Monadnock Rotary Club Bulletin for the Week of April 24, 2016

Our speaker for the week of April 24, 2016, was Chub Whitten.  Chub, who along with his father George D. Whitten, is one of the founders of the Juniper Development Group. He has held various positions within the construction and development areas of the firm since its inception and is currently responsible for origination, leasing, construction and tenant relationships.  One of Chub's current projects is the renovation and development of the former Brookstone Property in Peterborough.  Chub described their "business model" as one which takes a building that may have had a large footprint and  through renovation convert it into a number of smaller size spaces suitable for a number of stand alone businesses, i.e. up to 30 or so employees.  One of the advantages of this approach is that if a new business "fails," or moves the impact on the community is much less than if a single large employer moves or goes out of business. 

 

 

Chub also addressed some of the critical "needs" of the region which inhibit business development.  These include the lack of skilled workers, limited access to suitable training or education and limited infrastructure capabilities, particularly high speed internet access.

 

Our next meeting will be  May 3, 2016, at the Dublin Community Church starting at 7:30 AM.  Our speaker will be Patricia Jones from HCS who will talk about mosquitos, ticks, etc., and the diseases they can cause.  Bill Gurney has the Invocation and Dale Gabel has the Hat.

 

Rob Harris

President 2015-2016