Chicopee firm plans upgrade

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January 14, 2010 Naval Research Lab Presentation

$23 million Gulfstream project announced in Westfield

Industrial park likely to grow

EDC Congratulates Qteros

Canadian-American Aerospace and Defense Industry Conference

Articles in category: Aerospace/Defense

1. Springfield Schools internship program is good for students, good for local businesses Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education And it’s not only students who benefit from internships. Businesses do also. While he was still a senior at Putnam Vocational Technical High School last year, William Medina interned with MassMutual and did so well that the company hired him to work full time in their Information Technology department. Now a full-time college student, William still holds down a part-time position at MassMutual. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

2. Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing Springfield’s Smith & Wesson has had a number of military contracts in recent years, including providing handguns to Air Force police officers and members of Iraq’s army, said Paul J. Pluff, director of marketing services. Smith & Wesson has more than 950 employees in its firearms factory in Roosevelt Avenue. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

3. Profiles in Business Explore BusinessWest (Nov 26 2010) Aerospace/Defense Dave Fontaine was in his conference room, referencing the pictures on the walls, all representing projects this family business had undertaken — from perhaps its biggest initiative, the complex at UMass Medical School, to one of the most visible in this region, Scibelli Hall on the campus of Springfield Technical Community College. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   MassMutual Center

4. UMass shares $750K for antimicrobial compounds Explore masshightech.com (Nov 16 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Life Sciences In July 2009, UMass and Polymedix won $975,000 from the National Institutes of Health to develop antibiotics to be used against food-borne illnesses. The two also split a Navy grant that same month to study the best antimicrobial compounds for military uses. The Office of Naval Research awarded UMass and PolyMedix that $99,000 Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

5. Getting an Education Explore BusinessWest (Nov 12 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing “Precision manufacturing is a critical and growing sector in the region,” said David Cruise, director of Business and Employer Services for the Regional Employment Board. “The majority of local manufacturing companies are working in defense, aerospace, medical devices, and commercial markets. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Palmer   Springfield

6. Westover Air Reserve Base added record $266 million into local economy in FY10 Explore masslive.com (Nov 4 2010) Aerospace/Defense With a total of 3,836 employees, Westover is the largest employer in Chicopee and one of the largest in the region. Included in the figures are 2,008 part-time reservists, 747 full-time federal employees and 110 others who work in areas such as the base exchange. Another 127 contract civilians worked at the base this year. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

7. AIM | DefensetoMedicalDevices Explore AIM | Home Page (Nov 4 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Medical Devices Precision manufacturing and plastics companies in the Pioneer Valley built a formidable reputation during the late 20th century as suppliers to the aerospace and defense industries. But the companies that have successfully weathered the current economic downturn have reoriented themselves toward a new industry - medical devices. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield   Chicopee

8. Asnuntuck Manufacturing Technology Center A Boon To Aerospace Industry Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Oct 24 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education , Manufacturing “It’s literally booming in our area,” said Frank Gulluni, director of the Manufacturing Technology Center at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield. “Jobs are plentiful at this time for people with this skill set. The people in the aerospace industry will tell you, if the talent pool is there, we have jobs for them.” (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield

9. Springfield Technical Community College opens new lounge designed for the 250 veterans studying on campus Explore masslive.com (Oct 17 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education So when Springfield Technical Community College opens a new student center next week, it will not just be expanding services for the 250 veterans and service members enrolled on the Armory Square campus. It will be setting a new standard for student lounges everywhere. “The location is like a dream come true,” said Carol M. Mathison, a counselor involved in the five-year search for funding and a space for the project. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield Armory   Springfield

10. UC Riverside gets $875,000 grant to improve military batteries Explore The Valley News (Sep 24 2010) Aerospace/Defense ... Massachusetts, Amherst, and the University of Chicago ... The research by Yan and the other scientists could lead to the development of fuel cells that would be up to 80 percent lighter than batteries," said UCR spokesman Sean Nealon. Fuel cells could ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

11. FloDesign prepared to break out in wind turbine tech industry - Mass High Tech Business News Explore masshightech.com (Sep 2 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Energy Testing is under way on a prototype of the “shrouded” wind turbine developed by FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp., which the company says is the world’s first turbine to integrate an aerospace technology known as a mixer ejector (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.

