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NORTHAMPTON The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce welcomed six new board members from across Hampshire County this month. The five women and one man come from diverse ethnic, racial, and professional backgrounds, bringing fresh, new voices and ideas to the board.
The new members to the 24-person board include:
Anna Bowen, who lives in Florence with her two children and owns Strada on Main Street in Northampton. A native of Oklahoma, Bowen is a graduate of Hampshire College. She has owned Strada since 1994, which has been voted a “Top Ten Shoe Store” and boasts over 8,000 clients.
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HOLYOKE Business coach and strategist Lynn Turner of Clear Alliance Inc. and Moe Belliveau, executive director of the Easthampton Chamber of Commerce, will give a presentation titled “Maintaining Power and Grace While Glass Ceilings Are Being Shattered” as the Holyoke Community College (HCC) Spring Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The luncheon series takes place over Zoom on the last Wednesdays of January, February, March, April, and May from noon to 1:15 p.m.
Each month, participants join a group of women leaders to discuss current issues and ideas to help their leadership development. They will also have the opportunity to form a supportive network of women leaders to help navigate their careers.
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Single-family home sales, prices climb in December
The median sale price of single-family homes in Hampshire County climbed to $301,555 in 2020, up 7.7% from 2019, when the median price was $275,000, according to figures released this week by the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks real estate sales.
The number of homes sold in Hampshire County also rose, but only by about 0.5%, to 1,382 in 2020 compared to 1,374 the year before. Sales surged in December, however, jumping 36% to 150 from 110 homes sold in December 2019, the Warren Group reported.
Statewide, there were 61,469 single-family home sales in 2020 a 3.9% increase from 2019 when there were 59,178 transactions. Meanwhile, the median single-family sale price hit $445,500 an 11.4% increase on the same basis.
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