From the EDC

1. Two New Projects Announced

   Explore Article From the EDC (Aug 25 2010) Manufacturing , Transportation
   by Michael Graney (mike)

   Congratulations are in order for officials who helped facilitate two announcements about business expansions in western Massachusetts this week. First, Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki and Northampton Mayor Mary Claire Higgins put together a package of incentives to convince Coca Cola to expand its Northampton facility. The project represents a minimum investment of $33 Million according to Coke and will add at least 40 new permanent jobs and about 60 construction jobs. Northampton Economic Development Director Teri Anderson deserves credit for her efforts to ensure that the investment happened in Northampton. Second, the Campanelli Companies announced ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Coca-Cola   Northampton   Chicopee

2. EDC Hires New Homefield Advantage Staff Member

   Explore Article From the EDC (Aug 9 2010)
   by Michael Graney (mike)

   The EDC is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Wright to be our new Manager of Cluster Development. Mike will be part of our Homefield Advantage team in the Business Development Department. He will be working primarily with technology companies, specifically including the members of the Technolog (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Economic Development Council   Homefield Advantage

3. TOUTING HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

   Explore Article From the EDC (Aug 6 2010) Tourism
   by Gazettenet

   GAZETTENET Destination: Hampshire County. Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday signed an economic development bill that will improve Hampshire County's ability to attract tourism dollars (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Smith College   Carol T. Christ

4. EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jul 30 2010) Financial Services
   by dewolfam

   Williams S. Hogan, Jr., President and CEO of Easthampton Savings Bank, reported to the Directors at the bank's quarterly meeting, held Wednesday July 21st, that the bank continued to experience steady growth this past quarter. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Easthampton Savings Bank   Easthampton

5. EDC Banking Sector Roundtable

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jul 14 2010) Financial Services
   by Michael Graney (mike)

   The EDC met with several bankers from the region, hosted by Dale Janes from Nuvo Bank, in a continuation of our Industry Sector series. The bankers expressed concern about the continued softness in the commercial real estate sector, which they expect to remain depressed until unemployment rebounds. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Development Council   Michael Graney   Ann Burke

6. PETER PAN PREPARED FOR 4TH OF JULY TRAVELERS

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 30 2010) Tourism
   by dewolfam

   Peter Pan Bus Lines, one of the largest privately owned bus lines in the country, is preparing to add as many as many as 250 additional motorcoaches to its regular route service between Washington, DC and the New York/New England corridor during the 4th of July holiday travel period. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Peter Pan Bus Lines

7. Western Mass Firms Encounter Success at Medical Device Show

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 18 2010) Manufacturing
   by Michael Graney (mike)

   Last week, I attended the Medical Design and Manufacturing (“MD&M”) conference in New York City. In addition to representing the region from a corporate attraction perspective, the EDC worked with the Precision Manufacturing Regional Alliance Project and Western Mass Electric Co/Northeast Utilit (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Development Council

8. EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK HIRES COMPLIANCE OFFICER

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 11 2010) Financial Services
   by dewolfam

   Easthampton, MA: William S. Hogan, Jrl, President and CEO of Easthampton Savings Bank, announced that Michael J. Roy, Esq. has joined Easthampton Savings Bank as the Compliance Officer. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Easthampton Savings Bank

9. PETER PAN WELCOMES NEW REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

   Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 9 2010) Transportation
   by dewolfam

   Jeff Ferreri has joined Peter Pan Bus Lines as its new Regional Sales Manager of Charter Sales & Operations. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Peter Pan Bus Lines

10. EDC and Regional Companies to Attend Medical Device Trade Show

    Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 7 2010) Medical Devices
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    The EDC will represent the region at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) trade show in New York this week, as we have done for the last decade. EDC Senior VP Mike Graney will join business development colleagues in the Team New England pavilion. But this year we will add a new twist. The EDC (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Development Council   Springfield   Chicopee

11. State Street Corridor Dedicated

    Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 4 2010)
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    The EDC would like to acknowledge the dedication of the State Street Corridor project yesterday. The importance of the project was suitably represented by the participation of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Congressman Richard Neal, Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Domenic Sarno. The c (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Congressman Richard E. Neal

