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  1. Articles mentioning both Allan W. Blair and Chicopee

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    1. Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 8 2012)

      Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility ...logy company, in 2008 in the photo above. The photo below, taken last week, shows the now shuttered Chicopee facility. Qteros, a once promising biofuels company that had its origins in research done at Unive......r, he said more information about the tenancy at the address should be available in the next month. Allan W. Blair, the president of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, said, “It’s unfortunat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

    2. Building a casino on Chicopee industrial parks will create unique obstacles

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 27 2012)

      Building a casino on Chicopee industrial parks will create unique obstacles ...ublican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Chicopee River Business Park Republican file photo Allan W. Blair, left, president and chief executive officer of Westover Metropolitian Development Corporation, and... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

    3. EDC to Host Industry Sector Series

      Explore From the EDC (Jan 12 2012) Manufacturing

      ... industry executives from Massachusetts and Connecticut (Including Prima Electro North America from Chicopee) will participate in a roundtable discussion. A networking reception will follow. EDC President and......l participate in a roundtable discussion. A networking reception will follow. EDC President and CEO Allan W. Blair will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The EDC is pleased to collaborate with the New England Fiber... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    4. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 7 2011)

      Profiles in Business ...osted on 07 June 2011. Written by: George O'Brien He’s Kept His Focus on Job Creation and Retention Allan Blair Allan Blair President of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass. Allan Blair says his passion for photography started taking form just before his first son, Colin, was born in ......se neighborhoods that sparked the kinds of investments he spoke of. Such parks have been created in Chicopee ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   MassMutual

    5. Westover Air Reserve Base, City of Chicopee to trade land in a 3-way deal

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 12 2011)

      Westover Air Reserve Base, City of Chicopee to trade land in a 3-way deal “It is a three-way swap and purchase in that everyone would get something they need,” said Allan W. Blair, chief executive officer of Westover Metropolitan Development Corp. Westover Air Reserve Base, Cit......ef executive officer of Westover Metropolitan Development Corp. Westover Air Reserve Base, City of Chicopee to trade land in a 3-way deal Published: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 9:10 PM Updated: Tuesday, Apr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair

    6. WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RECEIVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL GRANT

      Explore From the EDC (Apr 7 2011)

      WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RECEIVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL GRANT State Representative Joseph F. Wagner (D-Chicopee) and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced today that the Economic Dev......onal initiatives and our efforts to partner with the statewide economic development strategy,” said Allan Blair, President and CEO of the Western Mass Economic Development Council. “We are happy to receive this ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield

    7. Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub?

      Explore masshightech.com (Apr 1 2011) Life Sciences

      Windham-Bannister was a speaker at the forum along with Allan W. Blair, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of western Massachusetts, and Abigail Barrow......e  area, including Seahorse Bioscience Inc., which has been expanding its biomanufacturing plant in Chicopee that it acquired from Innovative Microplate Inc. six years ago. And Nuclea Biotechnologies, a cance... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    8. Innovators hold key place in region

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2011) Manufacturing , Medical Devices

      Innovators hold key place in region ...on appears in print on Sunday, Feb. 13. To find all of the stories from the section, click here. By Allan W. Blair Innovation is the process of introducing something new by conceiving game-changing ideas and then......on of ethanol from cellulosic plant materials and the "Q" microbe being commercialized by Qteros in Chicopee; • And the enhanced renewable power generation and connectivity by the Holyoke Gas & Electric Co. t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    9. Defense industry jobs are critical to Western Massachusetts economy but often overlooked

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 3 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Defense industry jobs are critical to Western Massachusetts economy but often overlooked ...on Fark Share Email Print blairlord.jpg Republican file photoAllan Blair, left, and Richard Lord By ALLAN BLAIR and RICHARD LORD Even in the midst of the worst economic downturn in a generation, Hoppe Tool, of Chicopee has seen its gross sales revenues increase 10 percent since early 2009. Since 2001, Berkshire Indus... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Chicopee

    10. Signs of Improvement

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 28 2010)

