filed with the city ofMilford. The site is near the new ShopRite.

Here's How Milford BankIs Helping To 'Green' TheCityThe Planning and Zoning Boardapproved the unique project fordowntown Milford.

Raymond Paier, PE, Westcott and Mapesaddressed the planning and zoning board abouta proposed carport would provide shelter forbank employees' vehicles, but that the main pointof the project was to provide power without theuse of fossil fuels.

He said no parking spaces or green areas wouldbe disturbed, but that a canopy would support thesolar array. He described interactions withvarious City departments.

He described aspects of how the solar panelswould work. He noted that clearances for tallvehicles were incorporated. He described thelocation of columns such that parking trafficpatterns would not be impacted. He said thecolumns would be aesthetically consistent withthe nearby bank and ATM structure.

The city's Planning and Zoning Board approvedMilford Bank's request to construct a solar carportat 119 High Street.

Read more here.

Developer Robert Smith, of Metro Star, who isone of the city's largest taxpayers is seekingapproval from the city to develop a mixed-usebuilding with a commercial use on the first floorand apartments on the second and third floors.Read more here.

Bridgeport HospitalAuxiliary Milford campusplans fall fashion showA girls night out and fashion show, presented bythe Milford Campus of Bridgeport HospitalAuxiliary, will take place Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6p.m., at Costa Azzurra Restaurant, 72 Broadway,Milford.Tickets are $35 each or $300 for a table of10 and includes, hors d’oeuvres and dessertstations and coffee. A cash bar also is available.Proceeds will benefit the Milford CampusBridgeport Hospital.

Big Y Hiring For Milford andDerby StoresBig Y is hiring for positions at its new Derby andMilford stores. It is holding hiring events inOctober and early November. The hiring eventswill be held at the Milford location at 150 BostonPost Road from Oct. 8 to Nov. 2. The hiring sitewill close once all positions are filled. Read morehere.

September Recap

We celebrated a Ribbon Cutting atWomen's Wellness, LLC last month.

Business After HoursThank you to Ethan Allen and Bin 100 for hosting

a Business After Hours last month. We had awonderful time catching up with old

acquaintances and making new connections.

CHAMBER NEWS

Ready to Launch: MRCC Membership Cards!

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK

MONDAY OCTOBER 21ST

Join us for aMember Appreciation Breakfast

& Kick Off to Chamber Week@ the Milford Chamber of Commerce

7:30 - 9:30 am

Enjoy a morning of networking, meeting yourBoard of Directors and a proclamation by the

Honorable Benjamin G. Blake on the front stepsof the chamber as we honor our chamber

members.

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Lunch Hustle: Simple Stepsfor Starting Your Business

Monday October 21st | 12 - 1pm@ Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce

Every small business starts with a dream. But, ittakes more than ideas to achieve your goals. Youneed knowledge and resources to help yourdream come to fruition. Start on your path tosuccess today.

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

Join us on Monday, October 21st at3pm

for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony@ Lights Camera DJs

TUESDAY OCTOBER 22ND

Join us for a Network at Night"We've Come a Long

Way, Baby"at Bin100 Restaurant | 5 - 7:30pm

Hosted by the Milford Regional Chamberof Commerce & Network of Executive

Women$20 for Early Registration

$30 at the Door

Lunch Hustle: How to UseFacebook Ads to DriveBusiness

Tuesday October 22nd | 12 - 1pm@ Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce

Are you using Facebook advertising toexpand your reach and capture leads foryour business?

Speaker: Jocelyn Murray, Marketing &Event Resources, LLC

Facebook's advertising feature can help youreach your targeted audience even if you onlyhave a small ad budget. If you're interested in using Facebook as amarketing and advertising business tool, you canlearn:

+ Why small businesses use Facebook ads + What a Facebook ad is and how it can help you growyour engagement and Facebook results + How to set up a Facebook ad + How to target your Facebook ad to reach targetedprospects and customers

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23RD

Join us forKegs & Conversation

at Milford Point Brewing230 Woodmont Rd, Milford, CT 06460

6 - 8 pm$15 Pre-Registration | $20 Member at Door

$25 Prospective Member

Food sponsored by

Register Here

THURSDAY OCTOBER 24TH

Lunch Hustle: Your Guide toSuccessful NetworkingTHURSDAY OCTOBER 24TH | 12-1pm@ Milford Regional Chamber of CommerceIt's about building relationships, notselling your services.Attend this event to learn best practices for in-person networking

Speaker: Tanya Wallace, DreamCatcher, LLC

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25TH | 8 - 10am

Join us for a

Profile Review & ProfessionalHeadshot Event

Hosted by The City of Milford EconomicDevelopment Commission, Milford

Regional Chamber of Commerce andMilford Photo.

