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1. Springfield Museums wins national accreditation from American Alliance of Museums Explore masslive.com (May 14 2013) Tourism The Springfield Museums consortium joined the ranks of the most prestigious in the country by recently earning national accreditation through the American Alliance of Museums, officials announced on Tuesday. Longtime private donors, elected officials and museums staff and board members joined in a celebratory announcement at The Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The consortium of five museums and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden will now be among a scant 6 percent of national museums to receive the accreditation. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Museum of Springfield History

2. DevelopSpringfield acquires historic Gunn Block, plans redevelopment of city's oldest commercial building Explore masslive.com (May 14 2013) DevelopSpringfield has acquired the historic Gunn Block at the corner of State and Walnut Streets, believed to be city’s oldest commercial building. The building – condemned by the city last year and vacant for at least three years – was built around 1830 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

3. Savage Arms in Westfield sold to defense giant ATK Explore masslive.com (May 14 2013) Manufacturing Defense contractor ATK, also known as Alliant Techsystems, announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Savage Sports Corporation in Westfield For $315 million. Savage has 700 employees including 400 at its Westfield plant and headquarters. It calls itself is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hunting rifles and shotguns. Amanda Covington , vice president of corporate communications for ATK, didn’t make any predictions for the Westfield plant when questioned via email Monday afternoon. (Read Full Article)

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4. Editorial: Return of Eastec show boon for Western Massachusetts economy Explore masslive.com (May 14 2013) Manufacturing After a one-year hiatus, Eastec, the East Coast’s largest manufacturing trade show, returns to the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield for a three-day run this week. And that is very good news for the local retail economy.  The Eastec show, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, had been an annual event until 2011 when organizers decided to hold the event only on odd-numbered years. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Eastern States Exposition

5. 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)

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6. Job market improves for Class of 2013, colleges and universities say hiring interest is up | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Education Marisa Harris, a 22-year-old graduating senior at Western New England University, never figured her future would start in a saw-blade factory.  But Harris’ first out-of-college job is at Lenox American Saw in East Longmeadow, now part of hardware conglomerate Newell Rubbermaid, where she signed on just last week as an assistant brand manager for Newell Rubbermaid’s hilmor line of tools for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning contractors. (Read Full Article)

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7. Eastec manufacturing show returns to the Big E in West Springfield | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Aerospace/Defense , Education , Manufacturing Eastec, which features truck-sized industrial equipment that can cost up to $1 million and churn out precision parts to tolerances many times smaller than a human hair, is expected to draw more than 500 exhibitors and visitors representing nearly 700 companies from across the country, said Kimberly L. Farrugia, senior event manager for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Farrugia said it’s a 15 percent increase overall increase in registrations from 2011, the last time Eastec was in West Springfield. She anticipated overall attendance of about 11,000 over three days, May 14, 15 and 16. (Read Full Article)

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8. Northeast Utilities profits up substantially over 2012 | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Energy NU’s first-quarter profit was $228.1 million, or 72 cents per share, compared with earnings of $99.3 million, or 56 cents per share in the first quarter of 2012. Results for both years reflect costs related to the April 2012 merger, $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 and $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. NU’s first quarter 2013 results include NStar earnings of 21 cents per share. (Read Full Article)

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9. Palmer, Amherst projects win $500,000 to improve rail lines from Massachusetts Department of Transportation | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Transportation Thanks to grants from the state Department of Transportation's industrial rail access program, Sherwood Lumber received funding for a rail spur project to improve business operations in Palmer, and a segment of the New England Central Railroad in Amherst will be refurbished. (Read Full Article)

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10. MassMutual Financial Group of Springfield back in the Fortune 100 Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Financial Services MassMutual clocked in at No. 94 on the Fortune 500 list, marking the insurer's return to the exclusive Fortune 100, where it last was in 2010 when it was No. 93 based on 2009 performance.  MassMutual Financial Group was 101 in 2011 based on 2010 performance and 121 on the list in 2012 based on 2011 performance. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Raytheon   Northeast Utilities   Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

11. Donahue Institute study: Pioneer Valley business stable during recession, paths to growth now sought Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) The groups cooperating on the study are: Common Capital, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, MassMutual Financial Group on behalf of DevelopSpringfield, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual

12. Solar power industry sees bright future in Massachusetts Explore masslive.com (May 13 2013) Energy Ron Gerwatowski, senior vice president of regulation and pricing at utility company National Grid, which owns solar generating stations, said the going rate for power is more like 7 cents a kilowatt hour and most of that power, in New England anyway, is generated by burning natural gas. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Greenfield Community College   Springfield

