2017 BLAAST Natural gas forum
Date and Time
Wednesday Feb 8, 2017
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST
February 8, 2017 - 8:30am-10am
Location
Courtyard Marriott Hadley Amherst, Rt. 9 Hadley (423 Russell Street)
Fees/Admission
Free of charge
Contact Information
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
413-253-0700
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Description
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FOR AMHERST AREA STRATEGIES (BLAAST)
(#4 of the BLAAST series)
Members of the area business community are invited to attend this next scheduled forum of the Business Leadership for Amherst Area Strategies, which will focus on the natural gas moratorium currently in place in the towns of Amherst, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield, Montague, Sunderland and Whately. Its impact upon businesses and commerce in the affected cities and towns, and proposals for resolution will be discussed. Representatives from town government, utilities and industry will be led through a guided discussion by Atty. Peter Vickery, First Vice President of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce. Questions from the audience will also be taken.
TIME
The event will be held from 8:30-10am at the Marriott Courtyard, Rt. 9 (Russell Street) in Hadley MA.
PANELISTS
Molly Keegan, Hadley Select Board (Chair)
Karen Zink, Berkshire Gas (President)
Chris Farrell, Berkshire Gas (Manager, Corp. Communications & Govt. Relations)
Rick Sullivan, Western Massachusetts EDC (President & CEO)
Bob Rio, AIM (Sr. VP)
ORGANIZERS
The BLAAST series is a cooperative production of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and the Amherst Business Improvement District.
