Maspeth Chamber of Commerce - Similar companies

In 1947, a group of local businesspeople organized together in Maspeth and formed the Maspeth Progressive Merchants Associati ... on. From various records recovered over the years we formed the opinion that this organization was an attempt to get merchants and business professionals in the Maspeth business district involved for the common good and betterment of the community in which they made their living. In 1953 this group decided to form what is now known as the Maspeth Chamber of Commerce - and so the Chamber was "born". The objectives of this new organization were "to promote the general welfare of the community of Maspeth, to foster its commerce and to dedicate itself to the perpetuation of a free economy and competitive enterprise to the end that the community of Maspeth shall make the greatest possible contribution to the advancement of society." read more