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“ This is a very significant investment into the infrastructure and long-term viability of the base. The $24 million upgrade will help Westover perform its mission more effectively. As one of the largest employers in the region, this contract will bring construction jobs and economic growth. ”
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“ This is a terrific opportunity for significant development along Central Street. ”
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“ The business has really been great here. ”
By Richard B. Rosenthal
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Featured News
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Gov. Deval Patrick to announce $100 million in grants for life sciences during visit to Western Massachusetts
Explore masslive.com (Jun 5 2013) Life Sciences
Gov. Deval L. Patrick plans to announce more than $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in the Pioneer Valley at a press conference at the University of Massachusetts Thursday. Through the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the state’s life sciences industry, his office announced in a prepared statement.
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Comment Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick University of Massachusetts Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
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Governor Deval Patrick & AMP it UP!
Explore From the EDC (Apr 26 2013) Education , Manufacturing
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School in Palmer, MA is offering a popular high tech training program for students interested in a career in manufacturing.
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Comment Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Palmer
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CT's Bradley lands LA nonstop flights
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Apr 12 2013) Transportation
American Airlines is adding a nonstop flight from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks to Los Angeles, the first West Coast nonstop from the Connecticut airfield. American will start flying the Connecticut-California nonstop on Aug. 27, although customers can book the flight starting on Tuesday.
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Comment Mentions: Bradley International Airport
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MassMutual gets Massachusetts tax incentive to move jobs to Springfield; Crane gets tax incentive to add jobs in North Adams
Explore masslive.com (Apr 1 2013) Financial Services
MassMutual Financial Group received a $3.75 million state tax credit to relocate 250 jobs to its State Street headquarters, supporting a $59.4 million investment by MassMutual. The workers are moving as a result of MassMutual’s purchase in September of The Hartford’s Retirement Plans business for $400 million. That deal became official on Jan. 1
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Comment Mentions: MassMutual Springfield
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From the EDC
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EDC Activities at the Paris Air Show
Explore From the EDC (Jun 13 2013) Aerospace/Defense
by Michael Graney (Mike)
We will meet 22 global companies that have been prequalified for (at minimum)
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interest in the US market and awareness of the Knowledge Corridor aerospace
cluster. Some are potential inbound
investors and some are looking to enhance their US supply chain.
Comment Mentions: Springfield Westfield Knowledge Corridor
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EDC, Springfield and Commonwealth Take Pitch to New York
Explore From the EDC (Jun 12 2013) Financial Services
by Michael Graney (Mike)
Yesterday, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic
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Development Greg Bialecki presented the Western Mass value proposition for Shared
Service Center projects to New York-based site selectors at a luncheon organized
by the EDC.
Comment Mentions: Brian M. Connors Massachusetts Office of Business Development MassMutual
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Funds Two Grants for Western Mass
Explore From the EDC (Jun 7 2013) Life Sciences
by Michael Graney (Mike)Yesterday, Governor Deval Patrick and other luminaries announced that the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (“MLSC”) will fund a $95 Million project at UMass and a $5.5 Million project at Baystate Health. Although ten speakers weighed in on this yesterday at the press conference, none told the beginning of the story.
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Comment Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick University of Massachusetts Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
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June 20 Advanced Manufacturing Summit
Explore From the EDC (May 30 2013) Manufacturing
by Michael Graney (Mike)
Manufacturing is dead in Massachusetts, right? WRONG! For
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those of you who agree with the EDC’s position on this, we encourage you to
attend the Advanced Manufacturing Summit, to be held on June 20, 2013 at Gillette
Stadium.
Comment Mentions: Michael Graney Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts
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Western Massachusetts Business News
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Community Profile: Northampton | BusinessWest
Explore BusinessWest (7 hours, 40 min ago)
Mayor David Narkewicz says Northampton is a city on the move, leading the way in arenas that range from its energy-efficiency programs to its effort to increase the number of daily Amtrak shuttles when high-speed passenger rail service begins next year, to $67 million of new projects expected to add $3.1 million to the tax base.
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Investments in a Promising Future | BusinessWest
Explore BusinessWest (7 hours, 41 min ago) Life Sciences
The awards — $95 million to UMass Amherst and $5.5 million to the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield — are part of a $1 billion, 10-year investment on the part of the state designed to stimulate growth of its life-sciences supercluster, considered the largest in the country. When asked what this latest investment would mean for the Western Mass. region and the state as a whole, Susan Windham-Bannister, president and CEO of the MLSC, said simply, “drive economic development and job creation.”
