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1. Big Y co-founder Gerald D'Amour dies at 90 Explore masslive.com (Aug 17 2010) “It’s really the end of an era in many ways, the last of our founders has passed,” said Gerald’s son, Charles L. D’Amour, who is now president and chief operating officer of Big Y Foods Inc. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield   Chicopee

2. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. taps Harsha Agadi to replace Ned Lidvall as CEO Explore masslive.com (Aug 17 2010) Harsha V. Agadi’s appointment was announced Tuesday afternoon by Sun Capital Partners Inc., the private equity firm that bought Friendly in 2007 for $337.2 million following a long legal battle for control of the then publicly traded corporation. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Ned Lidvall

3. This Chamber Official Is Fond of Summit Meetings Explore BusinessWest (Aug 17 2010) Russ Denver has a number of vivid memories from his ascent last December to base camp at Mount Everest, some 17,500 or so feet above sea level. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   TD Bank   Russell Denver   West Springfield

4. MassMutual Earns #1 Ratings from Retirement Plan Advisors In Key Measures of ... Explore sacbee.com (Aug 17 2010) Financial Services MassMutual's Retirement Services Division was #1 overall among all providers in eight key categories important to advisor satisfaction. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield

5. Village Hill picks up steam, despite economy Explore GazetteNET (Aug 16 2010) Finally, on the developments south campus, Kollmorgen Electro-Opticals new 140,000-square-foot manufacturing and office facility is expected to be completed in a few months, at which time the company plans to move its 370-plus employee workforce there from its King Street headquarters. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Northampton

6. Smith College Names New Sustainability Director Explore smith.edu (Aug 16 2010) Education , Green Region As part of its commitment to the environment, Smith College recently named Boston College’s Deirdre Manning to serve as its next environmental sustainability director. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Smith College   Northampton

7. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame scores with earlier enshrinement date Explore masslive.com (Aug 13 2010) Tourism That sentiment is as sweet as a nothing-but-net jumpshot to officials at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and city business leaders who moved the hoop hall’s enshrinement from September to August – when more children are out of school and families are taking their summer vacations. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Basketball Hall of Fame

8. Editorial: Jobs experience counts for Springfield youth Explore masslive.com (Aug 13 2010) A total of 69 employers participated in the program providing “jobs in retail, McDonald’s, marketing, landscaping - you name it,” said Ebony Hopper, youth department coordinator of the Massachusetts Career Development Institute. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   The Republican

9. CSX conducting $10 million upgrade of its West Springfield freight yard Explore masslive.com (Aug 13 2010) Transportation CSX has set December as its target to complete $10 million in upgrades and improvements at its freight yard off Day Street. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

10. KEEPING THE BEST MINDS LOCAL Explore BusinessWest (Aug 13 2010) Education Massachusetts’ greatest natural resource is its stock of 535,000 college and graduate-school students. Human capital brings the ideas and entrepreneurship needed for regional success (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Boston Fed

11. 12 Massachusetts schools, including 1 in Springfield, share $27M in federal funds Explore masslive.com (Aug 13 2010) Education Kiley received $2.2 million of the $27 million in federal funding that was distributed. It is to be used to implement new, innovative educational plans, according to the Department of Education. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

12. Massachusetts Career Development Institute celebrates youth who participated in summer jobs program Explore masslive.com (Aug 12 2010) Education A total of 69 employers participated in the program, providing summer jobs to nearly 400 city youth. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   MassMutual Center   Springfield

13. Double Decker Dine 2010 ready to roll Explore masslive.com (Aug 12 2010) Tourism On August 25, the GSCVB will be presenting an event called Double Decker Dine 2010. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Basketball Hall of Fame

14. Downsizing at Callaway Golf will not cripple economy of Chicopee, city officials say Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing It will take time, but Blair said he believes Chicopee will attract other businesses. “Chicopee has done a lot of the right things. It is making major improvements in the infrastructure, the tax rate is under control and it has a pro-business government,” Blair said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair

15. Callaway Golf operations in Chicopee will be left with 150-200 employees after latest layoffs, Mayor Michael Bissonnette says Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2010) Manufacturing Callaway wouldn’t confirm numbers, but Chicopee Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette said the restructuring will leave the sprawling factory at 425 Meadow St. with just 150 to 200 employees. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

16. Profiles in Business Explore BusinessWest (Aug 11 2010) Tourism Rudi Scherff started washing dishes at the Student Prince restaurant, then co-owned by his father, Rupprecht, when he was 12 years old. This means that, among many other things, he has a half-century’s worth of perspective on downtown Springfield. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Rudi Scherff   Student Prince

17. Computer site spins off hopes Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2010) Information Technology They cited pluses such as the economic-development tangibility of new businesses coming here to be around the computing center, the uniqueness of Holyoke being home to such a venture, and the prestige of being linked to center partners such as Harvard University. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce

18. Selectmen hear economic council proposal Explore Homepage (Aug 10 2010) "The most successful is in Pioneer Valley," he said. "My personal opinion is that Pioneer Valley would be further behind because they have some geographical disadvantages if it wasn't for this council." The Pioneer Valley is located in western Massachusetts along the Connecticut River. (Read Full Article)

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19. Experts weigh in on potential economic impact of Holyoke high performance computing center Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Information Technology Allan W. Blair, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, said attracting those spin-offs will be challenging because its power can be accessed from afar. But that can be overcome by selling the same assets that lured the center to Holyoke in the first place, especially the city’s abundance of hydroelectric power. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

20. Study by National Skills Coalition, SkillWorks and the Workforce Solutions Group shows shift toward "middle skill" jobs Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Manufacturing The next step is getting people trained to work the machine and making sure there is a pool of potential workers capable of grasping the high-tech skills required to operate an increasingly sophisticated array of machinery in area factories, says Joseph L. Peters, Universal Plastics’ president. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Greenfield   The Republican

21. Western Massachusetts Development Collaborative's new office building on State Street filling fast Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Western Mass Development Collaborative only has one office space left it its newly refurbished building at 281 State St., and collaborative officials predict it’ll go fast. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

22. EDC Hires New Homefield Advantage Staff Member Explore From the EDC (Aug 9 2010) The EDC is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Wright to be our new Manager of Cluster Development. Mike will be part of our Homefield Advantage team in the Business Development Department. He will be working primarily with technology companies, specifically including the members of the Technolog (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts   Homefield Advantage

23. Former site of Mastex Industries chosen as home for Holyoke's high performance computing center Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Information Technology Gov. Deval L. Patrick, speaking at Heritage State Park this morning, named the former Mastex Industries Inc. facility as the chosen site for a proposed $100 million high-performance computing center (Read Full Article)

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

24. World Basketball Festival, Hoops for Heroes thrill fans across Springfield Explore masslive.com (Aug 8 2010) Tourism Indoors at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the first annual “Hoops and Heroes” tournament came to a thrilling conclusion while outdoors on State Street the World Basketball Festival at Mason Square rocked the neighborhood with three exciting games. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield College   Springfield

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