Western Massachusetts Business News

1. At Affiliated Chambers of Commerce breakfast, candidate Timothy Cahill promises reforms

   Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 1 2010)

   Cahill spoke to more than 200 members of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield during the chamber’s September breakfast at The Log Cabin in Holyoke. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Holyoke

2. Bradley announces nonstop flight to N.C.

   Explore Article WWLP 22 News Springfield (Sep 1 2010) Transportation

   Bradley International Airport says Delta Air Lines will begin two daily nonstop flights to Raleigh, N.C., beginning Nov. 1. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Delta Air Lines   Bradley International Airport

3. Tech across New England: Qteros holds key to cellulosic ethanol production

   Explore Article masshightech.com (Sep 1 2010) Renewable Energy

   Qteros Inc. officials say they are well on their way toward commercializing a new cellulosic ethanol production process, and plan to continue the effort by opening a new 15,000-square-foot research and development facility in Chicopee by the end of the year. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

4. Pioneer Valley foreclosures up despite Making Home Affordable program

   Explore Article masslive.com (Aug 31 2010)

   For Hampden County as a whole, the number of foreclosure deeds rose 67.32 percent from 456 in the first seven months of 2009 to 763 in the first seven months of this year. For July alone, the number of foreclosure deeds is up 54.93 percent from 71 in July 2009 to 110 in July 2010, also according to The Warren Group. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Bay Path College

5. History in the Remaking

   Explore Article BusinessWest (Aug 31 2010) Green Region , Information Technology

   The recently initiated work to build a data center at the site of the former Technical High School in Springfield is unique in that the façade of the 105-year-old building will be incorporated into the design of the $110 million facility. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Technical High School

6. Mass. Gov. Patrick, Congressman Olver Highlight $27 Mil. in Road and Bridge ...

   Explore Article Massachusetts Newswire (Aug 31 2010) Transportation

   The $11.7 million Route 2 project in Orange is reconstructing and making safety improvements along 5 miles of Route 2, including rehabilitating and widening the Route 2 Bridge over Route 122. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Congressman John W. Olver

7. Amherst Select Board accepts retirement of Town Manager Larry Shaffer

   Explore Article masslive.com (Aug 31 2010)

   Town Manager Laurence R. Shaffer will retire at the end of September, just over four years into a five-year contract. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Amherst   The Republican   Larry Shaffer

8. Development agency boosts farm

   Explore Article Boston Business Journal (Aug 30 2010)

   MassDevelopment and The Carrot Project today announced that Barbara and Ronald Weaver, who do business as America Agro Products of Greenfield, have landed the first loan issued under the MassDevelopment/Strolling of the Heifers Small Farm Loan Program. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Amherst

9. View to the Future

   Explore Article BusinessWest (Aug 30 2010) Tourism

   Shardool Parmar calls it a “fixer-upper — of sorts.” That’s how he described what is now known as the City Place Inn & Suites — formerly named the Inn Place, and known throughout most of its existence as a Holiday Inn — on Dwight Street in Springfield. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield

10. Health care, job engine for state, is pulling back

    Explore Article Boston.com (Aug 28 2010) Health Care

    Over the long term, analysts say, the demand for health services and workers is almost certain to grow as aging baby boomers leave the workforce and need more care. For example, Baystate Health of Springfield, which employs more than 10,000 across its Western Massachusetts system, estimates it will need to hire about 15,000 people over the next 10 years to replace retiring workers and meet increased demand, said Jean Jackson, Baystate’s vice president of workforce planning. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield

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