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1. Japanese consul general visits Springfield's George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum collection of Japanese art Explore masslive.com (16 hours, 49 min ago) Tourism For Takeshi Hikihara, the Japanese consul general in Boston, the family name Miochin doesn’t just signify the long-ago makers of one of the six full suits of samurai armor on display at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

2. High-speed Internet on horizon for towns Explore Home - North Adams Transcript (Feb 3 2012) Information Technology MassBroadband 123 received $45.4 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and an additional $26.2 million from the state, and will lay 1,300 miles of fiber-optic cable and over 35,000 utility poles. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Springfield

3. Forest Park Middle School renovation project advanced by Springfield School Building Commission Explore masslive.com (Feb 2 2012) The demolition within the building and cleanup will cost approximately $1.1 million. This was the low bid received, and was approximately $500,000 less than expected, said Rita L. Coppola-Wallace, the city’s director of capital asset construction. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   The Republican

4. Amherst officials hope to have an agreement with solar company soon Explore masslive.com (Feb 2 2012) Energy Town Manager John P. Musante said this week, “We’re getting closer to an agreement.” He said they are trying “to get the best possible price for the town” and should have something settled soon. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Northampton   The Republican

5. Adam Sandler signs deal to make movie about Hasbro's Candy Land board game Explore masslive.com (Feb 2 2012) Manufacturing Actor Adam Sandler has signed a deal with Sony and Hasbro, which manufactures the Candy Land board game at its East Longmeadow plant, to make a movie based on the colorful children’s board game that sends kids on a colorful quest to find the lost King Kandy, the Imperial Head Bonbon and Grand Jujube of Candy Land and his lost Castle. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Hasbro, Inc.

6. New York Life grant supports YMCA of Greater Springfield's teen programs Explore masslive.com (Feb 1 2012) The YMCA of Greater Springfield recently was awarded a $10,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life Insurance Co. to support teen programs. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Tom Creed   The Republican

7. Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years Explore masslive.com (Feb 1 2012) The time certainly was ripe for a fresh, new independent voice in civic affairs. According to local legend, on a crisp February morning 50 years ago, over hot coffee and doughnuts, the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce was born. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield

8. The countdown is on for The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships Explore masslive.com (Feb 1 2012) Tourism The MAAC held a press conference Wednesday, at its host site MassMutual Center, to kick-off the final month countdown to the championship. Tournament dates run from March 1-5. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual Center   Springfield

9. Holyoke job fair lets hundreds of seekers mingle with 25 companies Explore masslive.com (Jan 31 2012) Among the companies at the job fair were Baystate Health Systems, Burger King, C & S Wholesale Grocers, First Student, Loomis Communities, M1 Security, Masiello Employment Services, Sisters of Providence Health Systems, Smith College, Unique Auto Sales, Victoria’s Secret and Yankee Candle. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Smith College   Chicopee   Holyoke

10. Rebuild Springfield unveils master plan for post-tornado revitalization Explore masslive.com (Jan 31 2012) Representatives of Rebuild Springfield and from Concordia LLC of New Orleans, the lead consultant, said that the success of Springfield’s master plan will depend on the community’s continued involvement and leadership. The plan was created through extensive public input that included 19 community meetings in the past six months with attendance totaling approximately 2000 citizens, according to the report. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Gerald W. Hayes

11. Mestek, Orion Find New Business Close to Home in Massachusetts Explore AIM Business Insider (Jan 31 2012) Manufacturing The November BuyMass event was co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Raytheon   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Westfield

12. Register for Photonics Industry Sector Presentation Explore From the EDC (Jan 31 2012) Manufacturing The EDC wants to remind you to register for “New Market Opportunities for Photonics and Fiber Optics Companies”, the first in a series of seminars focused on growth opportunities in manufacturing sectors in western Massachusetts. The session will be held on Tuesday, February 7 from 4:00-6:30 at the Springfield Technology Park. More information can be found in the invitation -- http://www.westernmassedc.com/photonics2012/   The speakers have been confirmed. In addition to Keynote Speaker John Jay from Corning Optical Fiber (previously announced), the industry panelists will be Mike Toro from Schott, Pieter Schwarzenbach from Prima Electro, Flemming Tinker ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

13. Getting Down to Business Explore BusinessWest (Jan 31 2012) Jeff Ciuffreda has worn many hats over the years. He joked that his time in the Peace Corps taught him the virtue of volunteering without thought of personal accolades. “But I also know that you need to get your good reputation out there more,” he said, “to let people understand what you can do.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Russell Denver   West Springfield

