Articles from The Republican Editorials

1. Editorial: JetBlue helps Bradley International Airport expand southern reach Explore masslive.com (Jan 7 2012) Transportation Coming off a year when passenger travel at the Windsor Locks airport saw a 5 percent increase, 2011, JetBlue’s expansion augers well for 2012. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Springfield   The Republican

2. Editorial: Western Massachusetts mayors sworn-in; now comes the hard part Explore masslive.com (Jan 3 2012) On Monday and Tuesday, amid pomp and applause, three new mayors and five incumbents took the oath of office, sounding lofty and earnest goals for the future of their administrations. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

3. Editorial: Smith & Wesson hones historic brand Explore masslive.com (Dec 21 2011) Manufacturing Sales of Springfield-made Smith & Wesson firearms are going great guns. And that’s great news for the iconic company, its employees – and the region’s longtime reputation as a place where premier products are made. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   The Republican

4. Editorial: Ludlow mills gets a new lease on life Explore masslive.com (Dec 16 2011) On Tuesday, Richard Sullivan Jr., Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, stood inside the cavernous Mill 10 to announce a senior housing project. WinnDevelopment, which recently rehabilitated Longhill Gardens in Springfield, is renovating the building into a $20 million, 83-unit apartment complex (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   United Bank

5. Editorial: Western Massachusetts construction projects sign of brighter days Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2011) The $168 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center celebrated the first phase of construction last month as workers raised the last steel beam of the building’s frame and topped it off with a pine tree. The ceremony represents an important milestone in the construction of the center that is rising on the site of the former Mastex factory on Bigelow Street. The 90,000-square-foot complex will conduct academic research using numerous computers sifting data into everything from medicine and the arts to climate change and cell structures. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

6. Editorial: Imagining a new cycle of economic growth in America Explore masslive.com (Dec 7 2011) When the Labor Department released the November jobless numbers last Friday, the unemployment rate had dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 8.6 percent. We’ve still got a very long way to go, but, thankfully, we are heading in the right direction. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   The Republican

7. Editorial: Massachusetts' community colleges have a critical mission Explore masslive.com (Dec 2 2011) Education Western Massachusetts community college presidents have raised some legitimate concerns about a new report that recommends replacing the local governing boards at the schools with a centralized state board based in Boston. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

8. Editorial: 'TWO' is better than one for workforce training Explore masslive.com (Oct 19 2011) Education Need to train your employees on an updated version of Microsoft Excel? STCC can help. Need to training an existing sales force? HCC can help. And they’ll custom design the programs to fit the needs of employers. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

9. Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone Explore masslive.com (Oct 12 2011) Education Caret visited Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst on Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the Bay State, courtesy of a Peter Pan bus. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

10. Editorial: Could Holyoke produce the next Steve Jobs? Explore masslive.com (Oct 11 2011) Entrepreneurship , Information Technology For proof that innovation is not dead, we need look no further than Holyoke where a group of local innovators believe the Pioneer Valley could become the next Silicon Valley. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   The Republican

11. Editorial: Community invited to Rebuilding Fair Explore masslive.com (Sep 26 2011) Last week, in an important step along that road, DevelopSpringfield, the nonprofit group leading the local rebuilding efforts, announced it has hired New Orleans consulting firm Concordia LLC to develop a master plan for the tornado-ravaged region. The firm played a key role in rebuilding Louisiana city after Hurricane Katrina. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Westfield State University   Springfield

12. Editorial: Third grade critical for reading, school succes Explore masslive.com (Sep 13 2011) Education A higher percentage of the state’s high school students – 87 percent – passed the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam in the spring than ever before, but a decline in the scores of the youngest MCAS test-takers sounds an alarm that must not be ignored. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

13. Editorial: Springfield should push for modern press for new Putnam Vocational High School Explore masslive.com (Sep 1 2011) Education Smarter and better trained means higher paid workers, and that’s why Putnam needs the kind of press that is big enough to print catalogs and magazine-sized booklets. Workers capable of handling those presses can earn up to $25 an hour. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   The Republican