Job Seekers, Young Proffessionals oranyone simply looking for a new LinkedInprofile photo and/or tips will get a LinkedIn

profile review by personal brandingexperts, get the perspective of a hiring

manager and interview tips by DanThornberg of Aced My Interview.

Lunch Hustle: B2B LeadGeneration: TargetedContent First!FRIDAY OCTOBER 25TH | 12-1pm@ Milford Regional Chamber of CommerceIf your organization has a product or service tooffer, lead generation is likely a primaryobjective. In this presentation, we’ll review howeffective lead generation campaigns are builtusing targeted, digital content.

Speaker: Dewey Forbes, Strategy 1stMarketing

Member Happenings & Events

WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION COATDRIVE SPONSORED BY BERCHEM MOSES

Photo courtesy of Marsal Studios. Pictured are representatives from the Walter CampFootball Foundation, Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Berchem Moses PC.

The annual Walter Camp Day at the Yale Bowl was held on Saturday, September21, when the Yale University Bulldogs hosted the Holy Cross Crusaders. BerchemMoses PC sponsored the pre-game event for the eleventh consecutive year tosupport the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). This year, the eventbenefitted the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Homeless Program (CSHHC) andthe South Norwalk Secret Santa program. Fans, friends and firm clients wereasked to bring a gently used coat or a new toy to support these very worthwhilecauses, and in return, received a free general admission ticket to thegame. Attorneys and clients of the law firm donated hundreds of warm garments,toys and games.

Read more here.

Milford Public Library'sParty in the Stacks

Friday October 19th | 7-10 PM

On Saturday, October 19th, the Friends of theMilford Library (FOML) will be hosting their 4thannual The Party in the Stacks! This will be a fun,after-hours, adult only, event at the library. Thetheme this year is “POP Culture: FromSuperheroes, Movies, Comics, and everything inbetween! "

Bite-Sized Business Seminar Series

10.10 | Seminar - How to Plan EventsPeople Actually Want To Attend

10.24 | Seminar - Get By With A Little HelpFrom Our Non-Profit Friends

A FREE Lunch & Learn series brought to you by The Milford Bank, The

Downtown Milford Business Association and Subway HQ. Enjoy a bite to eat and

learn about relevant business topics. Space is limited. Please RSVP to

guarantee a spot.

Arciuolo's and Eli's 2nd Annual.5K "Race" and After-Party

Sunday October 27th| 11:30 AM – 3 PM

Arciuolo's Shoes and Eli's Tavern are proud toannounce their second annual .5K aka TheSlacker's Race!

This is a run for all the slackers, dad-bods, couchpotatoes, layabouts and lazy people out there!We're "racing" from Shipyard Lane to Eli'sTavern...a total of .2 miles and a 5-minute walk.

The race ends with a big celebration at Eli'sTavern with food, beer, prizes and football. All

proceeds will benefit Bridges Healthcare inMilford.

Running Water for Africa5K Race & Walk

Saturday October 5th | 9 AM – 12 PM

The 9th edition of this great event willbegin at Foran High School using a newcourse through Anchor Beach. Theproceeds of this year's events are for awater catchment system which will harvestrain water for the drought season in theremote village of Bwindi, Uganda.

"Run For Your Lives" 5K &Party with the Zombies

Saturday October 12th | 4PM-9PM

Family friendly ZOMBIE 5K AND/ORZOMBIE PARTAAAY at the Walnut BeachDevon Rotary Pavilion

5K, DJ Music, Dancing, Zombie Movie onBig Screen, Zombie Buffet, 1 Free Drink,Giveaways, Shenanigans & Games

Mobile Bar to purchase signature BloodyMary's & Green Zombie's, beer, wine andmore!

Milford Trick or Trot 5KRun/Walk

Saturday October 26th | 9 AM – 12 PM

The 8th Annual Milford Trick or Trot 5KRun/Walk to benefit the Beth-El Center willtake place on Saturday, October 26, 2019beginning at Lisman Landing (37 HelwigSt. in Milford) at 9:00am. Run or walk a 3.2mile scenic route through Milford.

Pre-registration fee is $27.00 per person /$35 same day. Pet costume contest andkids fun run kick off the event!

Hall-O-Weekend

Saturday October 26th | 10AM-2PM

SAVE THE DATE! Attention Little Monsters!Hall-O-Weekend is coming Saturday,October 26, and will be full of spooky funfor your little ones. Not-so-scary story time,Halloween activities, vendors, and a Trick-or-Treat Trail through Downtown. Staytuned for more info! And keep your eyespeeled for Hall-O-Stroll on Friday Night,October 25!