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Westover Air Base in Chicopee to see new $24 million refuling system
Explore masslive.com (Jun 17 2013) Aerospace/Defense
“This is a very significant investment into the infrastructure and long-term viability of the base. The $24 million upgrade will help Westover perform its mission more effectively. As one of the largest employers in the region, this contract will bring construction jobs and economic growth,” said U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, who represents the base.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Springfield Chicopee Congressman Richard E. Neal
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Springfield seeks developer for Central Street tornado recovery work
Explore masslive.com (Jun 17 2013)
As part of the continuing recovery from the June 1, 2011 tornado, city officials are seeking a developer to build four new houses on Central Street. To sweeten the deal, the city is offering as much as $932,000 in federal funds to a developer willing to build attractive, high-quality, single-family homes consistent with existing styles in the neighborhood, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield
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Max's Tavern celebrates 10 years in Springfield near the Basketball Hall of Fame
Explore masslive.com (Jun 17 2013)
"The business has really been great here," said owner Richard B. Rosenthal, a veteran of 28 years in the restaurant business here and in Connecticut. "Springfield is a good community and it has been very good to us. So have the outlying towns of Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Agawam. Springfield is really at the center of a lot of great communities. All those suburbs that center on Springfield have been great. We get customers from all of them."
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame
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STCC Technology Park plans partial demolition of 'Building 104,' but with plans to preserve its place in World War II history
Explore masslive.com (Jun 15 2013)
Paul M. Stelzer, president of Appleton Corp., that manages the technology park, said the alterations occurred after communications with representatives of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, the Springfield Historical Commission and the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Springfield Armory Springfield The Republican
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Susan Bennett bids farewell to Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Explore masslive.com (Jun 15 2013)
Susan Bennett has amassed many fond memories in her 20 years as cirector of marketing and communications for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
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Bennett retired from the SSO on May 31, and shared some recollections of the rewards and challenges of two decades spent serving the symphony.Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
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Northampton boards sign off on Route 9 roadwork, fairgrounds project - MassLive.com
Explore masslive.com (Jun 14 2013)
Despite opposition by opponents of development at the Three County Fairground, the Planning Board on Thursday granted site plan approval for a riding ring cover. The 80-by-140-foot vinyl roof will protect equestrians as they warm up for events inside the fairground’s arena, according to General Manager Bruce Shallcross. The roof will provide cover for a variety of horse shows at the fairground.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Northampton Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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Western Massachusetts population getting more diverse
Explore masslive.com (Jun 14 2013)
The trends were revealed Thursday in population estimate data released by the Census Bureau that also revealed that the population of Hispanics in neighboring Connecticut has topped 500,000 for the first time. And, also in keeping with national trends, diversity brings with it youth, said Susan G. Strate, a population estimates program manager for the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute in Hadley.
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Springfield
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Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council launches new website to make visiting easier
Explore masslive.com (Jun 14 2013) Tourism
The Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council launched its VisitHampshireCounty.com web page last month. Tony A. Maroulis, co-director of the council and executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, called it “a great virtual front door to visitors all over the world.”
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Amherst Northampton Michael A. Tautznik
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Picture Gallery
EDC Activities at the Paris Air Show
From the EDC
EDC, Springfield and Commonwealth Take Pitch to New York
From the EDC
June 20 Advanced Manufacturing Summit
From the EDC
Gov. Deval Patrick to announce $100 million in grants for life sciences during visit to Western Massachusetts
masslive.com
Governor Deval Patrick & AMP it UP!
From the EDC
CT's Bradley lands LA nonstop flights
HartfordBusiness.com
MassMutual gets Massachusetts tax incentive to move jobs to Springfield; Crane gets tax incentive to add jobs in North Adams
masslive.com
Community Profile: Northampton | BusinessWest
BusinessWest
Investments in a Promising Future | BusinessWest
BusinessWest
Westover Air Base in Chicopee to see new $24 million refuling system
masslive.com
Springfield seeks developer for Central Street tornado recovery work
masslive.com
Max's Tavern celebrates 10 years in Springfield near the Basketball Hall of Fame
masslive.com
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