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1. Big Y supermarkets ask full-time employees to take voluntary layoffs
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 10 2009
  
  Employees who take the offer will be eligible for rehiring as the economy improves.
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  Mentions: Big Y Foods Springfield
2. UMass chancellor warns of $50 million in cuts
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 10 2009 Education
  
  dlederman@repub.com AMHERST - University of Massachusetts chancellor Robert C. Holub this week warned faculty and staff the university could face as much as $50 million or more in spending cuts for the coming fiscal year
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Edward F. Blaguszewski Amherst
3. Mill building razing nears
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 10 2009 Energy
  
  SOUTH HADLEY - All that stands between the dilapidated former Texon building along the Connecticut River in the Falls section and demolition is a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to the manager of the Holyoke Gas and Electric Department.
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  Mentions: Chicopee Holyoke
4. General Motors pulls all Cadillac franchises out of Pioneer Valley
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 9 2009 Retail
  
  The Orr family has sold Cadillacs in Springfield since 1940, but only has one left in stock.
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  Mentions: Springfield Northampton Greenfield
5. Amtrak reports record ridership Thanksgiving week on some routes, including through Springfield
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 8 2009
  
  The route between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., was up nearly 11 percent.
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6. Reports study plans for the future of retail and development in Agawam
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 8 2009 Retail
  
  Agawam has heard a public outcry for more retail shopping opportunities.
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission West Springfield Western New England University
7. Hasbro makes monster deal with Sesame Street
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 8 2009 Manufacturing
  
  EAST LONGMEADOW - Elmo, meet G.I. Joe. Hasbro Inc., which has a sprawling board game and puzzle factory here, announced a monster deal on Monday with the producers of "Sesame Street" to develop, manufacture and sell toys and games using Elmo and all his counting and alphabet-loving pals.
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  Mentions: Hasbro, Inc.
8. Businesses plead for lower taxes
  
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  HOLYOKE - Thomas N. Hazen employs more than 175 people at Hazen Paper Co. here and he would like to keep doing that, but he said on Monday the company struggles with a yearly city tax bill of $50,000.
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  Mentions: Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Holyoke Hazen Paper
9. Stop & Shop to unveil new plans for supermarket on Route 10 in Easthampton
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 7 2009 Retail
  
  Company officials have said they will drop a lawsuit against the town if the new plan is approved.
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  Mentions: Stop & Shop Northampton Easthampton
10. Precise job training gives students edge
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 7 2009 Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing
  
  Manufacturing in Western Massachusetts may not be the economic engine it once was, but there are recent indications the industry is poised for a resurgence. Take Smith & Wesson, for example. The Springfield-based handgun manufacturer, founded in 1852 by...
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  Mentions: Smith & Wesson Corp. Springfield The Republican
11. Putnam effort draws students
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 7 2009 Manufacturing
  
  SPRINGFIELD - There is a $100,000 state-of-the-art computer-controlled cutting machine on its way to Putnam Vocational Technical High School, and Smith & Wesson has promised to supply $250,000 worth of equipment to the school over the next five years.
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  Mentions: Smith & Wesson Corp. Springfield
12. Solar energy project gets push
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 7 2009 Energy , Green Region
  
  EASTHAMPTON - A state official said putting solar panels on a closed landfill is "very manageable" and should not create any health problems.
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  Mentions: Michael A. Tautznik Easthampton
13. Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield to start $22 million noise mitigation project
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2009
  
  The project is expected to take eight to nine years to complete.
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  Mentions: Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield
14. Mass. suspends consideration of any biomass plants, including proposals for Springfield, Russell and Greenfield
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2009 Green Region
  
  State Energy Commissioner Philip Giudice said the suspension will last until “the commonwealth has the necessary confidence that its incentives for biomass energy will produce appropriately sustainable results.”
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15. Springfield announces finalists for top finance job
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2009
  
  Finalists Lee C. Erdmann and Thaddeus J. Jankowski Jr. were announced Friday. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will interview each before a decision is made.
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield
16. Lowe's Home Improvement drops plans for new store in Holyoke, citing economy
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2009 Education , Retail
  
  City officials had been hoping the store would create nearly 150 new jobs.
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  Mentions: Holyoke The Republican
17. Smith & Wesson sales shoot ahead
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2009 Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing
  
  SPRINGFIELD - Smith & Wesson announced strong sales Thursday to police and civilian consumers and it remains hopeful of landing $500 million in firearm orders from the Army, Air Force and Special Forces Command.
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  Mentions: Smith & Wesson Corp. Springfield
18. $15 million reconstruction of downtown traffic corridor planned in Westfield
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 3 2009
  
  The project includes road reconstruction, upgraded traffic signals and a bicycle lane.
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19. Tax break plan headed for vote
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 3 2009 Education
  
  Tax break plan headed for voteMassLive.comNORTHAMPTON - The City Council will decide today whether or not to extend from five to 13 years a tax credit the city offers business ...and more »
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20. Proposal for UMass law school in Dartmouth gathers steam
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 2 2009 Education , Life Sciences
  
  Critics are concerned the school would drain funds from the Amherst campus.
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick University of Massachusetts Springfield
21. Proposals to roll back sales taxes, limit emissions from wood, trash burning plants, appear headed for vote in Mass.
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 2 2009 Education
  
  Two other questions would lift a cap on charter schools and delete affordable housing provisions from the state’s development law.
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  Mentions: West Springfield Springfield Greenfield
22. Alan Josefiak of Chicopee seeks to sell antiques at former Monson Lanes bowling alley
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 2 2009
  
  He hopes to have the antique business open in February.
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  Mentions: Chicopee
23. Westfield becomes latest city to successfully challenge federal census figures
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 2 2009 Health Care
  
  Westfield, Springfield, West Springfield and Chicopee expect an increase in population counts in the 2010 census.
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts West Springfield Springfield
24. Great hall at Museum of Springfield History to be named SIS Hall in wake of $1 million donation
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 2 2009 Education , Tourism
  
  The SIS Fund was established a decade ago as a result of the sale of the former Springfield Institution for Savings to a predecessor of TD Bank.
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  Mentions: TD Bank Springfield The Republican
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