Articles mentioning both Congressman John W. Olver and Springfield -Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

Articles mentioning both Congressman John W. Olver and Springfield

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1. Bridging the ‘digital divide,’ Urban League of Springfield opens Digital Learning Lab in time for Census 2020
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 4 2020
  
  ...he opportunities it provides, said Henry M. Thomas III, president and CEO of the Urban League of Springfield. SPRINGFIELD — Applying for a job or for school, doing homework or making sure you’re counted in the upcoming c...
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  Mentions: Comcast Springfield Amherst
2. There’s a Distinct Buzz in Downtown Greenfield
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jan 3 2020
  
  ...s, initiatives that brought dozens of painted sneakers to Springfield, bears to Easthampton, terriers to West Springfield, and C5As to Chicopee. Greenfield will soon be populated with giant bees, said Sarah Kanaby, board...
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  Mentions: Greenfield Community College West Springfield Springfield
3. Westfield, PVTA promote bicycle use downtown with vending machine
  
  Explore masslive.com May 4 2017
  
  ...estern Massachusetts," he said. "I think there is potential for there to be more of them, at Union Station in Springfield and at the other rail stations up and down the Valley. I think a lot will depend on how much use t...
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  Mentions: Amtrak Springfield Westfield
4. Westfield opens $3.6M Olver Transit Pavilion as hub of downtown redevelopment
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 28 2017 Transportation
  
  ...for the bus. Today, the bus station is served by three routes. One goes to Springfield's city center via West Springfield on one side and Westfield State University on the other. Another line is to Holyoke. PVTA also run...
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  Mentions: Holyoke Community College Springfield Technical Community College Westfield State University
5. Region States Its Case for Expanded Rail
  
  Explore BusinessWest Feb 23 2016 Transportation
  
  ...this business. Indeed, it is the potential to connect Springfield with Worcester and Boston via rail that has Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno particularly intrigued about transit-oriented development. He noted that the p...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Smith College Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
6. Community Spotlight: Greenfield
  
  Explore BusinessWest Feb 11 2015
  
  ... by Amtrak on its reconfigured Vermonter line, commuter rail service has been proposed that would run between Springfield and Greenfield four times a day, with stops in Holyoke and Northampton as well as Springfield. M...
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  Mentions: Comcast Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. William Martin
7. Knowledge Corridor Special: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, others christen Amtrak rails
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 22 2014 Transportation
  
  ...atrick, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, U.S. Rep. James McGovern, D-Worcester, and retired U.S. Rep.John Olver of Amherst hosted dignitaries and press on the "Knowledge Corridor Special." It was a test run of p...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Palmer
8. Holyoke steps toward return of passenger train service with ground-breaking for $3.2 million platform
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 22 2014 Transportation
  
  ...roject, he said. The platform is part of a multimillion-dollar state project to improve train tracks between Springfield and Vermont. The Holyoke High School madrigal choir serenaded the crowd in the 36-degree weather ...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Amtrak Springfield
9. Northampton will celebrate the arrival of the new Knowledge Corridor passenger train Monday with Gov. Deval Patrick
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 19 2014 Transportation
  
  ...ch will be on hand at the mayor's invitation. Narkewicz and McGovern will then accompany the governor to the John W. Olver Transportation Center in Greenfield for another celebratory event. Funding for the project was p...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Springfield Amherst
10. Plans are in the works to add local commuter runs on Amtrak passenger train line
  
  Explore masslive.com May 22 2014 Transportation
  
  ...ng the track in Northampton, the line is expected to especially impact commuter traffic in those communities. SPRINGFIELD - As would-be passengers eagerly await the resumption of rail service next year from Springfield t...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak
11. Greenfield train platform to go out to bid in project that will return Amtrak service to city
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 14 2014 Transportation
  
  ...erials to labor. For those traveling locally, the new rail line will offer a quick hook-up with Northampton, Springfield and Holyoke, especially since the new route will eliminate the loop east through Palmer and Amhers...
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  Mentions: Palmer Springfield Amherst
12. Population in Lower Pioneer Valley expected to fall as people age, according
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 4 2013
  
