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1. Renaissance man Joseph Carvalho III looks back on his decades of service at the Quadrangle
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 11 2010 Tourism
  
  Joseph Carvalho III, who recently retired as longtime head of the Springfield Museums, is a bit of a Renaissance man who enjoys playing in a band, creating historical dioramas and writing books of historical interest.
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  Mentions: Westfield State University Springfield Westfield
2. Editorial: Massachusetts hospitals that treat poor need improved payments
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 11 2010 Health Care
  
  The state recognizes the problem and tries to help. Last week, Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced that $20 million from the Essential Community Providers Trust will go to 39 community hospitals and health centers in Massachusetts, including $2 million for Holyoke Medical Center.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke
3. EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK HIRES COMPLIANCE OFFICER
  
  Explore From the EDC Jun 11 2010 Financial Services
  
  Easthampton, MA: William S. Hogan, Jrl, President and CEO of Easthampton Savings Bank, announced that Michael J. Roy, Esq. has joined Easthampton Savings Bank as the Compliance Officer.
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  Mentions: Springfield Northampton Easthampton Savings Bank
4. Study: Burning biomass for electricity creates more greenhouse gas than coal
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 10 2010 Energy
  
  The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences study shows burning trees and other biomass for heating would reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to oil.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Russell Biomass William Martin
5. Small businesses will lead economic recovery, Wall Street Journal reporter tells Greater Springfield businesses
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 10 2010
  
  Economics writer Stephen Moore spoke to a crowd of 170 people at the annual meeting of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield.
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  Mentions: Springfield The Republican Judy Matt
6. Qteros Finds Ways Around Funding Pitfalls for Biofuel Startups
  
  Explore xconomy.com Jun 10 2010 Energy
  
  In Qteros’s licensing model, some ethanol producers would incorporate its technology into their existing plants. McCarthy said that retrofitting existing facilities to use his firm’s technology would be less expensive than building new plants from scratch. However, the four-year-old startup has yet to find an ethanol producer willing to fork over cash to license its technology. To gain the confidence of such partners, the firm still needs to generate more proof that its system for making ethanol works on a larger scale than it has shown in its own labs. So the company plans to provide this evidence ...
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  Mentions: Chicopee Qteros John McCarthy
7. Grant set to aid women researchers
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 10 2010 Education
  
  The grant was awarded to Santore, Rebecca Spencer, an assistant professor of psychology, and Barbara Pearson of the UMass Research Development Office.
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Amherst Holyoke
8. Deval Patrick administration awards $20 million in grants to financially struggling hospitals
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 9 2010 Health Care , Information Technology
  
  The Patrick administration on Wednesday awarded $20 million in grants to 39 financially struggling hospitals and community health centers, including about $8 million to health care facilities in Western Massachusetts.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Holyoke Medical Center Springfield
9. PETER PAN WELCOMES NEW REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
  
  Explore From the EDC Jun 9 2010 Transportation
  
  Jeff Ferreri has joined Peter Pan Bus Lines as its new Regional Sales Manager of Charter Sales & Operations.
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  Mentions: Springfield Peter Pan Bus Lines
10. Renaissance School may relocate to Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 9 2010 Education
  
  Since opening in 2006, The Renaissance School has prided itself on sending a high percentage of graduates to college. Now, the school itself could be bound for a college campus under a plan to relocate the combination middle and high school to the Springfield Technical Community College’s Technology Park.
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield Technical Community College Springfield
11. Healthrageous Snags $6M to Combat Unhealthy Behaviors
  
  Explore xconomy.com Jun 9 2010 Financial Services , Health Care
  
  North Bridge Venture Partners, of Waltham, MA, and San Mateo, CA, led the startup’s first-round financing, which also included investments from Boston-based Egan-Managed Capital and Long River Ventures in Amherst, MA. Rick Lee, a veteran managed healthcare executive, is CEO of Healthrageous.
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  Mentions: Amherst Long River Ventures
12. Promoters view area attractions
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 9 2010 Tourism , Transportation
  
