Retailers target Westfield for distribution centers

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$9 million Holyoke Transportation Center scheduled for grand opening

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Train of Thought

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

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Articles in category: Transportation

1. Springfield Redevelopment Authority waits word on becoming lead agency of Union Station redevelopment Explore masslive.com (Apr 16 2010) Transportation “I’m hopeful...and optimistic that we’ll have the FTA direct designation by the first week of May,” said John D. Judge, the city’s chief development officer. Judge said he is hopeful the project will be completed in a little more than three years. “The main thing is, this needs to move forward from a regional perspective,” he said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Amtrak   Springfield   The Republican

2. Westfield officials pledge to minimize disruption of traffic during Main and Broad streets reconstruction program Explore masslive.com (Apr 6 2010) Transportation The downtown road project calls for reconstruction of Main and Broad streets from Little River to West Silver streets. It will include road improvements to portions of connecting streets in the downtown and improvements to Park Square. During the project, the city will upgrade utilities including water and sewer in the area. “It will be a tough two years,” said Westfield BID Director Lisa McMahon. “But, in the end we will have a beautiful new downtown,” she said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield   Lisa McMahon   Westfield Business Improvement District

3. Concerns raised on road project Explore masslive.com (Apr 6 2010) Transportation BID director Lisa G. McMahon said the meeting "will address many concerns that have been expressed by merchants, downtown residents and patrons. "There will be a long period of disruption downtown during this project and people who use the downtown need to know that," she said. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield   Lisa McMahon   Westfield Business Improvement District

4. Massachusetts increases road and bridge repair money for cities and towns Explore masslive.com (Apr 3 2010) Transportation Amid the gloom and doom of a bad economy, Massachusetts cities and towns got good news Friday when the Patrick administration announced a $5 million increase in road and bridge repair money prized by communities. Spending from so-called Chapter 90 funding will increase to $155 million statewide in the fiscal year beginning July 1. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Palmer

5. Train of Thought Explore BusinessWest (Mar 31 2010) Transportation John Judge understands that, when he says he’s “hopeful and “optimistic” about the prospects for Union Station, he’s echoing the comments of myriad Springfield officials, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority administrators, and area economic-development leaders, some of whom have watched the landmark sit idle and deteriorate for almost 40 years. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Peter Pan Bus Lines   Congressman Richard E. Neal

6. Tour bus industry leaders to meet in Springfield Explore masslive.com (Mar 25 2010) Education , Transportation Pantuso, who spoke at a news conference this morning at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, said other communities where the American Bus Association has hosted this meeting have noticed uptics in bus travel. The American Bus Association conducted the meeting on Cape Cod in 2008 and in Utah last year. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Six Flags New England   Springfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

7. Delta To Add Nonstop Flights In June From Bradley To L.A. Explore courant.com (Mar 24 2010) Transportation Delta Air Lines is planning to restore nonstop service from Bradley International Airport to Los Angeles starting in June. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Delta Air Lines

8. Freight by rail, water studied Explore masslive.com (Mar 24 2010) Education , Transportation The first of four hearings on a state plan to decrease truck traffic by increasing shipping by rail and water was held Tuesday afternoon at Holyoke Community College. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Holyoke

9. Mass. Highway Department reviewing bids for long-awaited downtown Westfield road reconstruction project Explore masslive.com (Mar 10 2010) Transportation City officials said low bids are favorable both for the city, state and region and that the $2 million saved could mean additional funding for projects here or throughout the region through the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. That agency approved the go-ahead for Westfield’s project last fall. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield   Daniel M. Knapik

10. Northampton gives tax break to Coca Cola Explore Boston.com (Mar 7 2010) Transportation Teri Anderson, Northampton's economic development director, said Coca-Cola is looking at two other lower-cost sites outside Massachusetts. If Coca-Cola chooses Northampton for its new product line of chilled juices, it would add a 13,000-square-foot building to its plant. The expansion calls for an investment of $25 million to $33 million for construction and new machinery and equipment, Anderson said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Teri Anderson

11. Rail progress Explore telegram.com FRONTPAGE (Feb 18 2010) Transportation State officials said CSX will be moving freight operations from its Beacon Park yards in the Allston section of Boston to existing rail yards in Central and Western Massachusetts. That would mean more freight activity at the company’s rail yards along Franklin Street in Worcester, as well as smaller sites the company owns in Westboro, East Brookfield and West Springfield. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   CSX

12. Retailers target Westfield for distribution centers Explore Boston.com (Sep 8 2009) Transportation Target is planning a $68 million, 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in this Western Massachusetts city. Nearby, Home Depot is building a 650,000-square-foot warehouse, and a trucking firm recently opened a 250,000-square-foot addition to an existing facility. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Westfield

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