2009 Mar/Apr

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Updates on businesses and people making news

I read there are new FMLA rules going into effect this year. Can you please explain which of these, if any, apply to employers and when they become effective?

Tourism generates significant direct spending that not only benefits the hospitality industry, but also feeds the second-home and retirement real estate market, as well as the retail sector. Tourism remains the engine that drives a significant number of jobs on Cape Cod – and not only the seasonal “back of the house” positions that grow exponentially in the summer.

Brewster company has become a trusted middleman between contractors and homeowners

Originally a builder, the Eastham-based company has emphasized diversity to weather a challenging economy

While the woes of the residential real estate market are a frequent topic of conversation, the commercial market is actually holding its own in this challenging economy. This recent commercial transaction is just one of many in the region.

These are challenging times for local companies of all sizes. Cape Business visited recently with the CEOs of Cape Cod’s two leading community banks, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and Cape Cod Cooperative Bank. Here are excerpts from our interviews – aimed at advising local businesses how to weather the storm. You can read the complete stories at capebusiness.net.

To view or download a PDF listing deposits in Cape Cod's banks, click here.

Cape Business has partnered with Kevin MacArthur, owner of Secure Networks, to provide our readers with answers to the many questions we receive on their computer networks – from management to security.

To view or download a PDF listing new construction in Barnstable County, click here.

To view or download a PDF listing newly incorporated businesses on Cape Cod, click here.

Sticking to the basics and emphasizing safety prove a winning combination for credit union’s new CEO

Move reflects rapidly changing real estate industry on Cape. At same time, former president of state Realtors association merges his Falmouth agency with Cape's largest company

Amid the worst economy in memory, the Cape Cod tourism industry is approaching the 2009 season with anxiety tempered by optimism. “If you allow yourself to look at the future as half empty, it will become so. You will fulfill that attitude,” says Mark Novota, managing partner of the Wequassett Resort & Golf Club.