      Signs of Improvement ...in terms of land sales in our development corporations and general absorption of real estate,” said Allan Blair, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass. “We thought there would be ......any, which has been based in several smaller buildings at the Cabotville Industrial Park complex in Chicopee, recently acquired the 78,000-square-foot building at 2245 Westover Road that was most recently hom... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Russell Denver   Baystate Health   Springfield

    11. WestMass at 50: Still a Regional Asset

      Explore BusinessWest (Sep 30 2010)

      ...or not being more willing to take on difficult brownfield projects, such as the Uniroyal complex in Chicopee; for the painfully slow rate of progress in the Chicopee River Business Park; and for appropriating large tracts of the region’s precious developable land f......ing existing ones that need space to grow. Looking down the road, we are reminded of something that Allan Blair, executive director of the Economic Development ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Westfield

    12. Two New Projects Announced

      Explore From the EDC (Aug 25 2010) Manufacturing , Transportation

      ...,000 square foot food distribution building on the last remaining parcel in Westover Air Park West. Allan Blair, President and CEO of Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation (“WMDC”), described the announc... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Campanelli Companies   Coca-Cola   Northampton

    13. Downsizing at Callaway Golf will not cripple economy of Chicopee, city officials say

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Downsizing at Callaway Golf will not cripple economy of Chicopee, city officials say ...usetts Turnpike to the Westover Metropolitan Development Corp. to be developed for businesses, said Allan W. Blair, president of the corporation who has also developed other industrial parks in Chicopee. 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, th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair

    14. Westover announces $1.09 million makover plan to attract commercial airlines | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 12 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Transportation

      Westover announces $1.09 million makover plan to attract commercial airlines | masslive.com “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 civi...... 12:54 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican Jim Kinney, The Republican Follow Share this story Story tools CHICOPEE - The taxiway and aircraft-parking apron Westover Metropolitan Airport is getting a $1.09 million m... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair   The Republican

    15. Industrial park likely to grow

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 29 2010) Aerospace/Defense

      Industrial park likely to grow ...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. Industrial park likely to grow Tues....... Industrial park likely to grow Tuesday, June 29, 2010 By JEANETTE DeFORGE jdeforge@repub.com CHICOPEE - The accidental discovery of a small parcel of city-owned land may expand a newly-proposed industr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Springfield   Chicopee

    16. EDC Congratulates Qteros

      Explore From the EDC (Oct 15 2009) Aerospace/Defense

      ...he University of Massachusetts, announced that it is building a pilot plant at Westover Air Park in Chicopee. EDC and Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation President and CEO Allan Blair joined numerous dignit The EDC is pleased that Qteros, a promising biofuels startup company with ro... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee

    17. Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1 ...

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 25 2009) Energy

      Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1 ... Photos by Mark M. Murray / The Republican Chicopee MMayor Michael D. Bissonette, center, speaks during a press conference Tuesday at which it was anno......ty. Standing behind a backdrop of a large check made out to the city, Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette, Allan W. Blair, WMDC's president and chief executive officer, and City Council President William M. Zaskey made th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee   Allan W. Blair

    18. Springfield ranks high for biotech readiness - The Republican

      Explore masslive.com (May 1 2009) Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences

      ... Springfield's Indian Orchard section. Springfield was the only Pioneer Valley City rated platinum. Chicopee, Northampton and Westfield, were ranked one level lower as "gold." Easthampton, Greenfield and... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Baystate Health

    19. Massachusetts Biotechnology Council gives Springfield high rating for companies looking to set up laboratories or factories

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      Massachusetts Biotechnology Council gives Springfield high rating for companies looking to set up laboratories or factories ...panies in the biotechnology cluster and it gives us something to say when we do contact them," said Allan W. Blair, president and chief executive officer of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. T......lutia Inc. property in Indian Orchard. Springfield was the only Pioneer Valley City rated platinum. Chicopee, Northampton and Westfield, were ranked one level lower as "gold." Easthampton, Greenfield and Stur... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Baystate Health

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