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  1. Articles mentioning both Allan W. Blair and University of Massachusetts

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    1. Boston conference promotes potential of new computing center, high-speed Internet in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 30 2012) Information Technology

      ...he state's $25 million investment in the center, a collaboration of five universities including the University of Massachusetts and Harvard. Allan W. Blair , president of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, said it was unusual for a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Springfield

    2. Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 8 2012)

      Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility Qteros, a once promising biofuels company that had its origins in research done at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has closed its Chicopee fermentation facility, part of an apparent retrenchment. Qteros......ough, replaced its chief executive officer and laid off many of its employees. Susan B. Leschine, a UMass microbiologist whose research was the basis for the formation of Qteros, said the company’s problem... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

    3. Angel Investors pour capital, ideas into young businesses, entrepreneurs in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2012) Entrepreneurship , Financial Services

      Angel Investors pour capital, ideas into young businesses, entrepreneurs in Western Massachusetts Allan Blair, the president of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, says Silva is right on......nce from out of the blue, but that’s only half the story. “They make a lot of money,” Silva said. A University of Massachusetts graduate, Silva had his own start-up company before going on to manage River Valley Investors. The ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Allan W. Blair   The Republican

    4. Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2012) Education

      Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs ...sn’t one of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. But Konig said the impact is obvious. Allan W. Blair, president and chief development officer of the, Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council......e marketers use to brand the region refers to 26 colleges and universities, the largest being the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Connecticut. Closer to home, Westfield State has an annual econom... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

    5. 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 ......fit, if it all works.” Blair has been honing this definition since not long after he graduated from ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   MassMutual

    6. 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......yet been considered by its board of directors – $95 million for a Life Sciences Research Complex at UMass Amherst, $6.5 million for incubator space at William Stanley Business Park in Pittsfield, and $5.5 ... (Read Full Article)

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

    7. March 31 Summit to Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western ...

      Explore smith.edu (Mar 14 2011) Life Sciences

      ...eges, Inc., the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, will bring together some 10......rs will include: * Susan Windham-Bannister, President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center * Allan W. Blair, president and CEO, Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts * Abigail Barrow, foundin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    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......ry from Solutia in Springfield; • Bacteria that generate their own harnessable electricity from the University of Massachusetts lab of Derek Lovely; • A promising new way to generate electric power from a more efficient ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    9. Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts ...s in this cluster, of which we have really little compared to the Boston and Worcester areas,” said Allan W. Blair, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. “I hope, from an e......assachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a six-year-old partnership between UMass and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. “We have some very important aspects of this cluster ha... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    10. 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 C......ancial services. One sector that we consistently overlook is defense. But a recent report by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute finds that the defense sector is one of Massachusetts’ leading generators of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Chicopee

    11. Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor"

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 26 2010)

      Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor" ...edge Corridor” name refers to the 26 colleges and universities, including large universities in the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Connecticut. biz O'Leary.jpg submitted photoCornelius P. "Con" O'L......going to be a value added industry,” O’Leary said. “That’s going to require very high-tech skills.” Allan W. Blair, president and CEO of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, said the trick is ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   MassMutual

    12. Experts weigh in on potential economic impact of Holyoke high performance computing center

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Information Technology

      Experts weigh in on potential economic impact of Holyoke high performance computing center ...to figure out exactly what the Pioneer Valley needs to do to properly harness the computing center. Allan Blair.jpg Allan W. Blair “What if there were research tax credits for the innovation district of Holyoke?” Brennan said. All......fessor of computer science and executive associate dean for the college of natural sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He said to think of a duel-core home computer. Cores ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

    13. A Tale of Two Cities and One Region

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 22 2010) Financial Services , Health Care

      A Tale of Two Cities and One Region ...beit hampered by a lack of public investment in that process, especially in the past few years. Allan Blair says a lack of public support has limited opportunities to market the Knowledge Corridor, putting t......rs, said Blair, noting that the concept, supported by a study involving the business departments at UMass and UConn, made a great deal of sense to those at the EDC, who had committed themselves to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   University of Connecticut

    14. Outlook 2010: Job growth awaits return of spending, confidence | Business - MassLive.com - - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2010) Health Care , Manufacturing

      Outlook 2010: Job growth awaits return of spending, confidence | Business - MassLive.com - - MassLive.com ...than we would like," said Michael D. Goodman, former director of economics and public policy at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute in Hadley and now a professor of public policy at UMass-Dartmouth. "Consumers and households have really been whacked hard. That has an impact on demand fo......nswer for that. I think the labor market has stabilized a bit, but it hasn't really turned around." Allan W ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   West Springfield   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    15. Deal inked for Patterson land, the would-be economic engine for town

      Explore Amherst Bulletin (Feb 4 2010) Education

      ...would-be economic engine for townAmherst BulletinShaffer said he has already had conversations with Allan Blair, president of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Commission, on how to bring a ... Near......r Amherst to be home to high-tech businesses and for the town to build on its relationship with the University of Massachusetts, just two miles to the south. "I believe it will be good for Amherst by providing a more diverse ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Allan W. Blair

    16. Navy Lab seeks users for its research - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 18 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences , Manufacturing

      ...il of Western Massachusetts. People were there from FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. in Wilbraham, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Western New England College's Engineering Department and the Pioneer Valley Life Scie......ll-being of our Marines on the ground," Stewart said. "We need to do a lot to protect our Marines." UMass has had a relationship with the Naval Research Laboratory for more than 20 years, Stewart said. And... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

    17. EDC Congratulates Qteros

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

      The EDC is pleased that Qteros, a promising biofuels startup company with roots at the University of Massachusetts, announced that it is building a pilot plant at Westover Air Park in Chicopee. EDC and Westover Met......tover 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

    18. Springfield ranks high for biotech readiness - The Republican

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

      ...ences Institute has about 40 employees now. It's a collaboration between Baystate Health and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where scientists research breast cancer, diabetes and obesity, and cell death. The insti... (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......Sciences Institute has about 40 employees now. It's a collaboration between Baystate Health and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where scientists research breast cancer, diabetes and obesity, and cell death. The insti... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Baystate Health

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