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A new senior housing community in Westfield will mean 75 new jobs and new living options for western Massachusetts seniors.Read Full Article
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Energy plan to create 4,000 jobs
Read Full ArticleState leaders gathered at Springfield Technical Community College late Tuesday morning to announce a new Accelerated Energy Program. The program will focus on 700 state facilities, including more than 4,000 buildings, where they will make energy-efficient upgrades.
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Developer wants Republican’s property
Read Full ArticleAccording to Schippers, “That's going to create a new model for newspaper publishing, a village square type model. There’s also going to be a relocation of the printing presses which will go to another part of downtown.”
Schippers told 22News they're considering property near Smith and Wesson to relocate the Republican's printing presses.
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Fiscal cliff failure will cost MA badly
Read Full ArticleSecretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez addressed the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield about the subject Wednesday afternoon.
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Kellogg highlight of Chamber breakfast
Bacon, business and basketball: The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield hosted their monthly business breakfast on Wednesday morning at the Basketball Hall of Fame.Read Full Article -
'Malarkey' a top word of 2012
Read Full ArticleThey're words that sort of encapsulate the zeitgeist. They're words that are in the national conversation," said Sokolowski from company headquarters in Springfield, Mass.
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Business returning to Worthington St.
Read Full ArticleNearly a week after the gas explosion on Worthington Street, it's back to business for some in the entertainment district, but others are facing a long road ahead.
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Manufacturing field in need of workers
Read Full ArticleManufacturing is the fifth largest employer in the Massachusetts, with 293 precision manufacturing companies in the Pioneer Valley alone. But new research shows many workers are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. According to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development , nearly half of the region’s workforce is over 45, compared to the state’s 44%.
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Encouraging students to go to college
Read Full ArticleA college awareness initiative, called "College? YES!" will kick-off with a rally Friday morning on the steps of City Hall in Springfield.
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Small business forum in Northampton
Read Full ArticleAccording to Jones, “We are launching a campaign called ‘ Amp It Up,’ to try and promote manufacturing as a good career.
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Hobby Lobby to open at Holyoke Mall
Read Full ArticleHolyoke Mall General Manager Bill Rogalski told 22News that construction on the Hobby Lobby store will begin this fall.
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WMass seen as green energy leader
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Utilities better be ready, Gov. says
Read Full ArticleGov. Deval Patrick is getting tough on the state's utilities as Hurricane Sandy heads to the region.
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State taps into international eHealth
State officials and lawmakers are tapping into electronic health opportunities to stimulate jobs and business growth throughout the Commonwealth.Read Full Article -
Chicopee given $1.2M for river walk
Read Full Article- Chicopee Mayor Michael Bissonnette has announced that the city will receive a $1.2 million grant from the Federal Department of Transportation for the creation of a waterfront walk along the Chicopee River.
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Holyoke adding pediatric dental center
Read Full ArticleHolyoke Health Center is going to add a pediatric dental center to its building. It's the last part of a $25 million project that started ten years ago. Congressmen Richard Neal and John Olver were there today. The center will give both access and education to parents of young children.
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Lt. Murray discusses Brownfield projects
Read Full Article"Whether it be the Uniroyal site in Chicopee, The crane valve in Indian Orchard in Springfield, which is now a solar array bringing in revenue to the city and putting people to work those are the kinds of things we just want to continue to do and accelerate," Murray said.
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Spfld manufacturer moving downtown
Read Full ArticleBenchmark Carbide Corporation has moved to Dwight Street downtown. The industrial tool manufacturer is relocating after it outgrew its longtime plant in East Springfield.
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Planned bullet train would skip Spfld
Read Full ArticleThe high speed rail project that includes the renovation of Union Station in Springfield, an upgrade to rail lines through Connecticut, and the potential for service from Springfield to Boston, is set to start soon.
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UMass campus proposed for Springfield
Read Full Article“Springfield has a lot of offer. I think bringing 500 to 1000 students to downtown Springfield would have some benefits for downtown as well. You could certainly envision a book store opening up, you could certainly envision restaurants and coffee shops gaining new customers,” Curran said.
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Palmer confident of casino plan success
Read Full ArticleMohegan Sun Palmer is a proposed $600 million dollar project on land they own right off Mass Pike Exit 8. Under the state’s new gambling law, the Gaming Commission can approve one casino license for a project in the western region of the state, which includes all of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties.
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$92K grant for Chic. Boys & Girls Club
Read Full ArticleThere is new funding for further improvements at the Chicopee Boys and Girls Club . Last month, a federal grant paid for a spray park, and on Tuesday, Congressman Richard Neal and Mayor Michael Bissonnette announced more federal money, nearly $100,000 to improve the club's game room and classrooms.
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MA getting $300K to educate nurses
Read Full ArticleMassachusetts is getting a grant to help nurses advance their training. The $300,000 national grant is designed to support nursing education. The Patrick administration says that the funding will pave pathways for nurses to earn a bachelors degree or obtain further education. Specifically, the money will support ongoing collaboration between the Department of Higher Education and the Organization of Nurse Leaders
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Chicopee Savings makes big donation
Read Full ArticleStudents at Square One in Springfield received a special gift on Tuesday. The Chicopee Savings Bank Foundation has donated $50,000 over five years for scholarships.
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