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SUMMARY:Breakfast & Business Series Welcomes Jay Ash\, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Jay Ash\, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development to our monthly Business and Breakfast series on Friday\, October 26th  from 7:30AM- 8:45AM courtesy of First Ipswich Bank.  First Ipswich Bank has a Newburyport branch located at 155 State Street.\n\n\n\nJay Ash serves as the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary Ash is responsible for directing and executing Governor Charlie Baker's agenda on housing and community development\, job creation\, business development\, consumer affairs\, and business regulation.\n\n\n\nHe previously served as the city manager in his native Chelsea\, a position he held from 2000 to 2014. In Chelsea\, Secretary Ash's leadership produced both economic expansion and fiscal stability. He grew the city's housing stock by over ten percent\, expanded its commercial base with two dozen major projects\, led all Gateway Cities with a 15% increase in new employment\, developed 10 new parks\, secured five credit rating increases\, and won two All-America City designations for Chelsea.\n\n\n\nSecretary Ash has led statewide initiatives on health insurance\, youth violence\, transportation infrastructure and expanded gaming in Massachusetts.  He previously served as co-founder and vice-chair of the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition\, as past president of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council\, as a board member of the public policy think tank MassINC\, the staff director to the Massachusetts House Majority Leader\, and as an elected trustee of his alma mater\, Clark University.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us as we welcome Jay Ash\, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development to our monthly Business and Breakfast series on Friday\, October 26th&nbsp\; from 7:30AM- 8:45AM courtesy of First Ipswich Bank.&nbsp\; First Ipswich Bank has a Newburyport branch located at 155 State Street.<br />\n<br />\nJay Ash serves as the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary Ash is responsible for directing and executing Governor Charlie Baker&rsquo\;s agenda on housing and community development\, job creation\, business development\, consumer affairs\, and business regulation.<br />\n<br />\nHe previously served as the city manager in his native Chelsea\, a position he held from 2000 to 2014. In Chelsea\, Secretary Ash&rsquo\;s leadership produced both economic expansion and fiscal stability. He grew the city&rsquo\;s housing stock by over ten percent\, expanded its commercial base with two dozen major projects\, led all Gateway Cities with a 15% increase in new employment\, developed 10 new parks\, secured five credit rating increases\, and won two All-America City designations for Chelsea.<br />\n<br />\nSecretary Ash has led statewide initiatives on health insurance\, youth violence\, transportation infrastructure and expanded gaming in Massachusetts.&nbsp\; He previously served as co-founder and vice-chair of the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition\, as past president of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council\, as a board member of the public policy think tank MassINC\, the staff director to the Massachusetts House Majority Leader\, and as an elected trustee of his alma mater\, Clark University.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Newburyport Senior Community Center 331 High Street Newburyport MA
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URL:https://business.newburyportchamber.org/events/details/breakfast-business-series-welcomes-jay-ash-massachusetts-secretary-of-housing-and-economic-development-59828
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