Inaugural event downtown will highlight local businesses for residents and visitors.
FRAMINGHAM - The inaugural Framingham Business Trade Show will be taking place downtown on Saturday, September 7.
The event is being planned by Downtown Framingham, Inc. (DFI)—a nonprofit group aimed at supporting commerce based in Framingham—alongside city officials. More than 60 businesses from the area are slated to take part in the trade show, which will also feature entertainment, food, and more.
In an interview with The Frame, DFI Executive Director Read Shah said the event is being held as a way to engage consumers with local establishments in a new way.
“This event actually came as an idea from business owners,” DFI Executive Director Read Shah said in an interview with The Frame, “and they really wanted to showcase themselves and the downtown area.”
The event will take place at the downtown common along Concord Street from noon to 4 p.m.
“It’s something that (business owners) can build off of–not just another event for years to come, but they can build their consumers as a whole so that they have recurring consumers on a monthly, weekly, daily basis; whether it’s coffee, whether it’s chiropractic services, whether it’s shopping for new shoes or new clothing,” Shah continued.
“They’re building their consumer base as well.”
Additionally, the Framingham Public Library’s main location will be hosting their Spooktastic Book Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that same day. More than 40 horrors authors from across the country with works made for all ages will be present for signings and panel discussions, with refreshments also set to be provided.
For more information on the Framingham Business Trade Show, visit DFI’s website by clicking here.
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On January 3 at the Massachusetts State House, Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky officially signed control of the Thomas Danforth Building along Union Avenue over to the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. Current plans are to develop the site into a regional justice center.
Esta semana no The Frame: o Finance Subcommittee ouve as mudanças propostas para as classificações e compensações de funcionários municipais, subsídios estaduais estão prontos para impulsionar programas de faculdade antecipada na Framingham State University e no Massachusetts Bay Community College, e uma revisão dos eventos recentes na State House: a nova bandeira de Framingham está pronta para ser exibida em Beacon Hill, enquanto o estado recebeu o controle de um prédio no centro da cidade para abrir caminho para um novo centro regional de justiça.
This week on The Frame: the Finance Subcommittee listens to proposed changes to municipal employee classifications and compensation, state grants are set to boost early college programs at Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community College, and a review of recent events at the State House: Framingham's new flag is set to be displayed on Beacon Hill, while the state has been given control of a downtown building to pave the way for a new regional justice center.
