Articles from Boston.com

1. Health care, job engine for state, is pulling back

   Explore Article Boston.com (Aug 28 2010) Health Care

   Over the long term, analysts say, the demand for health services and workers is almost certain to grow as aging baby boomers leave the workforce and need more care. For example, Baystate Health of Springfield, which employs more than 10,000 across its Western Massachusetts system, estimates it will need to hire about 15,000 people over the next 10 years to replace retiring workers and meet increased demand, said Jean Jackson, Baystate’s vice president of workforce planning. (Read Full Article)
   

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2. UMass-Amherst raises school's Boston profile

   Explore Article Boston.com (Jul 11 2010) Education , Life Sciences

   The University of Massachusetts flagship Amherst campus has hired a veteran state Senate staffer to help raise the school's profile in Boston. University of Massachusetts Amherst - University of Massachusetts - Boston - Massachusetts - Education (Read Full Article)
   

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3. AG unveils additional funding for youth jobs program

   Explore Article Boston.com (May 6 2010) Education , Health Care

   The 16 programs include the St. Peter Teen Center, the Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain, the Boys and Girls Club of Holyoke, Worcester Public Schools, the Haverhill Community Violence Prevention Center, and Caring Health Center in Springfield. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Power plant gets $100m break

   Explore Article Boston.com (Apr 2 2010) Renewable Energy

   Even with the large tax incentive, Westfield said it will still come out ahead. The city will net nearly $2.5 million in additional revenue, a substantial amount for a community its size. The site location is currently empty and generates little tax revenue. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Westfield   Liberty Mutual

5. CL&P wins Conn. approval for transmission upgrade

   Explore Article Boston.com (Mar 22 2010)

   The utility, a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities Inc., says the project will establish another path for delivering power to the Springfield area and Connecticut from other New England states and help meet peak customer demand more reliably in the summer. (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Northampton gives tax break to Coca Cola

   Explore Article 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 on Article Mentions:   Northampton   Teri Anderson

7. 14 CEOs unite to make business heard

   Explore Article Boston.com (Feb 27 2010) Education , Financial Services

   The executives, 14 in all, have formed the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership. They include Raytheon Co. CEO William Swanson, Liberty Mutual’s Edmund Kelly, and Staples Inc. boss Ronald L. Sargent. The group has hired Dan O’Connell, the former state secretary of housing and economic development under Governor Deval Patrick, as its president. (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Comcast offers data sharing, backups - The Boston Globe

   Explore Article Boston.com (Feb 18 2010) Information Technology

   Comcast Secure Backup & Share will be powered by Mozy, a subsidiary of EMC Corp., the giant data storage company headquartered in Hopkinton. It will allow Comcast’s 16 million broadband customers to store their most precious data automatically on remote servers, as a defense against computer breakdowns or theft. (Read Full Article)
   

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9. Patrick small business proposals don’t have enough firepower - The Boston Globe - end

   Explore Article Boston.com (Feb 9 2010)

   Job creation proposals floated by Governor Deval Patrick and Beacon Hill Democrats were welcomed by small business advocates as a good start, (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Beacon Hill bids to boost business

    Explore Article Boston.com (Feb 8 2010) Education

    Governor Deval Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray plan to propose this week several ways to improve the Bay State’s business climate, saying they need to be more aggressive in steering the region out of its economic malaise. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment

11. State to dole out $3 million in life sciences grants - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe

    Explore Article Boston.com (Feb 1 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices

    The board of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a quasi-public agency formed to oversee the state's $1 billion life sciences initiative, today approved up to $3 million in new matching grants to small businesses in 2010. (Read Full Article)
    

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12. Industry strong in region, study says

    Explore Article Boston.com (Jan 15 2010) Manufacturing , Medical Devices

    Advanced manufacturing already has a strong presence outside Greater Boston, and it could provide a catalyst for development in areas such as Western Massachusetts, where a number of precision manufacturing firms are concentrated, (Read Full Article)
    

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13. Northfield school’s next chapter: Christian college