14. Editorial: Little loans go long way to help small businesses Explore masslive.com (Aug 24 2011) Here in the Pioneer Valley, business owners are seeking so-called micro loans from the Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund. The fund, which has offices in Holyoke, is a nonprofit community development financial institution. It makes loans to businesses considered too small for big banks to finance. Big banks are chipping in with some grant money to leverage funds from the Small Business Association and state government. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bank of America   Springfield   Holyoke

15. Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret puts students first Explore masslive.com (Aug 18 2011) Education In his first Statehouse testimony, the new president called on lawmakers to provide more funding for construction and renovation projects at all five UMass campuses so that the university can direct more money to student scholarships and the hiring of top-notch faculty. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Jack Wilson   Amherst

16. Editorial: Western Massachusetts economy still lags behind the east Explore masslive.com (Jul 31 2011) According to MassBenchmarks, a journal of the state economy published by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute, the real gross state product grew at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011 while the national economy expanded at an estimated annual rate of 1.3 percent during the same period. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   The Republican

17. Editorial: Main Street block in Springfield ready for renewal Explore masslive.com (Jul 19 2011) The $1.6 million Asylum project – including the demolition work, construction of a new back wall and foundations, parking lot construction and landscaping – is being funded by city and state funds including a $400,000 state growth district grant and brownfields funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   The Republican

18. Editorial: Hoop City Jazz Festival chases the blues away Explore masslive.com (Jul 12 2011) Tourism The world-class event has the potential to make Springfield synonymous with jazz. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Hampden Bank

19. Editorial: Upgrades to Western Massachusetts rail system important to the future of rail transportation Explore masslive.com (Jul 7 2011) Transportation So we’re pleased by the news that work could begin as soon as this summer on a $72.8 million upgrade of train tracks from Springfield to the Vermont state line – part of a broader plan to improve rail service form New Haven, Conn., on Amtrak’s busy Northeast corridor all the way up to Montreal. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amtrak   Springfield

20. Editorial: Amherst College names first woman president Explore masslive.com (Jun 15 2011) Education Amherst College broke a 190-year-old tradition on Tuesday naming Carolyn “Biddy” Martin the first woman president of the prestigious liberal arts institution. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst College   Amherst

21. Editorial: Class of 2011 finds brighter jobs picture Explore masslive.com (May 23 2011) Education As they start their job searches, we hope members of the class of 2011 won’t have to look too far beyond the Pioneer Valley to find gainful employment. We hope local employers and college graduates will check one another out. By the time this graduation season is over, Western Massachusetts will have seen 19 commencements at 14 colleges and universities. It would be a shame if the region couldn’t capitalize on that kind of brain power. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Westfield

22. Editorial: Summer jobs provide lifeline for city kids Explore masslive.com (May 17 2011) Education Just as importantly, a summer job teaches lessons of responsibility and initiative far beyond shoveling burgers or clearing tables. It gets teens used to the idea of going into work - and out of trouble. Which is why it was so heartening to see Gov. Deval L. Patrick announce $6 million in statewide funding for about 3,000 youth summer jobs, targeting at-risk youth, primarily from low-income families, from the ages of 14 to 21. The funds will go to participants in 29 cities and towns to provide 25-hour-a week jobs over six weeks in the corporate, health, social services or ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

23. Editorial: Summer programs turn children into readers Explore masslive.com (May 10 2011) Education A recently released study showed that 1,822 children enrolled in summer programs in Massachusetts lost no abilities throughout the summer – and 68 percent actually improved their reading skills. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

24. Editorial: Now's time to prime the Western Massachusetts economy Explore masslive.com (May 1 2011) Local public and private sector leaders are patiently laying the groundwork for projects ranging from a $168 million high-performance data center to a spate of solar energy projects across the region. Still it will take time for the west to catch up with the west. . (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   The Republican

25. Editorial: Plan to use $1.5 million from Rays of Hope Walk for breast cancer research good news for Western Massachusetts Explore masslive.com (Apr 13 2011) Life Sciences The foundation announced this week that it will use $1.5 million from the Rays of Hope to help establish a breast cancer research center at the nine-year-old Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute at 3601 Main St. The center, which will be known as the Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Research, is a collaboration between Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

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