$9 million Holyoke Transportation Center scheduled for grand opening

Holyoke marks grand opening of $165 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center

Holyoke eyes former H.H. Richardson-designed train station on Bowers Street to be new train station

Cisco Systems predicts improvements for Holyoke in pilot program

Potential Holyoke computing center sites pose different challenges

Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center groundbreaking in Holyoke draws state, college officials

With Open Square and the former Mastex Industries Inc. facility named as 'finalist' sites for Holyoke's high performance computing center, negotiations with property owners intensify

Holyoke high performance computing center location decision might be delayed

Holyoke officials hope Gov. Deval Patrick will provide more details about proposed high performance computing center

Grand opening set for $9 million Holyoke Transportation Center

Articles from Mike Plaisance, The Republican

1. Holyoke $16 million retail project with Big Y still set for construction to begin in 2014 Explore masslive.com (May 16 2013) Retail Some residents have said they are eager for the Big Y to open for an alternative to the two Stop & Shop supermarkets here. The project will provide 250 jobs and $400,000 a year in property tax revenue in addition to reviving a mostly dormant site. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Holyoke   O'Connell Companies

2. Holyoke U.S. Tsubaki plant gets OK for expansion of up to $7 million and 15 jobs Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Manufacturing Construction on a $6 million to $7 million expansion at U.S. Tsubaki Inc. at 821 Main St. is scheduled to be done by fall, adding at least 15 jobs, officials said. "We are excited to see this investment, as this is part of a larger trend happening in Holyoke -- businesses expanding and growing and starting to invest again," Mayor Alex B. Morse said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

3. Holyoke CareerPoint job search and interview forum draws 90 young people; Springfield online workshop held for small businesses Explore masslive.com (Apr 15 2013) Education , Information Technology In Springfield, workplace help of another sort came in a Google-sponsored conference that showed small business owners how to improve their online presence. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   Congressman Richard E. Neal

4. Holyoke Dean Tech vocational school will be managed by Project Grad Usa of Texas under current plan Explore masslive.com (Apr 1 2013) Education Superintendent David L. Dupont said he is trying to forge a contract with Project GRAD USA to manage Dean Technical High School when the current manager terminates its contract with the city in June. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke

5. Holyoke honored for energy efficiency by the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network Explore masslive.com (Mar 24 2013) Energy The Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network praised the city for getting most of its electricity from the hydroelectric dam owned by the Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, planning a platform for the return of passenger train service, and supporting groups like Nuestras Raices and the Holyoke Food and Fitness Policy Council that try to improve residents’ access to healthy food, a press release said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke

6. Holyoke Dean Technical High School likely to continue under some form of outside management Explore masslive.com (Mar 18 2013) Education The city's vocational school is likely to remain under at least partial control of an outside manager following the current manager's announcement last week it was terminating its contract, officials said Monday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke

7. And the juice will be free: Holyoke Mall to get electric vehicle recharging station with mall paying for electricity Explore masslive.com (Mar 10 2013) Energy An electric vehicle recharging station with two rechargers will be available at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside this month in a city, state and mall partnership. "It should be installed and up and running by the end of the month," James M. Lavelle, manager of the Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, said Friday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

8. Holyoke urban renewal plan, tax credits for new housing should give developers confidence, state housing official says Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2013) Establishing the programs should give developers confidence about coming here, James Arthur Jemison, deputy undersecretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development, said at a press conference Monday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

9. Holyoke gets $325,000 from state to help students learn English in summer school; Springfield shares $45,000 grant Explore masslive.com (Jan 31 2013) Education The grants are part of Gov. Deval L. Patrick's Gateway Cities Education Agenda, an effort to eliminate gaps that affect students living in poverty, students of color, students with disabilities, and those who are learning to speak English, a press release said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   American International College   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts

10. Holyoke plan for downtown bodega includes Alliance to Develop Power negotiating for property Explore masslive.com (Jan 16 2013) "We're hoping in the next few weeks," Michael Kusek, of Communication Angle, a public relations and marketing company in Northampton, wrote in an email. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Holyoke

11. Holyoke would merge city, school, HG&E personnel departments under Mayor Alex Morse plan Explore masslive.com (Jan 15 2013) Devin M. Sheehan, School Committee vice chairman, said the city should pursue plans that could save money and improve how departments run. But he reiterated concerns he raised about the need for expertise on school standards when Morse began talk of merging the three personnel departments in July. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke   Alex Morse

