Articles from Jim Kinney (Jkinney@Repub.Com)

1. Home Depot holds groundbreaking ceremony for distribution center planned in Westfield Explore masslive.com (Oct 27 2009) Education The center is expected to employ 300 to 400 people after it is completed in July or August 2010, Mayor Michael Boulanger said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield

2. Home sales rise 9.2% in Springfield; median price up nearly 3.2% Explore masslive.com (Oct 27 2009) Education The Massachusetts Association of Realtors said statewide sales rose 4.6 percent in September. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield

3. Western Mass. job fair comes as state reports increase in jobless rate from 9.1% to 9.3% Explore masslive.com (Oct 15 2009) “Anytime you apply for a job, there are 10 or 15 other people who are also applying,’ said one job seeker. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Greenfield   Holyoke

4. Slow growth of young college-education professionals could slow economic recovery in Mass., Federal Reserve Bank of Boston warns Explore masslive.com (Oct 9 2009) Education A spokesman for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said there were 505,779 young professionals in Massachusetts in 2007, up just under 1.4 percent from the 498,803 counted in 2000. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Westfield

5. STCC honors 6 businesses with induction into Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Explore masslive.com (Oct 8 2009) Education , Medical Devices The 2009 class at the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame will join 50 other families or individuals honored in the last 10 years. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield   Amherst

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