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1. Massachusetts strategies for economic development need to look beyond just Boston Explore masslive.com (Mar 18 2012) My new assignment as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies brings home the daunting challenges facing our region but also offers great opportunities to overcome them. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   The Republican

2. Hampshire College conference focuses on importance of videogame, digital animation business to Western Massachusetts Explore masslive.com (Mar 15 2012) Information Technology Anzovin was one of the panelists Thursday at “Digital Games: Playing in the Valley”, an afternoon-long symposium at Hampshire College aimed at fostering the Pioneer Valley’s videogame and digital animation industry. The event was sponsored by Hampshire college, the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council and MassDiGI, the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Hampshire College   Amherst   Northampton

3. State explores economic growth in WMass Explore WWLP 22 News Springfield (Feb 16 2012) Manufacturing Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory Bialecki said his office is facilitating relationships between western Massachusetts companies and large companies, like Raytheon, which specializes in military defense products.  “We’re actually going to start by talking with some of our big companies that are here about, first of all, locating some of their business units out in Western Mass or other low costs parts of the state,” said Bialecki. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Raytheon   Chicopee

4. Smith & Wesson grows in Springfield hiring veterans, Putnam Vocational students Explore masslive.com (Feb 7 2012) Manufacturing Smith & Wesson has more than 1,200 employees. Monday, Smith & Wesson announced that it has already created 217 jobs and expects to hit 227 jobs by the end of February. The 160-year-old Springfield gunmaker has also invested more than $19 million in capital improvements at its sprawling Roosevelt Avenue plant through the end of December 2011. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield

5. Getting Down to Business: Playing Matchmaker Explore BusinessWest (Jan 17 2012) The full measure of his organization, Allan Blair will tell you, is pretty straightforward. “Three goals,” he began. Blair is president and CEO of the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Western Mass., and he explained that those goals to stimulate the regional economy are quality jobs, public and private investment, and bringing in additional visitors. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Allan W. Blair

6. EDC to Host Industry Sector Series Explore From the EDC (Jan 12 2012) Manufacturing   The EDC will host “New Market Opportunities for Photonics and Fiber Optics Companies” on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 4:00 at the Springfield Technology Park. This will be the first in a series of presentations to be scheduled over the next several months focused on opportunities for manufacturing clusters we have identified as having growth potential for the region. Here is a link to the invitation, including RSVP information -- http://www.westernmassedc.com/photonics2012/ The series was spawned by the “Economic Development and Business Attraction Planning” report completed by CWS Consulting Group -- http://www.westernmassedc.com/cwsreport/ -- with the ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

7. Thing5 LLC moves to downtown Springfield with plans to hire up to 500 workers Explore masslive.com (Jan 12 2012) Thing5 LLC, a telecommunications company that provides call center services in the hospitality field, has opened a new, expanded location at the One Financial Plaza building in downtown Springfield and plans to create up to 500 jobs. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   The Republican

8. The Casino Era Begins Explore BusinessWest (Dec 6 2011) Indeed, only a few seconds in, Blair, president of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass., said that, while he had no official determination on the matter, he thought it quite fair to say that the resort casino due to be built over the next several years somewhere within the 413 area code will easily be the region’s largest development project ever. And he wasn’t just talking about dollars and cents, although the projected $500 million (minimum) project — at least twice the cost of Baystate Health’s $250 million Hospital of the Future — will certainly cover that aspect ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun

9. Springfield City Council approves special tax incentive for Custom Carbide; incentive for F.W. Webb undecided Explore masslive.com (Dec 5 2011) Councilor Timothy C. Allen, chairman of the council’s Planning and Economic Development Committee, who was among councilors in favor of both tax incentive proposals, said he believes they benefit both the city and the local firms. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield City Council   Springfield

10. Holyoke Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center completes first stage of construction Explore masslive.com (Nov 29 2011) Information Technology The so-called topping off ceremony is a milestone in the construction of the $168 million technology hub that is to join together five universities and two businesses, but the building is far from complete. It is expected to be another year before the computing center, being constructed at the site of the former Mastex Industries on Bigelow Street, will be finished. (Read Full Article)

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

11. Do You Have What Mestek Wants? Explore From the EDC (Oct 14 2011) Manufacturing The EDC is pleased to join with Associated Industries of Massachusetts (“AIM”) and the Massachusetts Office of Business Development to promote our second Buy Mass Day in western Mass. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Office of Business Development   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Westfield

