Springfield employers swap disaster preparedness tips

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Dawn Creighton, a Springfield-based regional director for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, said the idea for Thursday’s discussion grew out of an informal talk she had last month with sever......:59 PM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 3:59 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print File photo | The Repub... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield   Solutia Inc.

'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time

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... techies some face-to-face networking time Published: Monday, March 26, 2012, 1:11 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print dawn crighton jacque......ices for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dawn Creighton, a regional director for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobbying group. “Really it came out of us hearing ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts Business Confidence grows despite trouble in Europe, Iran and higher gasoline prices

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...wo percent of employers who responded to a recent survey from the statewide business-lobbying group Associated Industries of Massachusetts plan to add to their staffs over the next six months and just 3 percent predict job cuts. Massachus......ished: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 4:15 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 4:16 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close ... (Read Full Article)

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First Niagara Bank gives $50K grant to Springfield YMCA for teen programs

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...k gives $50K grant to Springfield YMCA for teen programs Published: Monday, March 05, 2012, 3:46 AM The Republican By The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Y photo.JPG View full ......st Niagara on Feb. 22 to formally thank the bank for its $50,000 donation to support the YMCA’s Y-AIM program. SPRINGFIELD – The YMCA of ... (Read Full Article)

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Surveys: Massachusetts business, consumer confidence growing, but very slowly

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... December on a 100-point scale where 50 is neutral, according to survey results released Tuesday by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Surveys: Massachusetts business, consumer confidence growing, but very slowly Published: Tuesday, ......et Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print jan2012_aim_confidence_index.JPG The AIM Business Confidence Index over the past year. The index is based on a 100-point scale where 50 is n... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield's Smith & Wesson completes move, takes aim at future

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...ine in hunting firearm sales, the company said. Springfield's Smith & Wesson completes move, takes aim at future Published: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:34 PM Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011, 7:2......d: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 5:34 PM Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011, 7:23 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 4 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Coca-Cola

Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey

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...s however slowly.” Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 8:00 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 5 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Associated Industries of Massachusetts logo.jpg Nov3.jpg SPRINGFIELD – Employers gained confidence in the Massachusetts economy last month... (Read Full Article)

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Associated Industries of Massachusetts says employer confidence sliding

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Massachusetts business confidence fell last month, but some hiring predicted

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... month, but some hiring predicted Published: Wednesday, September 07, 2011, 11:15 AM By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Associated Industries of Massachusetts logo.jpg View full size A month of dismal economic news has sapped the confidence of business exec... (Read Full Article)

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Business confidence up a bit in July, but mood is darkening

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...p a bit in July, but mood is darkening Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 7:00 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print AIM.jpg Employers in Massachusetts gained a little more confidence in the state’s economy last month, a......ken before an unprecedented downgrade in the nation’s ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts hiring outlook lukewarm, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey

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...etermined to hold on to the workers they have. Massachusetts hiring outlook lukewarm, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey Published: Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 5:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 5:00 PM Jim ......blished: Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 5:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 5:00 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Google ... (Read Full Article)

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Pioneer Valley companies meet with Raytheon officials in hopes of generating ...

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...lar Hill Machine was one of 15 companies invited to participate in matchmaking session organized by Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts and conducted at the Andrew M. Scibel...... officials in hopes of generating business Published: Thursday, May 05, 2011, 9:07 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts business confidence up, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts

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Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index was 56.1 points in April, up 2.1 points from 54 points in March. Massach......ublished: Tuesday, May 03, 2011, 11:57 AM Updated: Tuesday, May 03, 2011, 2:16 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 1 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print biz-confide... (Read Full Article)

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Employers having tough time filling openings due partially to people's reluctance to forgo unemployment benefits, survey reveals

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...f what you were making,” said Andre Mayer, senior vice president for communications and research at Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobbying group. “It is not implausible that some people are content.” Emp......rgo unemployment benefits, survey reveals Published: Tuesday, April 05, 2011, 5:15 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield's future lies in rails and ports according to a conference

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...conomic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, the region’s economic development agency, and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business group. Springfield's future lies in rails and ports according to a confer...... rails and ports according to a conference Published: Monday, April 04, 2011, 6:34 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield logistics conference to focus on the cost of moving goods in a time of rising oil prices

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The EDC and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobbying group , are hosting a Logistics Conference from 1:45 to 7 p.m. Tu...... moving goods in a time of rising oil prices Published: Monday, March 21, 2011, 1:53 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print pioneer Val... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts consumer confidence is up, business confidence down

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Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobbying group, announced that executives’ confidence in the state’s econo......d: Wednesday, March 02, 2011, 10:39 AM Updated: Wednesday, March 02, 2011, 10:51 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print SPRINGFIELD... (Read Full Article)

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Outlook 2011: Road to recovery still long, winding

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...d that rising prices for commodities, like fuel and food, could prove to be a problem. File photo / The Republican / Michael S. GordonAMHERST - A 2008 photo shows Prof. Robert A. Nakosteen at the Isenberg School of......siness also make them unlikely to add jobs, said Andre Mayer, senior vice president for research at Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a business lobbying group. “If you go to one of these factories, they ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts business confidence is up

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...overall state economy rose in January to 55.2 points on a 100-point scale where 50 is neutral, Associated Industries of Massachusetts said Tuesday in a news release. The last time the index was this high was back in October when it h......manufacturers and with businesses based outside Boston and its suburbs. See Wednesday’s editions of The Republican for more details. (Read Full Article)

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AIM: Employers say the recession is still here

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According to survey results released this week by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a statewide business lobbying group, about 65 percent of the responding business executives said t......onding business executives said the recession was not over yet but conditions seem to be improving. AIM: Employers say the recession is still here Published: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 11:27 AM Upda... (Read Full Article)

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

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...to Western Massachusetts economy but often overlooked Published: Monday, January 03, 2011, 12:45 AM The Republican By The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print blairlord.j......nomic Development Council of Western Mass. Richard Lord is president and chief executive officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

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Associated Industries of Massachusetts reports decline in business confidence

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Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges

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...d: Monday, December 06, 2010, 10:50 PM Updated: Monday, December 06, 2010, 10:51 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican Jim Kinney, The Republican Follow Share this story Story tools 120610 peerless precision larry maier rick collingwood.jpg The Republican / Don TreegerPeerless Precision Inc. president Larry Maier looks on Monday as machinist Rick Collin......009, according to a study released Monday by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute and Associated ... (Read Full Article)

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Orders at Universal Plastics in Holyoke seem to reflect increase in business confidence reported statewide

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...usiness confidence reported statewide Published: Tuesday, November 09, 2010, 7:30 PM George Graham, The Republican George Graham, The Republican Follow Share this story Story tools JosephPeters2009.jpg File photo by Don Treeger / The Republican...... is celebrating 45 years of business. That good news was echoed on a larger scale on Tuesday by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index. The index shot up 7.7 points in October ... (Read Full Article)

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