ADVOCACY FOR YOU

Get Prepped: October 1 MinimumWage Increase

On October 1 the state minimumwage increases to $11, the first in a

series of increases over the fouryears. The move increases the wageby almost 50% in just four years. Thehourly wage was last raised in 2017.

Navigating the Trade Wars

Connecticut business leaders aregrowing increasingly anxious about

the Trump administration's tradepolicies—concerns reflected in adampened outlook for the U.S.economy. Nearly half of those

surveyed in CBIA/Marcum's 2019Survey of Connecticut Businesses

say they are somewhat or veryconcerned about the negative impact

of tariffs and trade disputes.

Connect with a NewHaven SCORE mentorto receive free smallbusiness advice.The volunteer business professionals at NewHaven SCORE are expert in a wide range ofessential areas of business and commerceand offer private mentoring and a variety ofworkshops and seminars.

Schedule an appointment at 9, 10 or 11amon the first Tuesday of the month bycontacting the Milford Chamber atcsmith@milfordct.com

Financial Fundamentals --Professional DevelopmentWorkshop for CT ArtistsHousatonic Community College900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CTTuesday, October 29; 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMWed., Oct. 30; 6:00 PM-- 8:30 PM (part 2)

Creative minds may legitimately enjoy art for art’ssake, but some must rely on their work to bringhome the groceries. The path to sustainabilityinvolves assembling essential businessknowledge and applying the principles whenmaking decisions that impact the work and yourlivelihood. Register Here

Milford Area Networking Lunch(ABM: American BusinessMeetings)Pop's Family RestaurantThursday, September 26, 2019 from 12:00 PMto 1:00 PM

ABM's weekly Milford Networking Breakfastis a networking group dedicated to theexchange of business leads andinformation to help your business grow.We meet for lunch every Thursday atnoon.

4Q19 - Quarterly BusinessPlanning WorkshopMilford Regional Chamber ofCommerceFri, October 18, 201912:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

In this 4.5 hour workshop you can develop a planas a blueprint so can achieve more in the nextquarter than most achieve in a year.

Hosted by ROI Business Coach & ROI Business Advisors

Network of Executive WomenMonthly Luncheon

on Tuesday, October 1st | 12-1:30pm@ Riverview Bistro

NEW's monthly luncheons include an informativeguest speaker, and opportunities to network andbuild relationships with other professional and

entrepreneurial women.$24.99/member $29.99/guest

YOU MUST REGISTER BY NOON ON THESUNDAY BEFORE LUNCHEON! LATE

REGISTRANTS AND WALK-INS WILL INCUR ANADDITIONAL $5. LATE FEE

The Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce works hard eachday to promote economic and community development byproviding services and addressing issues important to business.

The week of October 21 – 25 is being proclaimed as MilfordRegional Chamber of Commerce week in Milford.

During the week we will spotlight connections between ourcommunity, our businesses, and the Chamber.We would like youto celebrate with us. We have a variety of events planned forOct. 21-25 where you can connect with us, not to mention a fewsurprises and other things along the way.

Here’s how you can participate:· Monday, Oct 21:Monday, Oct 21: 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Chamber, 5Broad Street, Milford. Join us as we kick-off Chamber Week withour Member Appreciation Breakfast. Thinking about joining theChamber? Stop by to chat about things going on around Milfordand our Chamber offerings. Our breakfast will be sponsored byCracker Barrel.

Later in the afternoon we will be welcoming Lights Camera DJ’sto Milford with a ribbon cutting at 3pm.

Tuesday, Oct 22: Join us for a lunch and learn "How to UseFacebook Ads to Drive Business" presented by Jocelyn Murray ofMarketing & Event Resources, LLC from Noon to 1 p.m., at theChamber, 5 Broad Street, Milford.

Later, we will be hosting an event with Network of Executive Womenfrom 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at bin100 restaurant called "We've Come a Long Way, Baby" featuring guestspeaker Carolyn Finch.

Wednesday, Oct 23: Join us for a special Business After Hours event "Kegs & Conversation" at MilfordPoint Brewing from 6-8pm sponsored by Pop's Family Restaurant.

Thursday, Oct 24: Join us for a lunch and learn presented by Tanya Wallace of Dream Catcher, LLC"Your Guide to Successful Networking" from 12-1pm at the chamber.

Friday , Oct 25:Friday , Oct 25: The Chamber is partnering with Milford Economic Development and MilfordPhoto to offer a LinkedIN Photo Event. Need a new photo? And want an opportunity to updateyour LinkedIN profile? Drop-in to Milford Photo between 8-10am. In addition to these events, we are also very busy with the events that we plan for membership eachmonth. For more information and registration for many of these events please call 203-878-0681.

As always our door is open, stop in for a visit.

Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce | (203) 878-0681 | www.milfordct.com

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