Written by Gillian Swart Thursday, 25 February 2010 20:11
Claude Elias speaks of his restaurant Oregano Pizzeria and Ristorante in downtown Newburyport as passionately as he does his medical laser business in Salem, NH. An electrical engineer by profession, he can tell you as much about the laser cosmetic equipment he sells through Medical Laser Technology, Inc. as he can about the brick oven at Oregano.
Written by Gillian Swart Wednesday, 27 January 2010 14:32
When Sue Little was growing up on the family homestead in Newbury, the town was a farming community and Newburyport was a rundown mill town. She came back to the area in 1971 after college and a year Paris and started working as a bartender at The Grog. “I saw a huge change -- HUGE.
Written by Elizabeth Rose Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:47
Skye Wentworth, book publicist and Newburyport resident, finds her publicity campaign inspiration through a process she calls “Zen and the art of public relations.”
Wentworth works to fill her mind and then to empty it, she said: “I learn everything I can about my product and then I go for a long walk. I empty my mind of everything.”
Once her mind is quieted she is able to “see” a successful strategy. She creates marketing campaigns that unleash a powerful public appetite for the books she promotes and uses the art of surprise to gain the attention she promises her clients.
Written by Stewart Lytle Friday, 18 December 2009 16:46
When Delia O’Connor became president and CEO of Anna Jaques Hospital at the end of 2005, she knew the first person she needed to hire was a tough, smart financial officer. One of the main challenges was getting the Newburyport hospital's business side in order.
Written by Elizabeth Rose Friday, 04 December 2009 13:36
When Michael Strem, PhD, was a doctoral candidate in chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in the mid 1960’s he faced the same dilemma that all students face pending graduation. What now?
Strem recalled those days and the early days of Strem Chemical, a locally honored privately held business with a global customer base, and advised: “Keep your mind open.”
Written by Gillian Swart Wednesday, 25 November 2009 14:16
Ann Ormond, president of the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants to know who wants to play. And she’s not talking about hopscotch.
Ormond believes that despite economic conditions local businesses have to play to win.
Ormond said: “Now is not the time to drop marketing. Now is not the time to retreat … You have to work it. If you don’t know how, we’ll show you. Sealing the deal is your baby.”
Newburyport is a city that banks on its unique shops, its business people, and the day tourist. But many people do not understand what a chamber of commerce does, and often chambers are expected to go above and beyond.
Written by Stewart Lytle Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:38
Significant economic growth in Newburyport may be a little way in the future, but in general the port city has held its own over the last two years even as the nation suffered one of its worst recessions, according to Richard Eaton, president and CEO of the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank.
Eaton, who runs one of Newburyport’s largest banks, is optimistic about the future of the local economy. He said: “There are not too many empty stores in town.” But he is worried about the unemployment rate and thinks it may be the end of 2011 before housing prices start rising. With two months left on the 2009 calendar, the bank is also having one of its best years, closing in on a profit comparable to 2007, he said.
Eaton praised the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry for staging events that bring more tourists to town, which has helped keep the retail businesses viable during the recession.
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