GBA Newsletter - September 2024

Thank You to our Newest Sponsor!

Ames Electrical Consulting ~ GBA Sponsor

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It's that time of year again to vote in the Greenfield Recorder's annual FRANKLIN FAVORITES online poll. Voting deadline is Friday, September 20th!

Cast Your Vote!

Big Welcome to our New Members!

Chance Dance Studio * Matthew Cavanaugh Photography * Village Engraving

Shout-Out to our Renewing Members!

Greenfield Farmer's Cooperative Exchange * Greenfield Gallery * Greenspace CoWork * Studio Seven

The Best Site for Events in Greenfield!

The Leaves are Peeping...Help Folks Peep YOUR Business!

Step 1: Add your business to VisitGreenfieldMA.com by emailing Christian

Step 2: Post your events, sales, specials on https://visitgreenfieldma.com/events/

Step 3: Put a VisitGreenfieldMA.com decal in your window, to make it easier for folks to find you

Step 4: That's it! Watch your events auto-populate on the Common Kiosk and @visitgreenfieldma Social Media

Post Your Event Here

September Roundtable: Greenfield PD Downtown Substation

Join your fellow business owners and operators on Tuesday, September 24th at 5 PM for a conversation with Chief Todd Dodge, Community Liaison Maria Burge, and Officers Jay Butinski and Jason Haskins, to hear more about the reopening of the downtown Greenfield PD substation, and the vision for how it can benefit the city as a whole - beginning with the downtown landscape. There will be an opportunity for ideas, concerns, and questions, and we encourage ALL business stakeholders to attend, not just our downtown business owners. This is a space for business-specific conversation and is not a meeting for the general public.

Space is limited, so please RSVP HERE. We will relocate this meeting as needed to accomodate everyone who is interested in joining us, and relocation details will ONLY be sent to registered attendees.

You do not need to have a business in the particular corridor to attend - come join the conversation!

Vintage Days 2024 is happening October 11-13

Interested in hosting something fun at your business? Let us know!

REGISTER your business' activity to get on the Vintage Days Map

It's Not Too Late to Get Spooky...

The Stephen King Film Festival runs through October 4th!

Do something fun at YOUR business and Email The Garden Cinema team to let them know what your business is up to. They will share it with their 8k+ Social Media followers!

Film Festival Lineup: It, It Chapter Two, Firestarter, Secret Window, Creepshow, Christine, Pet Semetary, Cujo, The Mangler, Hearts in Atlantis, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, A Return to Salem's Lot, Apt Pupil, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Cat's Eye, Carrie, Dreamcatcher, The Dark Tower, Stand By Me, Needful Things, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Maximum Overdrive

Sponsored by Development Associates, Cohn & Company Real Estate, Mass Cultural Council

Join Us On The Radio!

If you haven't taken advantage of this Membership perk, you're missing out! Come on "Bear Country in the Morning" with Kevin and Hannah, and talk about your business. Whether you have an event coming up, a special announcement, or just want to get your business name out there more - the Bear County listeners would love to hear it. We can record around your schedule and the spot will air on a Tuesday morning. Listen to previous spots HERE!

Register For Your Spot Here!

First-time Homeowner Opportunities in Greenfield

Looking to purchase a first home? Have a great employee looking for a home in Greenfield?

Rural Development Inc. (RDI) is now accepting applications for two properties in Greenfield - both priced affordably to help first-time homebuyers achieve this big step.

Applications are due October 3, 2024 for 68 Solar Way in Greenfield - one of 20 homes comprising the Wisdom Way Solar Village condominium development, built in 2010. Applications are available at the Greenfield Public Library and the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and online here: https://fcrhra.org/affordable-homeownership/ An information session will be held at the Greenfield Public Library on Monday, September 16, from 5:00 – 6:00 PM, for interested applicants.

Applications are due October 21, 2024 for 42 Cleveland Street in Greenfield - built in 1913 and currently being renovated. Applications are available at the Greenfield Public Library and the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and online here: https://fcrhra.org/affordable-homeownership/ An information session will be held at the Greenfield Public Library on Monday, September 9, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, for interested applicants.

Find more info HERE, including eligibility requirements and info materials in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Moldovan.

Franklin County Nonprofit Summit ~ September 17th

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Happy September and Thanks for reading!

Hannah C. Rechtschaffen, Director

Need Small Business Support?

Explore everything the Franklin County CDC has to offer:

From lending to business planning, the FCCDC can help take your business to the next level!

Read More Here

Need Customizable Space for your Business? Consider the Greenfield Corporate Center!

With secure, accessible access, proximity to Rt 2 and I-91, walking trails and outdoor space, and onsite maintenance and management - this business cluster can suit many needs. Reach out to learn more and set up a visit.

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