  Nineteen bus-tour promoters visiting Springfield for three days of business meetings also got an eyeful of the Pioneer Valley's attractions with help from the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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  Mentions: Six Flags New England Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame
13. Doing Business in: Hadley
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jun 9 2010
  
  In fact, the pastoral landscape in Hadley is one of the draws that business people and townsfolk enjoy. “We have a historic village, a vibrant commercial center, and lots of open space and farmland, so the town is very picturesque,” said Town Adminstrator David Nixon.
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Smith College Amherst College
14. Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo tours Friendly Ice Cream headquarters
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 8 2010
  
  Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo toured the headquarters of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation to learn how the 75-year-company continues to thrive and learn more about how the legislature can help mid-sized businesses grow.
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  Mentions: Robert DeLeo Springfield The Republican
15. Interview: ReStore Home Improvement Center
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 8 2010
  
  TSM Design talks with John Majercak, Director of Springfield’s ReStore Home Improvement Center.
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  Mentions: Springfield John Majercak
16. Officials urging jobs bill passage
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 8 2010
  
  In the Pioneer Valley, that $1 billion might mean an additional 500 summer jobs for needy young people in Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke, said J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County.
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  Mentions: Holyoke Community College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
17. 3 Springfield Housing Authority projects get $15 million makeover ahead of federal takeover
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 7 2010
  
  Three family housing projects managed by the Springfield Housing Authority will get a $15 million makeover to prepare for new ownership by the federal government
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  Mentions: Springfield Hampden Bank The Republican
18. Letters: State Street facelift, pride of Springfield
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 7 2010
  
  I have lived on State Street for 20 years. I am especially proud to live on State Street now. Kudos to U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, et al, for putting dollars to good use.
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  Mentions: American International College Springfield Westfield
19. EDC and Regional Companies to Attend Medical Device Trade Show
  
  Explore From the EDC Jun 7 2010 Medical Devices
  
  The EDC will represent the region at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) trade show in New York this week, as we have done for the last decade. EDC Senior VP Mike Graney will join business development colleagues in the Team New England pavilion. But this year we will add a new twist. The EDC
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  Mentions: Northeast Utilities Springfield Chicopee
20. Developer of Cabotville Industrial condominium project in Chicopee faces delays
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 7 2010
  
  City councilors have referred to the Zoning Committee a request for the extension of a special permit for the $28 million Cabotville Industrial condominium project through 2011.
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  Mentions: Michael D. Bissonnette Chicopee The Republican
21. Chamber meeting to feature author, awards
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 7 2010
  
  Chamber President Russell F. Denver said he first heard Moore speak at an event in Hartford two years ago and found him to be intellectually challenging. He describes Moore as a conservative who speaks from a free-market perspective. "We believe it is important to keep our members informed about what is going on nationally," Denver said.
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  Mentions: Russell Denver Springfield Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield
22. Biomass plants' fate up for vote n A ballot initiative threatens two energy ...
  
  Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online Jun 6 2010 Energy , Green Region
  
  Peter J. Clarke, president and CEO of Western Massachusetts Electric Co., is against the ballot initiative. He said that public utility companies are seeking a combination of renewable energy sources to comply with upcoming green energy requirements. If these energy technologies are taken off the table, it would mean higher electricity rates and a migration of renewable energy development to other states, he said.
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  Mentions: Western Massachusetts Electric Company Peter Clarke
23. Plant work may spur upgrade
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 6 2010 Manufacturing
  
  The city could get a big boost from the state toward replacing an aged wastewater pump if the local Coca Cola bottler gets the go-ahead from corporate headquarters to expand its operations. According to Northampton Economic and Community Development Coordinator Teri A. Anderson, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development has offered to pay 75 percent of the cost of replacing the pumping station on Bradford Street that serves the Industrial Park and some neighboring residential streets. Department of Public Works director Edward S. Huntley said the 30-year-old pump is nearing the end of its useful life and ...
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  Mentions: Northampton Teri Anderson
24. Editorial: Springfield's State Street gets its groove back
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 4 2010 Education , Financial Services
  
  State Street has a dignity to it again.
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  Mentions: American International College MassMutual Springfield Technical Community College
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