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Schools of Thought
Explore BusinessWest (Apr 10 2012)
Kumble Subbaswamy says he has a “comfort level” with that institution known as the state university flagship campus, and his résumé shows why: he’s spent most of his career in that environment.
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MassDevelopment celebrates completion of renovation of former courthouse at 1550 Main St.
Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2012)
Local, state and federal officials and various tenants gathered in the foyer, and praised the restoration of the downtown Springfield building. The property was purchased by MassDevelopment in 2009 for $2.5 million, and the agency invested approximately $3.6 million in renovations.
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Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno MassDevelopment Baystate Health
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Massachusetts strategies for economic development need to look beyond just Boston
Explore masslive.com (Mar 18 2012)
My new assignment as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies brings home the daunting challenges facing our region but also offers great opportunities to overcome them.
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Mentions: Springfield Chicopee The Republican
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FORGING CONNECTIONS WITH GLOBAL REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Explore From the EDC (Apr 19 2012)
by Michael Graney (Mike)
Strong headwinds remain in place to inhibit Foreign DirectInvestment, but these strategies open our region to new opportunities for limited inward investment, as well as to create new market opportunities for our companies.
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Mentions: Westfield Michael Graney Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts
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From a rented basement office, to a leading financial institution, Hampden Bank celebrates its 160th anniversary.
Explore From the EDC (Mar 30 2012)
by Rick Debonis
On April 13, 1852 Hampden Savings Bank was officially chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to serve the workers of the Western Railroad. From a rented office space in the basement of the then Agawam National Bank on the corner of Lyman and Main Street, and in accordance with a decree from the Massachusetts Great and General Court to locate “within twenty-five rods of the Western Railroad passenger depot, Hampden Savings Bank began operations .
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Mentions: West Springfield Springfield Hampden Bank
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EDC to Present Specialized Manufacturing Event
Explore From the EDC (Mar 23 2012)
by Michael Graney (Mike)The EDC is pleased to announcethat we will host the second event in our Growth Sector series, “Understandingthe Supply Chain in Specialty Manufacturing”. The series is presented by FirstNiagara Bank. We appreciate the collaboration of the Connecticut and WesternMass chapters of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Here is a linkto the invitation -- http://www.westernmassedc.com/manufacturing2012/ This event will be heldat the Robert E. Morris Company of Windsor CT, which is presenting our keynotespeaker, Kym Nelson, Principal of KLEW Company. Kym is a nationally recognized supplychain consultant and previously managed the global supply chain for Proctor& Gamble. She ...
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Mentions: Northeast Utilities Springfield Knowledge Corridor
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Western Massachusetts Business News
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Massachusetts officials to present arguments against cuts at Westover Air ...
Explore masslive.com (May 16 2012)
Murray created the Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force after the U.S. Defense Department announced $259 billion in spending cuts proposed over five years that could impact the six military bases in the state.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Chicopee Westfield
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Howdy awards honor hospitality industry
Explore WWLP 22 News Springfield (May 15 2012)
“Tourism is a billion dollar industry and we have so much to offer and these employees are the ones who make people so comfortable when they visit western Massachusetts,” Chairman Michael Hurwitz told 22News.
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Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Bruce Stebbins: Ethics opinion clears him of ...
Explore masslive.com (May 15 2012)
"Before I took this job, I approached the state Ethics Commission to get some type of guidance on how I can conduct myself as a member of the commission," Stebbins said. "They came back to me and said there really isn't anything that they would see as a violation of the conflict of interest law in Massachusetts that would prohibit me from participating in the commission's work."
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Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School auto body instructor Craig Sankey receives excellence in teaching award
Explore masslive.com (May 15 2012)
Superintendent Gerald L. Paist said Sankey was chosen for the award by the school council, meaning he was chosen by his peers. Paist praised Sankey for his work in the classroom, and as the advisor for the SkillsUSA student competitions. “He is probably one of our most student-oriented individuals that we have on staff,” Paist said.
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Summer electricity in Northeast seen as adequate
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (May 15 2012)
The northeastern United States and several Canadian provinces should have sufficient electrical power this summer due to more generating capacity and the slow economic recovery that is reducing demand, The Associated Press reports, citing a group that promotes power reliability.
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UMass plans for satellite campus
Explore GazetteNET (May 14 2012)
The campus would operate on a "two plus two plus two" model and work in partnership with area community colleges. Students would earn a two-year degree at community college, transfer to the satellite school, where they could to finish a four-year degree and, if they chose, a master's program, Caret said in an interview.
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UMass researchers looking at impact of heavy loads on soldiers' mobility
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012)
Graduate researcher Christopher Palmer and his team at the University of Massachusetts kinesiology department are hoping to save soldiers’ lives.
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Elms College in Chicopee to offer a bachelor's degree in criminal justice
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012)
The backbone of the program will be in forensic science and technology used by law enforcement. Fitting with the socially conscious tradition of the Catholic college, it will also have a strong focus on rehabilitation, ethics and integrity, said Alice Perry, a 20-year prosecutor for Massachusetts superior courts, who will serve as program director.
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Leaders of the Massachusetts House of Representatives introduce bill to stimulate the economy
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012)
The $2 million in new spending in the bill includes $1 million in grants to create a "talent pipeline program" by matching stipends used by private startup technology and innovation companies to hire interns. The money will help retain young skilled workers in areas such as software and other technology fields, legislators said.
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UMass, Delaware researchers develop low-cost process to make plastic from plants
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012)
In addition to Dauenhauer and Vlachos, the research team included UMass professor Wei Fan, and UMass doctoral students in chemical engineering, C. Luke Williams and Chun-Chih Chang. Also part of the team were University of Delaware professors Raul F. Lobo and Stavros Caratzoulas, as well as doctoral student Nima Nikbin, and postdoctoral fellow Phuong Do.
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UMass plans for satellite campus
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Elms College in Chicopee to offer a bachelor's degree in criminal justice
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UMass, Delaware researchers develop low-cost process to make plastic from plants
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Business Monday from The Republican, May 14, 2012: Precision manufacturing gets a boost
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Chicopee Uniroyal project receives extra $2 million in state grants
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Gulfstream Corp. expects to create at least 130 new jobs at its Westfield aircraft maintenance facility
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