14. Momentum Building Explore BusinessWest (Jan 31 2012) One of the main marketing taglines for the Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Technical Community College is ‘Business Building.” This explains both what the facility is — a facility housing small businesses, said Director Marla Michel — and what it does, which is to help certain clients develop, mature, and get to the next level. In recent years, the focus has been primarily on the former, she said, noting that, as the economy sagged, the emphasis was on filling space. Moving forward, the shift will be more to the latter, which has always been the primary mission. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College

15. Shot in the Arm Explore BusinessWest (Jan 31 2012) Health Care Late in 2008, just as the economy began to slide into the Great Recession, officials at Baystate Health were having second thoughts about moving forward with their planned $250 million Hospital of the Future expansion. They eventually decided to press on, much to the relief of hundreds of workers in the construction trades — most of them local — who found the project a lifeline at a time when opportunities were scarce. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Baystate Health   Springfield

16. Site Seers Explore BusinessWest (Jan 31 2012) The operating ratios are very thin, with little margin for error, and downward pressure on rents. You have to be very focused on operating margins, and that means being a partner with the owner, not just running the property.” Jack Dill, president and CEO of Colebrook Realty Services in Springfield, which manages some 1.8 million square feet of space in Western Mass., echoed that assessment. “Management is not just shoveling snow and cleaning bathrooms,” he told BusinessWest. “These are very large assets that have a lot of risk in them, and we really need to understand and be thoughtful ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

17. Holyoke based Hazen Paper remains a major player when it comes to Super Bowl 46 Explore masslive.com (Jan 31 2012) Paper Manufacturing Holyoke is called the Paper City because for over a century the paper industry was the back-bone of the cities economy. While most of the paper industry has gone by the waist-side, Hazen Paper continues to flourish. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican   Hazen Paper

18. American Airlines cancels direct flights from Bradley International Airport to Puerto Rico Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2012) Transportation Many travelers who booked direct flights with American Airlines from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut to San Juan, Puerto Rico were recently surprised with a notice saying those flights have been rerouted. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   The Republican

19. Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717,800 in grants Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2012) The variety in the list of grantees not only speaks to the role of nonprofits in creating a civilized society, but also hints at the generosity of the ordinary citizens who showed up to study the needs of the 103 applicants in this grant cycle.  “We have 13 district committee members, all volunteers,” said Nancy Reiche, vice president for programs at Community Foundation offices in Springfield. “They go out and meet with all these organizations.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Holyoke

20. Banking for Life | BusinessWest Explore BusinessWest (Jan 30 2012) Financial Services “When we decided to go in there, we felt that our approach to banking would serve us well competing in a highly competitive environment,” said Bob Annon, Webster’s regional president for Northern Conn. and Greater Springfield. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Baystate Health   Springfield

21. U.S. Rep. James McGovern tours fairgrounds on 4th Northampton visit Explore masslive.com (Jan 30 2012) McGovern met with fair officials, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce executive director Suzanne Beck, Allan W. Blair, head of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, and others at the fair office as part of a two-stop visit to the city. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Allan W. Blair   The Republican

22. Fledgling Holyoke computer center gives $600000 in grants Explore masshightech.com (Jan 30 2012) Information Technology While it still has yet to have its own home built, the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke is already giving out grants, announcing $600,000 seed grants going to seven research teams. The seed grants range from $45,000 to $130,000 each, going to multi-university collaborative teams doing research in areas that high performance computing could have an impact – New England coastal ecology studies to medical imaging, the center said in a release today. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Amherst

23. First Niagara's 4Q profits rise 27 pct. | Hartford Business Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Jan 29 2012) Financial Services First Niagara Financial Group Inc. -- operator of Connecticut's former NewAlliance Bank network -- said Thursday that its fourth quarter earnings jumped 27 percent thanks to strong loan and deposit growth. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   First Niagara Bank

24. Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 29 2012) Manufacturing Michael Graney, the senior vice president of business development at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, said the "traditional, commodity-based heavy stuff" normally associated with New England manufacturing "is not going to make a lot of sense here" due to the high costs associated with labor, energy and doing business in this region. But Graney believes that small, well-run manufacturers who make products for a specific or "niche" markets, such as Pittsfield Plastics & Engineering, can succeed. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Berkshire Bank

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