    Explore Article Boston.com (Jan 4 2010)

    The question lingered for five years: Who would buy a prep school campus in rural, Western Massachusetts, beloved by generations of Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni but in need of costly upkeep, with an asking price of $20 million? (Read Full Article)
    

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14. Funding for Conn. rail line upgrade up for vote

    Explore Article Boston.com (Jan 1 2010)

    Next week, the State Bond Commission is expected to approve borrowing $26 million to upgrade portions of the rail line connecting New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, Mass. (Read Full Article)
    

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15. House votes to eliminate tax break for venture capitalists

    Explore Article Boston.com (Dec 10 2009)

    House votes to eliminate tax break for venture capitalistsBoston GlobeIn an unusual twist, Representative Richard E. Neal of Springfield, who had spoken in favor of temporarily retaining the tax breaks because of their value ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Congressman Richard E. Neal

16. Mass. chases stimulus cash for broadband

    Explore Article Boston.com (Nov 5 2009) Health Care

    WASHINGTON, D.C. Hoping to win a new chunk of federal stimulus money, Governor Deval Patrick pitched the Obama administration yesterday on three proposals that would expand broadband access in areas of Massachusetts that lack adequate high-speed connections. Beginning a two-day visit to Washington, Patrick met with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to lobby for projects totaling $154 million that would expand ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

17. 2 gifts to Amherst College total $125m

    Explore Article Boston.com (Nov 4 2009)

    NORTHAMPTON Two Amherst College graduates have pledged separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million to their alma mater, the school announced yesterday. The donations, to be paid over five years from donors who wished to remain anonymous, are the largest in the history of the Northampton college. The $100 million pledge is among the largest single unrestricted cash gifts ... (Read Full Article)
    

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18. Lynn Pasquerella to lead Mount Holyoke College

    Explore Article Boston.com (Nov 2 2009) Education , Life Sciences

    A new president has been chosen for Mount Holyoke College. Trustees of the one of the world's oldest women's colleges named University of Hartford Provost Lynn Pasquerella to succeed outgoing president Joanne Creighton. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mount Holyoke College   Holyoke   Joanne V. Creighton

19. Mass. biofuel company to build new plant

    Explore Article Boston.com (Oct 7 2009)

    Biofuel company Qteros (cue-TAIR'-ohs) has announced plans to build a $3.2 million pilot plant adjacent to Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee that could eventually employ 150 people. (Read Full Article)
    

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20. Casinos get boost as DeLeo signs on

    Explore Article Boston.com (Sep 19 2009) Tourism

    House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo expressed strong support yesterday for bringing resort-style casinos to Massachusetts, one of the clearest indications yet that lawmakers are poised to expand gambling as they seek fresh revenues in a down economy. (Read Full Article)
    

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21. Retailers target Westfield for distribution centers

    Explore Article 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)
    

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22. Mass. ranks fourth in stimulus spending

    Explore Article Boston.com (Aug 14 2009) Education

    Massachusetts is ranked fourth in the nation when it comes to spending federal stimulus money. State officials overseeing the stimulus program said Massachusetts has been awarded $3.3 billion in federal funds and has spent about $1.5 billion on transportation, clean energy, health and human services, and education. The money also has been used to stave off even deeper cuts in ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Holyoke   Governor Deval L. Patrick

23. Mass. likely to lose seat in US House

    Explore Article Boston.com (Aug 14 2009) Education

    Massachusetts almost certainly will lose one of its 10 congressional districts after next year’s census, the result of a long-term population shift that is giving Southern and Western states more political power in Washington at the expense of the Northeast, say specialists who have been poring over data in advance of the 2010 count. (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Springfield   Congressman Richard E. Neal

24. MIT, UMass-Amherst to get $35M for energy research

    Explore Article Boston.com (Aug 7 2009) Green Region , Renewable Energy

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Massachusetts Amherst will receive a combined $35 million in federal stimulus funds for pioneering research in solar energy and electricity storage. (Read Full Article)
    

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