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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Mason Square monument honors first basketball game Explore masslive.com (Aug 8 2010) Tourism The Mason Square Enshrinement Basketball Festival attracted many residents who played basketball right on the street, ate carnival food and met members of several basketball teams including the Puerto Rican U18 Team. However, it was the monument created by New Jersey artist Brian Hanlon that left people surprised. The monument depicts a seven-foot tall basketball player in 1891 throwing a modern basketball at a young boy in the future. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

8. CT applies for $220 million fed grant for high-speed rail line Explore StamfordPlus.com (Aug 6 2010) Transportation The New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) line will eventually extend to Vermont and on to Montreal. Today’s application includes a letter of support from Governor Rell as well as the backing of 20 members of Congress from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Bradley International Airport   Amtrak

9. TOUTING HAMPSHIRE COUNTY Explore From the EDC (Aug 6 2010) Tourism GAZETTENET Destination: Hampshire County. Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday signed an economic development bill that will improve Hampshire County's ability to attract tourism dollars (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Smith College   Carol T. Christ

10. European Link Tops Goals For Bradley | Hartford Business Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Aug 6 2010) Transportation The new marketing and route development director at Bradley International Airport has heard the message loud and clear: Get Europe in Connecticut. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Delta Air Lines

11. Health New England rate dispute with Massachusetts continues; Blue Cross Blue Shield, others settle Explore masslive.com (Aug 5 2010) Health Care James Kessler, HNE vice president and general counsel, said "... we have to collect enough to pay the cost of health care." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Health New England

12. Sales tax holiday, manufacturing tax breaks highlight Massachusetts economic development bill | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (Aug 5 2010) The bill seeks to improve manufacturing by offering tax breaks for employers who agree to create at least 25 full-time manufacturing jobs or retain 50 such jobs. The jobs would need to exist for a minimum of five years. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Massachusetts Office of Business Development

13. Camfour a Leader In Distribution Product Fulfillment Hires New President Explore StreetInsider.com (Aug 5 2010) Manufacturing Camfour (Camfour.com), a leader in distribution product fulfillment, announced that its board of directors has appointed Ed Rau to serve as the company’s President, effective August 9th, 2010. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Westfield   Peter Pan Bus Lines

14. Bellin Health Systems and Baystate Health Drive Unexpected Gains Through Rac ... Explore sacbee.com (Aug 5 2010) Health Care Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, Baystate Health is an integrated health care system that includes three hospitals, outpatient facilities, home care hospice services and other services. Baystate Medical Center is the largest of the hospitals in the Baystate Health system, and it is the academic teaching hospital that serves as the western campus of Tufts University School of Medicine. U.S. News & World Report named Baystate Medical Center one of America's Best Hospitals for 2008. To learn more visit www.baystatehealth.org. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield

15. Wellspring Capital Management Acquires Jen-Coat, Inc. Explore PR Newswire (Aug 5 2010) Wellspring Capital Management LLC ("Wellspring") announced today that it has acquired Jen-Coat, Inc. ("Jen-Coat" or the "Company"), a leading flexible packaging manufacturer in the food, healthcare and industrial segments, from CGW Southeast Partners. Jen-Coat is the first subsidiary of a new holding company formed by Wellspring and industry executive Harold Bevis. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Westfield

16. Triple play for jobs Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Aug 4 2010) Life Sciences "We've hired five new people and we're moving toward eight," said Muraca at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, where city and state officials gathered to welcome the company. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

17. Giant fiberglass sneakers to be installed in downtown Springfield in anticipation of Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Explore masslive.com (Aug 4 2010) Tourism The sports shoe was chosen because Springfield is proud of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and its Enshrinement Week, a week of activities beginning Aug. 7 with a tournament to benefit the Special Olympics and culminating with induction ceremonies on Aug. 14, said Gina E. Beavers, director of the Springfield Arts Initiative. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

18. Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week events Explore masslive.com (Aug 4 2010) Tourism Doleva said events celebrating Enshrinement 2010 will occur in all corners of the city including the Riverfront, home to the Hall of Fame, as well as Symphony Hall, Court Square, Mason Square and Springfield College. He expects the economic impact of the weeklong Enshrinement to be in excess of $5 million to the region. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

19. Greenfield biodiesel plant project breaks ground: Owners plan to be running by January Explore GazetteNET (Aug 4 2010) Energy Northeast Biodiesel will begin by producing 1.75 million gallons of biodiesel fuel the first year and plans to double that amount, to 3.5 million gallons, by the second year. It will use recycled vegetable oil and animal fats to produce clean and renewable biodiesel fuel for transportation and home heating. Biodiesel can be used alone or mixed with diesel fuel. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   William Martin   Amherst   Greenfield

20. Springfield River Walk offers guided tours along Connecticut River Explore masslive.com (Aug 3 2010) This marks the second summer that the volunteer guides have been showing off the walk that was completed in 2003. The Springfield River Walk is part of a larger project designed to connect pedestrian and bike paths in Chicopee, West Springfield, Holyoke and Agawam. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Chicopee

21. Consumers, employers reportedly lose confidence in Massachusetts' economy Explore masslive.com (Aug 3 2010) Russell F. Denver, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, said many of the retailers he speaks with are hopeful that a sales-tax free holiday the state will have Aug. 14 and 15 will drive foot traffic. Rising savings rates, while good for families’ financial health, have retailers worried. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield   The Republican

22. Helping Manufacturers Break the Mold Explore BusinessWest (Aug 3 2010) There are a number of intriguing initiatives underway to help grow and strengthen the region’s precision-manufacturing sector — everything from a project involving UMass Amherst that will drive innovation, to a conference this fall aimed at spotlighting this sector and keeping business in this region. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Armory   Springfield

23. Doing Business In: Franklin County Explore BusinessWest (Aug 3 2010) A renaissance is taking place in downtown Greenfield. Old, vacant buildings are being completely renovated, and new retail, office, and living space, and a performing-arts center, are being created. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Greenfield Community College   Amherst

24. Springfield to begin redevelopment of park near Rebecca Johnson School Explore masslive.com (Aug 2 2010) Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said the project responds to the needs of the neighborhood and the school, similar to a park project completed outside the William N. Deberry School. It provides active and passive recreation and has an educational component, he said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   The Republican

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