Western Massachusetts Business News

1. Holyoke City Councilor Aaron Vega says people frustrated about lack of details about planned high-performance computing center | Massachusetts Local News - MassLive.com

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 9 2010) Information Technology

   Patrick administration officials said at the task force’s last meeting on Feb. 18 that a preferred site along the canals has been chosen for the computing center, but they were unwilling to identify the exact location. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke

2. Big Y Proposes Franklin Supermarket

   Explore Article WBJournal.com (Mar 9 2010)

   Springfield-based Big Y Foods Inc. plans to open a supermarket in Franklin at the site of the former Franklin Buffet restaurant. The site is at 348 East Central St. (Route 140). The store has been proposed as a 55,000-square-foot supermarket and site plans have been submitted for approval with the town. Big Y estimated that the project would cost about $18 million. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield

3. Google dangles ultrafast broadband and cities leap

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 9 2010) Information Technology

   Google's experimental fiber-optic networks would deliver data at 1 gigabit per second to homes and businesses. That would be roughly 50 to 300 times faster than the DSL, cable and fiber-optic networks that connect most U.S. homes to the Internet today. Google has not said how many cities it intends to serve, or how much it is willing to spend to do it. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Cost of health care, not a lack of competition, driving up costs of coverage, Mass. insurers maintain | Massachusetts Local News - MassLive.com

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 8 2010) Education , Financial Services , Health Care

   Local health insurers said the cost of care, not a lack of competition among insurers or a thirst for profits, is driving up the cost of health care coverage. “It’s higher than last year because medical costs have gone up since last year,” said Peter F. Straley, president and CEO of Springfield-based Health New England. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Peter F. Straley

5. 3 decades later, Manny Rovithis is still proud to be selling TVs in Greater Springfield area

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 8 2010)

   Manny’s has four locations: Wilbraham, West Springfield, Hadley and Greenfield. The chain has 65 to 70 employees including 24 sales people. Many of them have been with the Rovithis for years. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   The Republican

6. Editorial: Western Massachusetts hospitals offer Rx for job development

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 8 2010) Health Care

   The Rx comes in the form of patient care technicians. Hospitals need them, so Baystate Health, the Sisters of Providence Health System and the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County have teamed up to train people for the jobs that pay from $14 to $16.50 an hour. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   The Republican

7. Springfield receives grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 8 2010) Education , Green Region

   Springfield was one of only 20 communities nationwide to receive funds to increase energy efficiency in schools and municipal buildings. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Congressman Richard E. Neal

8. Northampton gives tax break to Coca Cola

   Explore Article Boston.com (Mar 7 2010) Transportation

   Teri Anderson, Northampton's economic development director, said Coca-Cola is looking at two other lower-cost sites outside Massachusetts. If Coca-Cola chooses Northampton for its new product line of chilled juices, it would add a 13,000-square-foot building to its plant. The expansion calls for an investment of $25 million to $33 million for construction and new machinery and equipment, Anderson said. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Northampton   Teri Anderson

9. Springfield tries to promote river

   Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 7 2010) Tourism

   "The riverfront is one of the keys to move this city forward," John Judge said. And Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said the city is looking to have any development "enhance the National Basketball Hall of Fame" on the banks of the Connecticut River. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

10. Editorial: Business district creates goodwill for Springfield

    Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 5 2010)

    The problem should be fixed, because the Business Improvement District has created more than $225,000 in goodwill for the city during that time. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Domenic J. Sarno

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