Articles from Jim Kinney, The Republican

1. Blu Homes closes shop in East Longmeadow, moves to California Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2012) Manufacturing Blu Homes, a modular home company that touted Western Massachusetts as the perfect place to manufacture its homes, has closed its East Longmeadow factory and moved production to Vallejo, Calif. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   The Republican   Blu Homes

2. Burying power lines might help solve some problems during storms, but cause greater maintenance issues, utilities say Explore masslive.com (Dec 27 2011) Energy But, burying those power lines would probably result in trading one set of maintenance headaches for another, all at considerable expense, according to utilities and engineers. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

3. Eastern States Exposition president Wayne McCary announces retirement Explore masslive.com (Dec 16 2011) Tourism G. Wayne E. McCary is retiring as president of the Eastern Sates Exposition. His retirement will be effective June 26, 2012. Eugene J. Cassidy of Longmeadow, will succeed him. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Western New England College   Springfield   Eastern States Exposition

4. Ludlow Mills complex proposed for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, new senior apartments Explore masslive.com (Dec 13 2011) Kenneth W. Delude, president of Westmass Area Development Corp. said Tuesday that Westmass has finalized the purchase of Ludlow Mills from the Fastenberg family of New York City for about $7 million financed through a consortium of banks: PeoplesBank, Chicopee Savings, Hampden Bank, United Bank, Nuvo Bank and Trust Co., and First Niagara. Westmass has already received a $1.5 million grant from the state. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   United Bank

5. HealthSouth to relocate to Ludlow Mills as part of $70 million project Explore masslive.com (Dec 13 2011) HealthSouth plans to relocate its rehabilitation hospital to the Ludlow Mills property as part of a $70 million rejuvenation of the industrial complex. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   The Republican   HealthSouth   Ludlow Mills

6. Mohegan Sun officials talk with Western Massachusetts business people about proposed Palmer casino Explore masslive.com (Dec 8 2011) Jeffrey S. Ciuffreda, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield said his chamber participated simply as a way to get information to its member businesses. Neither he nor the Chamber are endorsing a proposal and members still have concerns about what a large casino operation will mean for local mom-and-pop businesses, especially restaurants, that will have to compete with the resort. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun   MassMutual Center

7. Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2011) “There continue to be some positive signs, not very strong, but enough to make employees feel that we may be making progress however slowly.” (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

8. Western Massachusetts Electric Co. rates expected to rise $5 per month for average customer Explore masslive.com (Nov 30 2011) Energy Western Massachusetts Electric Co. electricity bills could go up about $5 a month for an average residential customers assuming a pair of rate adjustments go into force in early 2012. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Westfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

9. Pioneer Valley unemployment rate falls slightly; real estate market worsens Explore masslive.com (Nov 22 2011) “At the moment we seem to be in a very nice, but a very modest uptic in the economy,” said Robert A. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

10. National Yiddish Book Center's Aaron Lansky, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Western Massachusetts chapter founder Mary Pat McMahon receive Pynchon medals Explore masslive.com (Nov 17 2011) The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts awarded the Order of William Pynchon to Aaron J. Lansky, founder and president of the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, and Mary Pat McMahon of West Springfield, founder of the Western Massachusetts chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   The Republican   Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts

11. U.S. Postal Service wants to cut jobs at Indian Orchard sorting center Explore masslive.com (Nov 11 2011) The Postal Service’s plan would eliminate 160 union jobs and nine supervisor jobs from the Indian Orchard complexes that now employ about 1,200, according to unions representing many of those workers. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican

12. 12 Massachusetts agricultural groups win $450,000 federal grant to promote locally grown produce Explore masslive.com (Nov 9 2011) The grant for Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, also known as CISA, is one of 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture grants totaling $450,000 made to a dozen agriculture promotion groups around the state. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources announced the funding recently. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Greenfield

13. Chase, Clarke, Stewart & Fontana insurance agency celebrates 185 years in Springfield Explore masslive.com (Oct 30 2011) Financial Services The agency is celebrating its 185th anniversary next year, making it one of Springfield’s oldest companies, said Robert A. Stewart Jr., agency president. It was chartered at about the same time as the former Springfield Institution for Savings, now part of TD Bank. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield   The Republican

14. Cambridge College coming to downtown Springfield's Tower Square Explore masslive.com (Oct 27 2011) Cambridge College will move its regional center from Cottage Street to Tower Square downtown by March. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   The Republican

15. Massachusetts unemployment dips slightly, but local foreclosures are up Explore masslive.com (Oct 20 2011) The statewide unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a percentage point in September from 7.4 percent to 7.3 percent, the lowest statewide unemployment rate since January of 2009. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Kevin E. Lynn

16. Layoffs planned at Mt. Tom Power Plant in Holyoke, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says Explore masslive.com (Oct 12 2011) Energy The owners of Mt. Tom Power Plant plan to lay off half the plant’s 50-person staff including 16 or 17 employees from the 33-member unionized work force, according to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 455 in Springfield. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   The Republican

17. $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

18. Friendly Ice Cream Corp. refuses to confirm bankruptcy report Explore masslive.com (Sep 29 2011) The Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that potentially would result in the sale of the company, according to a report published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   The Republican   Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation

19. Doctors shortage critical in Western Massachusetts, according to Massachusetts Medical Society Explore masslive.com (Sep 28 2011) Health Care Western Massachusetts is suffering a critical shortage of primary-care doctors that is forcing patients to search harder for doctors accepting new clients then wait too long for that first appointment. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   The Republican

20. UMass nanotechnology center due to get grant for advanced solar panels, cell-phone touchscreens Explore masslive.com (Sep 13 2011) Life Sciences , Manufacturing Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who develop technologies on the scale of a human hair are in line for a major grant from the federally-funded National Science Foundation (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Amherst

21. Massachusetts business confidence fell last month, but some hiring predicted Explore masslive.com (Sep 7 2011) “I think they are reacting to what is going on in the world around them,” said Michael D. Goodman, chairman of the public policy program at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. “That’s really weighing on their outlook.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   The Republican

22. Tropical Storm Irene results in federal jobless aid in Franklin, Berkshire counties Explore masslive.com (Sep 6 2011) Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available to people in Berkshire and Franklin counties left jobless by Tropical Storm Irene. The state is working on a similar Irene-related disaster declaration for Hampden and Hampshire counties. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   The Republican

23. Bradley International Airport running at 70 percent of normal volume Explore masslive.com (Aug 29 2011) Transportation Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks is running at about 70 percent of its normal Monday volume, said John J. Wallace, director of communications at the airport. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   The Republican

24. Printing experts urge Springfield's Putnam High School to get larger printing press for student graphics instruction Explore masslive.com (Aug 27 2011) Education The Roger L. Putnam Technical Fund Inc. is a fund-raising organization dedicated to outfitting the school with the same equipment students can expect to see once the take jobs in local industry. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual   West Springfield

25. EcoBuilding Bargains of Springfield anticipates big energy saving with new 'green' building Explore masslive.com (Aug 27 2011) Energy , Green Region In the future, the new home of EcoBuilding Bargains, a reseller of salvaged lumber, hardware and fixtures, will be comfy cozy with just a 500,000-BTU gas unit, said John E. Majercak, executive director of the Center for EcoTechnology in Northampton which is EcoBuilding Partners’ parent organization. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield   Northampton

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