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From the EDC
Governor Patrick's Health Information Technology Conference
Opportunity for Western Mass Companies at Farnborough Air Show
Cloud Camp coming to Western Mass
Tip-Off Classic to return to Springfield
PeoplesBank Receives Springfield's First GreenSeal Designation
AIM and EDC host Social Media event
EDC sees new Prospect activity
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Business Leaders in the News
(5 articles) Timothy W. Brennan
(5 articles) Roger W. Crandall
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Government Officials in the News
(136 articles) Governor Deval L. Patrick
(76 articles) Domenic J. Sarno
(36 articles) Congressman Richard E. Neal
(34 articles) Michael D. Bissonnette
(22 articles) Michael J. Sullivan
(14 articles) Congressman John W. Olver
(13 articles) Kathleen G. Anderson
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Organizations in the News
(230 articles) University of Massachusetts
(48 articles) Economic Development Council
(41 articles) Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
(28 articles) Western New England College
(27 articles) Holyoke Community College
(24 articles) Springfield Technical Community College
(20 articles) Westfield State College
(19 articles) Springfield College
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Western Mass Cities in the News
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Western Mass EDC Board of Directors in the News
(22 articles) Dr. Robert C. Holub
(7 articles) Dr. Evan S. Dobelle
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Western Mass EDC Staff Members in the News
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Breaking the Mold
Explore Article BusinessWest (8 hours, 30 min ago) Manufacturing
Mel O’Leary called it “the turning point.” He was referring to work with Reebok in the early ’90s to develop something called the “dynamic mid-sole crossover,” or DMX cushion for short. This was the athletic shoe maker’s answer to Nike’s famous ‘pump,’ and for Ludlow-based Meredith-Springfield, it was much more than a $1 million, 18-month development project.
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Continuing a Long History of Entrepreneurial Spirit
Explore Article BusinessWest (8 hours, 39 min ago) Manufacturing
Kate Putnam says she’s always been fascinated by history. She majored in it at Mount Holyoke, and says that since she was a child she’s been intrigued by the impact one individual can make on how events transpire. (Read Full Article)
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UMass notches record research spending year
Explore Article masshightech.com (19 hours, 52 min ago) Education , Life Sciences
The University of Massachusetts has hit a record high in spending $489.1 million on research endeavors in Fiscal Year 2009. The amount represents a single-year increase of 12.4 percent — higher than the national average of 5.2 percent. (Read Full Article)
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Mass. Highway Department reviewing bids for long-awaited downtown Westfield road reconstruction project
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 10 2010) Transportation
City officials said low bids are favorable both for the city, state and region and that the $2 million saved could mean additional funding for projects here or throughout the region through the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. That agency approved the go-ahead for Westfield’s project last fall. (Read Full Article)
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Governor Patrick's Health Information Technology Conference
Explore Article From the EDC (Mar 10 2010) Information Technology
At the request of Governor Deval L. Patrick, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts invites you to attend the Health Information Technology: Saving Lives, Reducing Costs and Creating Jobs Conference. Click http://mahealthdata.org/Events?eventId=131818&EventViewMode=EventDetails to register. U.S. Secretar (Read Full Article)
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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)
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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)
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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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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)
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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.
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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.
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Opportunity for Western Mass Companies at Farnborough Air Show
Explore Article From the EDC (Mar 8 2010)
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology ("CCAT") hosts a pavilion annually at the world's premier aerospace trade shows, held in alternate years in Farnborough UK (even) and Paris (odd). CCAT has space available for the June 2010 show in Farnborough. If you are interested in exhibiting at th (Read Full Article)
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Editorial: Springfield keeps eye on Tip Off Classic
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 5 2010) Tourism
As the birthplace of the game, Springfield is doing a good job keeping its eye on the basketball. (Read Full Article)
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Editorial: Deal to keep Titeflex a smart move by Springfield
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 5 2010) Manufacturing
Today Titeflex employs only 100 at its Hendee Street plant in East Springfield, but every one of those jobs is important to the local economy. And while state and local officials recognize the need to create new jobs, they also understand that saving jobs – especially manufacturing jobs – is just as important. That’s why we’re pleased that Springfield has come up with some incentives of its own to prevent Titeflex from heeding the siren call from the South. (Read Full Article)
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Cloud Camp coming to Western Mass
Explore Article From the EDC (Mar 5 2010) Education , Life Sciences
On April 20, 2010, CloudCamp Western Massachusetts http://cloudcamp.org/westernmass will take place at the National Science Foundation funded National Center for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT Center) at Springfield Technical Community College. This event is organized by CloudCam (Read Full Article)
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Springfield gives tax break to Titeflex Corp. to keep company from moving to South Carolina | Massachusetts Local News - MassLive.com
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 4 2010) Education , Manufacturing
The city has approved a special tax incentive agreement for Titeflex Corp. that will keep the manufacturing company and its 100 employees in East Springfield rather than accepting enticements to move to South Carolina.
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Western Mass. business leaders urge top state officials to restore $6 million in tourism grants
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 4 2010) Tourism
Mary Kay Wydra, president of the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that for every dollar spent on tourism promotion and advertising, $40 comes back to the state in taxes. The state and communities collect about $250 million a year in taxes from motel rooms.
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Springfield Business Improvement District negotiating with city for payment of $225,000 in overdue fees
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 4 2010)
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said he is a “big fan” of the Business Improvement District, and is working to resolve the issue and to continue the city’s partnership.
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Fed Beige Book shows local economic thaw - Boston Business Journal:
Explore Article Boston Business Journal (Mar 4 2010) Information Technology , Manufacturing
The New England economy appears to be picking up strength in some key areas, according to the latest edition of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, a bi-quarterly assessment of economic conditions around the country. (Read Full Article)
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Springfield gets ready to tip-off Elite Eight men's basketball tournament
Explore Article masslive.com (Mar 4 2010) Tourism
In less than three weeks an NCAA national championship will be contested in the city of Springfield and members of the Local Organizing Committee held a press conference Thursday at the MassMutual Center to get the ball rolling. (Read Full Article)
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