12. Downsizing at Callaway Golf will not cripple economy of Chicopee, city officials say Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing It will take time, but Blair said he believes Chicopee will attract other businesses. “Chicopee has done a lot of the right things. It is making major improvements in the infrastructure, the tax rate is under control and it has a pro-business government,” Blair said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair

13. Westover announces $1.09 million makover plan to attract commercial airlines | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (Jul 12 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Transportation “Airlines are looking for a reliable airport,” said Allan W. Blair, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts which runs the civilian side of the airport. “They want some place that is going to be safe and efficient for their needs and there is starting to be more interest.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair   The Republican

14. Industrial park likely to grow Explore masslive.com (Jun 29 2010) Aerospace/Defense Since the land is expected to be sold for about $100,000, it is "found money" for the city. For the Development Corporation, it will expand the newly-created Air Park South nicely, said Allan W. Blair, president and chief executive officer of the corporation. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

15. Chicopee City Council approves tax incentive for John Lyman Co. to relocate, expand on Westover Road Explore masslive.com (May 25 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing The company, John R. Lyman Company, is relocating to 2225 Westover Road where a $1.2 million expansion and renovation is planned at an 80,000-square-foot facility. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Chicopee

16. World's Largest Pancake Breakfast in Springfield serves over 1 million pancakes Explore masslive.com (May 15 2010) Aerospace/Defense Organizers said the event began as a friendly rivalry with Battle Creek, Mich., and has evolved into one of the city’s best-attended boosters. “It’s all about the weather. If there’s good weather people come,” said Judith A. Matt, president of Spirit of Springfield, the civic agency that hosts the event. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   The Republican

17. Chicopee may offer tax break to John R. Lyman Co., because of its decision to relocate at Westover Air Park West Explore masslive.com (May 10 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing , Medical Devices The new site will join the warehousing and manufacturing functions of the company, founded in Springfield in 1906. The company moved to Chicopee in 1937. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

18. Chicopee firm plans upgrade Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing , Medical Devices "We have been working hard to have them stay here in Chicopee and keep the 85 jobs here. They were looking at relocating" before deciding to stay here, the mayor said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield

19. US Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards Explore veteranstoday.com (Apr 2 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing Kollmorgen Corporation, Northampton, Mass., is being awarded an $8,988,790 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00024-05-C-4310) to exercise options for 6 MK 20 electro-optical sensor systems (EOSS) for CG 47 Class ships and 1 MK 20 EOSS for land-based systems. The MK 20 EOSS is an element of the MK 34 Gun Weapon System. The EOSS interfaces with the MK 160 Mod 11 gun computer system and is operated from a gun weapon system Q-70 control & display console to perform safety checksighting of gunnery fire, to aid with identification of surface/air contacts, and to provide quality track ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Raytheon   Northampton   Kollmorgen

20. Canadian-American Aerospace and Defense Industry Conference Explore From the EDC (Mar 18 2010) Aerospace/Defense The Consulate General of Canada invites interested parties to "Aerospace and Defense -- Cross Border Partnerships and Innovation Forum", to be held March 25 in Hartford. Here is a link to an invitation with more information about the event -- http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe5b157071610d75751d&m=fef (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

21. 500 Air Force Reservists headed to Westover to support surge in Afghanistan Explore masslive.com (Mar 15 2010) Aerospace/Defense Airfield operations will expand to 24 hours daily with additional C-5B flights arriving and departing the base (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   The Republican

22. Opportunity for Western Mass Companies at Farnborough Air Show Explore From the EDC (Mar 8 2010) Aerospace/Defense The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology ("CCAT") hosts a pavilion annually at the world's premier aerospace trade shows, held in alternate years in Farnborough UK (even) and Paris (odd). CCAT has space available for the June 2010 show in Farnborough. If you are interested in exhibiting at th (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

23. Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield begins new air sovereignty mission Explore masslive.com (Feb 15 2010) Aerospace/Defense The unit's new mission, to provide around-the-clock security for the Northeast, began at 8 a.m. Monday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Westfield   The Republican   Barnes Municipal Airport

24. Pittsburgh Steelers owner receives top award from Holyoke St. Patrick's Committee Explore masslive.com (Feb 14 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Tourism Rooney was named Ambassador to Ireland in 2009 (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke

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