12. $23 million Gulfstream project announced in Westfield Explore masslive.com (Oct 7 2011) Aerospace/Defense In Westfield, Gulfstream has already started hiring for the highly technical aviation maintenance and repair jobs that will fill the new hangar, Mark Burns said. “These are the kinds of jobs that can uplift a community,” Burns said. “We are very proud of that.” Westfield beat out sites in other states that were vying for the maintenance facility because of the quality of its workforce. “Our customers routinely tell us that this facility is the best,” he said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Westfield   Daniel M. Knapik

13. Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts Explore masslive.com (Sep 12 2011) Education , Health Care The program is housed in part of Western New England’s $40 million Center for the Sciences and Pharmacy building, which opened in December. It’s one of just 125 schools of pharmacy in the country and one of four programs in the state, along with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Boston, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Worcester and Northeastern University – Bouve College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The University of Connecticut also has a program in Hartford. The Albany College of Pharmacy is the nearest program to our west. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Big Y Foods

14. Massachusetts Avoids Political, Economic Fury in 2011 Explore AIM Business Insider (Aug 18 2011) Energy , Health Care The political and economic battles that usually consume Massachusetts seemed to rage mostly outside the borders of the commonwealth. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Rick Lord

15. In tight economy, Pioneer Valley experts look to fire up regional job engines Explore GazetteNET (Aug 17 2011) Though he called the regional economy "sluggish," Allan Blair of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, says companies here remain sound. They are, however, moving cautiously - holding off on hiring and watching what they spend - because of the volatility around the world. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Coca-Cola   Springfield

16. Lymtech Scientific, part of John R. Lyman Co., expands on Chicopee's Westover Road Explore masslive.com (Jul 19 2011) Manufacturing , Medical Devices The company has a total of about 100 employees, 18 at the old facility in Chicopee’s Cabotville Industrial Park. The remainder have worked on Westover Road since March, according to Wright. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

17. Rebuilding Springfield Explore BusinessWest (Jul 19 2011) Jerry Hayes says that, while it might be tempting to say there isn’t a book one can turn to for help as Springfield goes about the process of rebuilding after the June 1 tornadoes, the truth is there are several. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Westfield State University

18. Massachusetts tornado relief: Gov. Deval Patrick announces storm assistance centers Explore masslive.com (Jun 3 2011) "Our homeowners and business owners are the backbone of our communities and we are committed to connecting them with the resources that are available so they can rebuild," said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. "These centers will offer guidance on a wide array of assistance, from Small Business Administration funding to business relocation and reopening tools to tips on how to file insurance claims. We stand behind all of the people whose lives and livelihoods have been uprooted and we will not rest until everyone is back on their feet." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer   Springfield

19. Governor Patrick Recommending Western Massachusetts Explore From the EDC (May 17 2011) I have heard Governor Deval Patrick present two keynote addresses in the last month. The first was at an international business conference at Brandeis University and the second was at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (“AIM”) Annual Meeting, both coincidentally in Waltham. On each occasion, the Governor wove in advice to the primarily Boston-area firms in the audience to look at western Massachusetts in lieu of North Carolina or Texas when seeking a lower cost alternative to the Boston market. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Raytheon   Liberty Mutual

20. Pioneer Valley companies meet with Raytheon officials in hopes of generating ... Explore masslive.com (May 5 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing But Poplar Hill Machine was one of 15 companies invited to participate in matchmaking session organized by Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts and conducted at the Andrew M. Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Raytheon   Springfield Technical Community College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

21. PVLSI opens new Breast Cancer Research Center Explore Daily Collegian (Apr 11 2011) Life Sciences The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) announced Monday that it has received a grant of $1.5 million from the cancer research organization Rays of Hope Walk Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer to establish a new Springfield center for breast cancer research. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Greenfield

22. Springfield's future lies in rails and ports according to a conference Explore masslive.com (Apr 4 2011) Transportation More than 105 business people and others attended the 2011 Logistics Conference hosted by the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, the region’s economic development agency, and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business group. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

23. Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub? Explore masshightech.com (Apr 1 2011) Life Sciences Windham-Bannister was a speaker at the forum along with Allan W. Blair, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of western Massachusetts, and Abigail Barrow, founding director of Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center. The forum also included local businesspeople and Smith faculty. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

24. Do You Have What Raytheon Wants? Explore From the EDC (Mar 24 2011) Information Technology , Manufacturing Associated Industries of Massachusetts (“AIM”) manages the Buy Mass program and website for the Commonwealth. AIM and the EDC have been working on a new program for Buy Mass, which will connect small and medium-sized local firms with large OEM’s in the state. The first OEM to participate will be Raytheon, which will send a team of Purchasing executives to Springfield on May 5. The EDC is tasked with identifying and inviting firms from western Mass to apply for inclusion in the program. Any interested firm should review the invitation -- http://www.aimnet.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Raytheon   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

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