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WMECo Begins Procurement for Solar Energy Facilities
Explore Article earthtimes.org (Sep 22 2009)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 22 -- Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) today began a multi-phase procurement process for construction of its large-scale solar energy facilities - the first of its kind in New England. Up to six megawatts (MW ... (Read Full Article)
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Portfolio loss strategy outlined
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 22 2009)
SOUTH HADLEY - Consultant Barry L. Del Castilho has outlined ways the town can deal with a $1.3 million loss in its investment portfolio with "relatively minimal impact" by tapping such obscure accounts as the water pollution enterprise fund. (Read Full Article)
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Mohegan Sun: Palmer or bust
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 22 2009)
WARE - A representative of Mohegan Sun, the group that wants to build a $1 billion casino off Thorndike Street in Palmer, faced questions from senior citizens Monday, telling them the company is firmly committed to the site. (Read Full Article)
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Many pojects waiting
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 22 2009)
None of the town's top 10 infrastructure projects have been completed, but the project with the highest priority - reopening South Longyard Road - is close. (Read Full Article)
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MassMutual Named a 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Company --Company ...
Explore Article cnbc.com (Sep 22 2009)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept 22, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced today it has been named one of the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies, a recognition of its commitment to provide ... (Read Full Article)
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Electric plant plans opposed
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 21 2009)
A group of residents opposed to the construction of a proposed $400 million, gas-fired electric generating plant condemned the recently approved tax pact between the city and plant developers and presented the City Council on Thursday with a 400-signature petition denouncing the plan (Read Full Article)
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Business expands for veterinarians
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 21 2009)
Family owned East Springfield Veterinary Hospital expanded in 2006 and it is under construction again. (Read Full Article)
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Park could see tenant
Explore Article HOME - The Daily Breeze (Sep 20 2009)
Thursday, Sept. 17 PITTSFIELD -- The CornerStone Telephone Co. is willing to locate a $5 million, 13,000-square-foot data center and office structure in the William Stanley Business Park of the Berkshires if the federal government provides financial support.
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Casinos get boost as DeLeo signs on
Explore Article Boston.com (Sep 19 2009)
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo expressed strong support yesterday for bringing resort-style casinos to Massachusetts, one of the clearest indications yet that lawmakers are poised to expand gambling as they seek fresh revenues in a down economy.
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South End getting ready for makeover
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 18 2009)
A few years ago, a team of urban planners identified Springfield's South End as a neglected neighborhood with lots of potential. There's still plenty of charm in the old neighborhood - once the enclave for Italian immigrants and first-generation Italian-Americans... (Read Full Article)
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State unveils new marketing Web portal
Explore Article Boston Business Journal (Sep 18 2009)
Looking to establish a forum for local businesses and people to talk about Massachusetts in a good light, state economic officials unveiled Thursday a new marketing and Web site featuring the “Massachusetts: It’s all here” slogan. (Read Full Article)
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Kerry announces federal funds for WMass
Explore Article WWLP 22 News Springfield (Sep 18 2009)
Senator John Kerry announced Friday that three Western Massachusetts initiatives will be getting a total of $750,000 in federal funding. (Read Full Article)
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UMass financial spur urged
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 18 2009)
At the first University of Massachusetts Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year, University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub Thursday called on the faculty's creativity to help boost the university's financial resources. (Read Full Article)
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Chinese company buys golf course
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 18 2009)
BELCHERTOWN - A Chinese company has purchased the nearly completed golf course on Route 21 and started working with town officials to meet Conservation Commission requirements to resume working on the repeatedly stalled project. (Read Full Article)
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Big E begins food, fun run
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 18 2009)
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Band organ music chiming at Gate 4. Ferris wheel spinning against the sky. Farm animals being Zen-like despite the gawkers. Cream puffs, fried dough and other foods that laugh at "nutrition." (Read Full Article)
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House Speaker Robert DeLeo comes out in favor of resort casinos
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 18 2009)
DeLeo promised a vote this session, but would not commit to placing a casino in Western Massachusetts.
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Boston Marketing Agency 451 Marketing Launches Massachusetts: It's All Here Website
Explore Article news.yahoo.com (Sep 18 2009)
Boston-Based Online Lead Generation and Public Relations Agency 451 Marketing Designs and Develops New Massachusetts Web Portal (Read Full Article)
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Some like the odds of local casino jobs
Explore Article WWLP 22 News Springfield (Sep 18 2009)
WWLP 22NewsSome like the odds of local casino jobsWWLP 22NewsIf gambling is legalized in Massachusetts, the Mohegan Sun Tribe is proposing a casino they say would create over 1000 construction jobs and over 3000 ...and more » (Read Full Article)
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Mass. website to help state ‘brag’
Explore Article masshightech.com (Sep 18 2009)
Looking to establish a forum for local businesses and people to talk about Massachusetts in a good light, state economic officials unveiled Thursday a new marketing and website featuring the slogan “Massachusetts: It’s all here.”
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Smith College completes $73M engineering lab
Explore Article masshightech.com (Sep 18 2009)
Colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts are tightening their belts and struggling to make their budgets. Smith College has struggled like the rest, but it boasts a gleaming new reminder that, no matter what the economy, the teaching must go on.
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Western Mass. to get more than $61 million for road, safety improvements
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 17 2009)
The funding includes $15 million for Westfield to redesign traffic in the city's downtown.
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Grant to fund stadium work
Explore Article masslive.com (Sep 17 2009)
Officials Wednesday used a tour of Szot Park Stadium for potential designers to announce the city has won a $75,000 green grant to pay for designs to revamp the facility. (Read Full Article)
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