12. EDC Welcomes New Directors and Officers

    Explore Article From the EDC (Jun 3 2010)
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    The EDC held our Annual Meeting yesterday. The Board of Directors voted to confirm our slate of Directors and officers for 2010. The new officers, who will serve a two-year term, are: Chair Peter Straley, Health New England (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   New Alliance Bank   Northampton

13. Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

    Explore Article From the EDC (May 21 2010)
    by dewolfam

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is excited to notify you of a global competition for startups and entrepeneurs called MassChallenge. I encourage you to review the information below and apply for this unique opportunity (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Clean Energy Center

14. EDC Supports Statewide Site Marketing Initiative

    Explore Article From the EDC (May 19 2010)
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    The EDC is a member of the Masschusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MassEcon), the private sector statewide economic develpoment agency. We have been working with MassEcon to host a group of national site selection consultants and brokers, who are coming to Massachusetts today. Both EDC Pres (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Allan W. Blair   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council

15. EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING, #1 MORTGAGE LENDER IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

    Explore Article From the EDC (May 7 2010)
    by dewolfam

    President William S. Hogan, Jr., reported that the bank’s assets were over $827 million at the end of the first quarter. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Easthampton Savings Bank   Easthampton

16. Solutia Announces the Acquisition of Novomatrix

    Explore Article From the EDC (May 7 2010)
    by dewolfam

    Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced that it has acquired Novomatrix, a leader in branding, marketing and the distribution of high-technology performance window films catering to the premium segment of the automotive aftermarket and architectural applications for residential, commercial and industrial properties. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Solutia, Inc.   Solutia Inc.

17. EDC Attending International Biotechnology Conference

    Explore Article From the EDC (May 2 2010) Life Sciences
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    EDC Senior VP Mike Graney will join Governor Deval Patrick and the rest of the Massachusetts delegation at BIO 2010, the international biotechnology convention, in Chicago this week. BIO attracts biotech and pharma compaines from all over the world, as well as economic development, trade and invest (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council   Governor Deval L. Patrick

18. Western Mass Firms Exhibit at Trade Shows

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 26 2010)
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    I read Keith Parent's post in the RTC newsletter this morning indicating that he attended the Interphex trade show in New York last week and encountered many colleagues from western Mass. I attended the BioMeDevice show in Boston last week and had a similar experience. I saw representatives of seve (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Keith Parent   Dielectrics   Microtest

19. The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 26 2010) Renewable Energy
    by dewolfam

    April 30: 2nd Annual Conference on Cellulosic Biofuels, organized by The Institute for Massachusetts Biofuels Research at UMass Amherst and sponsored by Qteros. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Qteros

20. Let him eat cake!

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 26 2010) Financial Services
    by The Republican

    Today, Hampden Bank has nine offices throughout Hampden County. “Although much has changed in banking since 1852, thankfully, providing customers with extraordinary service and being committed to the local community never goes out of style,” said Thomas R. Burton, the bank’s president and chief executive officer at the birthday party. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Hampden Bank

21. EDC Partnering with International Trade and Investment Agency

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 15 2010)
    by Michael Graney (mike)

    The EDC has generated relationships with several international trade and investment agencies to facilitate economic development and business opportunities in western Massachusetts. One of the agencies that has a particular interest in working with Western Mass companies is Flanders Investment & Tr (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Economic Development Council   Springfield

22. COMMUNITY MATTERS! BAY PATH COLLEGE’S 15TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 14 2010) Education
    by dewolfam

    Bay Path College will hold its annual Women’s Leadership Conference on Friday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. Celebrating its 15th year as one of the premiere, regional events attended by over 1,000 women and men, this year’s conference captures the spirit of participation and action with the theme Community Matters! (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Bay Path College   MassMutual Center

23. PAVING A PATH TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 13 2010) Education
    by dewolfam

    Bay Path will host Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Editor Janet Bodnar, who will paint portraits of the four leading money personalities during the series’ second workshop. The seminar will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, in Blake Student Commons on the Bay Path College Longmeadow Campus, 588 Longmeadow St. in Longmeadow. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bay Path College

24. A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

    Explore Article From the EDC (Apr 12 2010) Tourism
    by dewolfam

    The concept of legalized gaming in Massachusetts has been discussed and debated for years. The most recent chapter of this ongoing story began on April 1, 2010, when Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert A. DeLeo introduced a detailed bill calling for two casino resorts, along with slot machines at existing race tracks. (Read Full Article)
    

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