  ...pecifically is expected to see its population decrease 4.8 percent from 153,060 in 2010 to 145,745 in 2030. "Springfield is likely going to go with the region," Strate said. "In fact it is probably driving the region." ...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
13. Officials to highlight 'Knowledge Corridor' passenger train service at potential
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 27 2012 Transportation
  
  ...o update efforts to bring passenger rail service to the so-called Knowledge Corridor, a term for the Hartford-Springfield metropolitan region that's home to 1.8 million people, about 1.1 million workers and more than 120...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Springfield Northampton
14. CSX railroad agrees to accelerate Route 20 railroad bridge construction, West Springfield Mayor Gregory Neffinger says
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 5 2012 Transportation
  
  ...and the commonwealth. Questions regarding the project plans and status should be directed to MassDOT and West Springfield.” Now that the method of construction has been agreed upon, Neffinger said architects for the stat...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick West Springfield Springfield
15. City2City
  
  Explore BusinessWest Dec 20 2011
  
  ...he resolution of underlying racial tensions. These are issues that also face Springfield. It seems to me that Springfield would benefit from addressing these issues at the same time that we address bricks-and-mortar issu...
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  Mentions: Holyoke Community College Springfield Holyoke
16. Palmer, Amherst, Montague among communities advocating restoration of passenger rail service along New England Central rail line
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 4 2011 Transportation
  
  ...n loop through Palmer and Amherst. The original route was discontinued in 1989 because the condition of the Springfield-Northfield section of track was determined not to be safe enough for passenger trains; freight tra...
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  Mentions: Palmer Amtrak Springfield
17. Western Massachusetts railroad improvements will cut travel time between Connecticut and Vermont
  
  Explore masslive.com Oct 20 2011 Transportation
  
  ...ternoon. Updates a story posted Thursday at 4:45 p.m. GREENFIELD – Improvements on the Pan Am Rail line from Springfield to Northfield in the next two years will allow the Amtrak’s Vermonter line to move back to its ori...
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  Mentions: William Martin Amtrak Springfield
18. The Pentagon's scaling back on military spending could impact Western Massachusetts machine shops
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 5 2011 Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing
  
  ...echnical High School since 2006, more than $1 million for Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School in Springfield and is just starting to raise money for Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School in Pa...
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  Mentions: Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Palmer Springfield
19. High speed rail design, construction plans for Western Massachusetts approved
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 1 2011 Transportation
  
  ...hampton and Greenfield. Connecticut is working on a 62-mile high-speed rail project from New Haven, Conn., to Springfield. The state expects to finish design work in 2013 and launch service in 2016. More details coming ...
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  Mentions: Amtrak Springfield Northampton
20. Editorial: Broadband a spark for region's economy
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 24 2011 Information Technology
  
  ... job without the Internet. Try running a small business with a slow connection.” U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield - who along with U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst was instrumental in securing the federal fundi...
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  Mentions: Springfield Amherst Holyoke
21. Springfield to partner with Massachusetts Broadband Institute on MassBroadband 123 high-speed Internet
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 21 2011 Information Technology
  
  ...umont, Director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute at the Enterprise Center. SPRINGFIELD – The city of Springfield will allow the Massachusetts Broadband Institute to thread a 21st century communications network t...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield Technical Community College Springfield
22. PVTA wins federal funding for new passenger information system
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 31 2011 Transportation
  
  ...ers of the state’s congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield and U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst. Along with the Greater Springfield transit agency, authorities in Boston, Lowell and Fi...
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  Mentions: Springfield Amherst Northampton
23. Additional federal funds awarded to Knowledge Corridor rail project
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 9 2010 Transportation
  
  ...ging times and reshape the future of rail services across Western Massachusetts. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, said, “Having been an outspoken and longtime supporter of high speed rail, both an east-west ...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Amtrak Springfield
24. Cooperation on rail plans wins praise - MassLive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Oct 18 2010 Transportation
  
  ...the economy is an example of an opportunity coming at a time of economic downturn that must not be neglected. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said improved rail travel in the Northeast can help revitalize the inner co...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno MassMutual Center Springfield
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