12. Holyoke high schools get $200,000 grant for robotics, marine biology equipment Explore masslive.com (Jan 9 2013) Life Sciences Dean Technical High School and Holyoke High School will share a $200,000 grant for science programs and equipment. The grant is from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, an agency in Waltham the state Legislature established in 2006 to promote such science. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Holyoke

13. Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center asked by Holyoke to make payments in lieu of taxes Explore masslive.com (Jan 2 2013) Information Technology The city has asked the tax-exempt high performance computing center to begin providing yearly payments in lieu of taxes to begin at $500,000 this year and escalating to more than $1.5 million by 2022. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke

14. Holyoke Housing Authority 1 of only 4 chosen for federal job training and education program Explore masslive.com (Dec 20 2012) The Holyoke Housing Authority is one of only four providers nationwide that will get flexibility to use federal funds to give tenants job training and educational programs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Amherst

15. Holyoke to state: Urban renewal plan 'Connect. Construct. Create' unanimously approved and applauded Explore masslive.com (Dec 17 2012) The next step is for the city to do appraisals of properties targeted for redevelopment in the plan, which will be submitted early next year to the state Department of Housing and Community Development. State approval puts an official stamp on a declared city effort to help the Flats, South Holyoke, Churchill and Prospect Heights-Downtown neighborhoods by stimulating private investment, Marrero said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

16. Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's flirtation with casino issue ends as he declares he is back to 'No' on gaming Explore masslive.com (Dec 13 2012) Mayor Alex B. Morse has changed his mind again on the casino issue, announcing Thursday he has halted consideration of gaming resort proposals (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke   Alex Morse

17. Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse considers 21 people for casino advisory committee as City Council set to form own gaming panel Explore masslive.com (Dec 10 2012) Morse has said his turnaround on the casino issue was based on protecting Holyoke's interests. The law permits a gaming resort in Western Massachusetts, possibly in neighboring Springfield, which is considering two proposals, so it makes sense for the city to try to have a say in such an outcome, he said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Holyoke   The Republican

18. Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse seeks meeting with mayors on regional ups, downs of casino resort Explore masslive.com (Dec 4 2012) “The arrival of a large-scale gaming project to any of our communities will have a tangible effect on all of us, so I am hoping we can all come together to discuss one of the most important decisions to face our region,” Morse wrote in the letter dated Monday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Palmer   Springfield

19. Holyoke to see Paper City Development's plan for casino after all Explore masslive.com (Nov 26 2012) Paper City Development reemerged Monday with its casino resort plan for Wyckoff Country Club, thanks to Mayor Alex B. Morse's change of heart on gaming (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield   Palmer

20. Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse to announce casino resort plan for Mountain Park with Eric Suher Explore masslive.com (Nov 24 2012) The casino resort would be on the 70-acre Mountain Park music venue that Suher owns and that used to be home to the Mountain Park Amusement Park, which closed in 1987. Suher owns the Iron Horse Music Hall, Pearl Street nightclub and the Calvin Theatre, all in Northampton. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Mohegan Sun   Palmer

21. Holyoke City Council OKs borrowing $6.86 million to improve science labs at Dean Technical High School Explore masslive.com (Nov 20 2012) Education The City Council Tuesday unanimously approved borrowing nearly $6.9 million to modernize the science laboratories at Dean Technical High School. Under the plan the city is following, the cost here will be about $1.4 million because the state will reimburse 80 percent, officials said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

22. Holyoke marks grand opening of $165 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center Explore masslive.com (Nov 16 2012) Information Technology Words like "crazy" and "milestone" were used to highlight the significance Friday of this city becoming official home to a $165 million high performance computing center. With iconic partners like Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, such a collaboration leading to the center's grand opening defied skeptics who might have dismissed such a project as crazy, MIT President Emeritus Susan Hockfield said. (Read Full Article)

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

23. Holyoke Community College offers fair to help veterans with homes, health care, finances Explore masslive.com (Nov 8 2012) Holyoke Community College will hold a resource fair to help military veterans Nov. 14. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 265 of the Frost Building, 303 Homestead Ave. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield   Holyoke

24. Holyoke welcomes Double Six restaurant and sports bar on High Street Explore masslive.com (Nov 7 2012) An opening celebration of the Double Six on Oct. 19 featured Mayor Alex B. Morse and Kathleen G. Anderson, president of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Kathleen G. Anderson   Holyoke

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