13. 8 Western Massachusetts communities get low-interest loans to improve water, sewer systems Explore masslive.com (May 11 2013) One project, costing $14 million for the first phase will connect the Provin Mountain Reservoir in Agawam and connect to twin pipes crossing the Connecticut River to Springfield. The total project will cost $28 million and loan funds will be pursued for the second year of construction, Pedersen said. The 83-year-old steel water transmission main being replaced provides water to Springfield, Agawam, Longmeadow and East Longmeadow. The pipeline is near the end of its useful lifespan, and inspections have uncovered significant corrosion, according to a project summary. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Palmer   Springfield

14. UMass to graduate record class of 5,500 Friday at McGuirk Stadium | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Education A record graduating class of 5,500 will receive degrees Friday evening at the undergraduate commencement at the University of Massachusetts.  Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and CEO of American Express, will give the keynote address at the undergraduate commencement. (Read Full Article)

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15. JetBlue adds two daily flights to Florida from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Transportation WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — JetBlue will offer daily nonstop service from Bradley International Airport to Fort Myers and Tampa, Fla., the Connecticut Airport Authority announced Tuesday. (Read Full Article)

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16. Massachusetts health council approves merger of Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Health Care Craig B. Melin, president and chief executive officer of Cooley Dickinson, said the ownership of the Northampton facilities will ultimately be transferred to Massachusetts General.  The transaction does not involve a capital expenditure and Cooley Dickinson will remain a separately licensed hospital after the transfer. Massachusetts General will become 'the sole corporate member' of the Cooley Dickinson Health Care Corp. and the hospital will become 'an indirect subsidiary' of Massachusetts General, according to the state Department of Public Health. (Read Full Article)

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17. Massachusetts business confidence up slightly, consumer confidence stronger, 2 polls indicate | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Consumers appear a little more optimistic. The MassInc Polling Group reported this week that its quarterly measure of consumer confidence rebounded to 85.7 points for April, up from 71.2 points in January. Overall, 54 percent of the responding consumers think that Massachusetts is on the right track, with 32 percent thinking the state is on the wrong track. (Read Full Article)

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18. Hampden Bank announces results with an increase in income | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Financial Services In the nine months ending March 31, Hampden Bank originated $31.9 million and sold $24.8 million in residential mortgage loans, compared to originations of $27.0 million and $12.9 million in sold loans for the nine months ending March 31, 2012. (Read Full Article)

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19. Smith & Wesson to provide new service handguns to the San Antonio Police Department | masslive.com Explore masslive.com (May 10 2013) Manufacturing Smith & Wesson announced Tuesday that it has a contract to provide duty sidearms to the San Antonio Police Department in Texas. The order for 2,600 M &P40 pistols firing .40 caliber ammunition is the Springfield icon's largest contract to date in the state of Texas, according to a Smith & Wesson news release. According to the department reached by phone Tuesday, San Antonio's 2,300 sworn police officers currently use .40 caliber Glock handguns. (Read Full Article)

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20. Chicopee City Council approves $37.9 million to turn former Chicopee High School into middle school Explore masslive.com (May 9 2013) The City Council has unanimously approved borrowing $37.9 million to renovate the former Chicopee High School and convert it to a middle school, giving the last project approval before construction can begin.  The project received final approvals in April from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which has agreed to reimburse the city 80 percent of the renovation costs up to $30.1 million. (Read Full Article)

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21. UMass research team chosen to conduct $3.64 million research project on casino gambling Explore masslive.com (May 9 2013) Education A University of Massachusetts-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences research team has been chosen by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to conduct a multi-year $3.64 million research project - believed to be the first of its kind - to study the economic and social impacts of introducing casino gambling to Massachusetts, as well as problem gambling. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mohegan Sun   West Springfield

22. DevelopSpringfield begins demolition of River Inn to open the way for State Street redevelopment Explore masslive.com (May 9 2013) Kevin E. Kennedy, the city's chief development officer, said 29,000 cars pass by the soon-to-be vacant River Inn site at 700 State St. each day. Economic studies of the State Street Corridor have long identified the site as a prime retail or restaurant location, especially once redevelopment begins further east at the old Indian Motocycle site and the vacant Mason Square fire station, expected in 2014. Work also continues toward bringing a full-service grocery store to a larger vacant site nearby. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Nick Fyntrilakis

23. Pioneer Valley youth need summer jobs, and experience that goes with them, career center director says at jobs campaign kickoff Explore masslive.com (May 9 2013) The Regional Employment Board of Hampden County announced Wednesday that its goal is to set up jobs for 1,000 young people in Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield. Last year, The Regional Employment Board provided about 950 jobs but received 6,000 applications. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Westfield State University   Springfield

24. UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to speak at Amherst Town Meeting about funding consultant to look at community-campus issues Explore masslive.com (May 8 2013) Education "UMass Amherst is an engaged and committed member of the Amherst community," Subbaswamy said in a statement when he made the proposal last month. "Throughout the course of our 150 years of shared history, the university and Amherst have grown and flourished together. With success, new challenges inevitably arise. This proposal will help us engage in creative discussions about how to strengthen our partnership and address issues that concern all our us." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Kumble Subbaswamy

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