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1. UMass trustees OK $2.6 billion capital plan that includes $888 million for Amherst campus

   Explore masslive.com Sep 30 2009 Life Sciences

   New projects on the Amherst campus include $44 million for a new science building, $20 million for facility demolition, $10.4 million for a tennis court enclosure and $13.5 million for renovations at Totman Gym.

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2. Jobs slip in 99 of largest 100 U.S. cities

   Explore Boston Business Journal Sep 30 2009

   Ninety-nine of the nation’s 100 biggest labor markets had fewer jobs in August 2009 than a year earlier.

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3. Springfield College Opens Wellness Research Center

   Explore CBS 3 Springfield Sep 30 2009 Education , Health Care

   As health issues, such as obesity and nutrition become more significant, one local college hopes to make an impact with its new research center. An already active Springfield College is adding more weight to its program. The college has opened the Center for Wellness and Research in the recently built exercise science and wellness facilities. Faculty and supervised students will research health issues like chronic diseases, diet and nutrition.

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4. Springfield College unveils new $22 million athletic complex

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   SPRINGFIELD - The future dawned bright for Springfield College today with the official opening of its $22 million athletic complex.

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5. Smith & Wesson Begins Shipping Walther PK380 Pistols

   Explore ammoland.com Sep 30 2009 Manufacturing

   SPRINGFIELD, Mass — -(AmmoLand.com)-Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 157-year old firearms maker, announced that it has begun shipping the new Walther PK380 pistol.

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6. Mayor proposes property tax cut

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   CHICOPEE - Chicopee Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette said Tuesday the city can afford to lower the average homeowner's property taxes by $44 in fiscal 2010 because new growth was higher than expected.

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7. Children thank Big Y execs

   Explore masslive.com Sep 30 2009 Education

   SPRINGFIELD - More than 100 children entertained their benefactors as living proof of how donations are being spent on city children during a recent event at the King Street Square One Childhood Center.

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8. Argotec's new plant to house eleven extrusion lines

   Explore Fibre2fashion Sep 30 2009 Manufacturing

   

   Fibre2fashion.comArgotec's new plant to house eleven extrusion linesFibre2fashion.comBruce Wilby, president and chief executive officer of Greenfield, Massachusetts-based Argotec, Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of ...

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9. Springfield median home price falls 11 percent as sales increase 9.5 percent

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   In Chicopee, Westfield and Palmer, sales and prices through August decreased.

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10. U.S. Census bureau to open 2 new offices in Western Mass. to make sure everyone is counted next year

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Education

    

    The region’s two congressmen are especially interested in the federal census because its results are used to determine how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives.

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11. Westfield State College looking for partner to help locate a Barnes & Noble bookstore downtown

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Education

    Barnes & Noble is scheduled to open its on-campus bookstore Oct. 13.

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    Mentions: Westfield State University Westfield Dr. Evan S. Dobelle

12. Stop & Shop weighing options in light of Easthampton Planning Board’s refusal to issue permit for Route 10 supermarket

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009

    The board’s chairman, Jason Duda, said he was flabbergasted by the rejection.

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13. Meal, room taxes rising

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Education , Tourism

    BOSTON - A new local tax on restaurant meals takes effect in 30 communities across the state on Thursday, including 10 in Western Massachusetts.

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14. Market permit denied

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Retail

    EASTHAMPTON - The city Planning Board last night voted to deny a special permit to Stop&Shop to put a supermarket on Northampton Street.

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15. International listing boosts Big E status

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Education , Tourism

    WEST SPRINGFIELD - The Eastern States Exposition continued Monday on a pace to break its all-time attendance record just as a trade association of tour bus operators put it on its list of "Internationally Known Events" with the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, Calif., and the Indianapolis 500.

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16. Big E eases $2,000 loss for seniors

    Explore masslive.com Sep 29 2009 Tourism

    PALMER - It took months for this town's Senior Center members to save up $2,000 for trips, and a few minutes for some jerk to break into the office and steal it.

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17. Paradise City Arts Festival begins anniversary show on Saturday

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    The popular festival runs through Oct. 12 in Northampton.

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18. Big E posts second best attendance numbers ever

    Explore masslive.com Sep 28 2009 Education

    

    if the weather cooperates, the Big E could realize one of it's most successful runs ever, its top official said.

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19. NIH grants spur UMass lab renovations

    Explore Boston Business Journal Sep 28 2009

    The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has landed $11.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to renovate lab space and build two new laboratories in its Lederle Graduate Research Center.

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20. Art museum marks 75th anniversary

    Explore masslive.com Sep 28 2009 Tourism

    The Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts on the Quadrangle has been celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, marking decades its galleries have welcomed anyone wanting to know more about the development of art in Europe and the United States.

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21. Black chamber turns the page

    Explore masslive.com Sep 28 2009 Education

    It's been just more than a year and Simply Divine Beauty Lounge at 607 Dickinson St. is going strong, a fact its owner credits to the New England Black Chamber of Commerce.

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22. New Museum of Springfield History set to open Oct. 10

    Explore masslive.com Sep 27 2009

    

    Museum includes the collection from the former Indian Motocycle Museum that Esta Manthos donated in 2006, as well as examples of nine different automobiles.

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23. Student count might tip census in Massachusetts

    Explore masslive.com Sep 26 2009 Education , Health Care

    The state could lose a seat in Congress following the census.

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24. Casino sIgns of support on display in Palmer

    Explore masslive.com Sep 26 2009

    

    Jobs and tax relief were reasons several demonstrators cited when asked why they support a casino.

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