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  1. Articles mentioning both Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts and University of Massachusetts

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    1. 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 ...t Konig said the impact is obvious. Allan W. Blair, president and chief development officer of the, Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, said he doesn’t know of of one grand-total estimate for the economic impact of every college and u......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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

    2. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 7 2011)

      Profiles in Business ... another form of big-picture developing. Indeed, as president of the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Western Mass., Blair is the individual most closely associated with the region’s overall econo......fit, if it all works.” Blair has been honing this definition since not long after he graduated from UMass Amherst and took that job with the Division of Employment Security, one that made a lasting impress... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   MassMutual

    3. 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, founding director of Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center. The forum also ......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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

    4. Innovators hold key place in region

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

      Innovators hold key place in region ...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 wind tu......by a driven, brilliant scientist, of which we have many dozens in the Knowledge Corridor, from UMass to the University of Connecticut. But after the papers are written and the inventions described to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    5. 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 ...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 eco... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Chicopee

    6. A Key Step Toward Economic Diversity

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 29 2010)

      ...conomic Diversity There wasn’t much fanfare when the Economic Development Council of Western Mass. (EDC) created a new position this past summer, that of ‘manager of Cluster Development.’ But this addi......ll, William Wright, who has held a number of business and economic-development-related positions at UMass Amherst and in Michigan, has been handed an important assignment: devising strategies for growing a... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    7. 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......ary 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 to keep graduates here and not suffer the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   MassMutual

    8. EDC Hires New Homefield Advantage Staff Member

      Explore From the EDC (Aug 9 2010)

      The EDC is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Wright to be our new Manager of Cluster Development. Mike......the Technology Enterprise Council of the Regional Technology Corporation. Mike comes to us from the University of Massachusetts, where he most recently held the position of Managing Director, Massachusetts Center for Renewable ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts   Homefield Advantage

    9. Amarantus MA Announces Collaboration With Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

      Explore earthtimes.org (Jun 25 2010) Life Sciences

      ...ing conducted in this area," said Mike Graney, Senior Vice President of Business Development at the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. "As a center of excellence both for the Commonwealth and the U.S., both the PVLSI and CEAR will pr...... Sciences Institute PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    10. 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 ...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 selling Western Mass. as a region, rather than have individual cit... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   University of Connecticut

    11. EDC Welcomes New Directors and Officers

      Explore From the EDC (Jun 3 2010)

      The EDC held our Annual Meeting yesterday. The Board of Directors voted to confirm our slate of Directors a......       Kevin Vann, Dufault, Vann & Carella             Secretary                      Robert Holub, University of Massachusetts   Most of our Directors return, but we added William Bethany from Sisters of Providence, William B... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Northampton   Health New England

    12. Massachusetts Highlights Regional Economic Summit

      Explore The Gov Monitor (Mar 22 2010) Education , Health Care , Life Sciences , Manufacturing

      ...job growth throughout the region. Governor Deval Patrick, in partnership with regional host the University of Massachusetts Amherst, convened a cross-section of business, financial, education, and public policy leaders from...... Springfield, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Franklin Regional Council of Governments, the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College, Hoppe Tool, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, MassDevelopment, re... (Read Full Article)

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

    13. Tip-Off Classic to return to Springfield

      Explore From the EDC (Mar 2 2010) Tourism

      The EDC congratulates the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on its recent announcement that the Tip......tournament with an NCAA exemption, assuring a major impact on our hospitality industry. We wish the University of Massachusetts, and especially Coach Derek Kellogg, good luck in Coach Kellogg's return to his hometown. As Spring... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

    14. UMass Amherst machining partnership wins NSF grant

      Explore masshightech.com (Dec 18 2009) Education , Manufacturing

      UMass Amherst machining partnership wins NSF grant ...n has given a $600,000 grant to promote precision machining by establishing a partnership among the University of Massachusetts Amherst and industry groups, according to UMass. Under the two-year grant, UMass will work with the regional employment board of Hampden County and the Western Massachusetts chapte... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College

    15. 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 Metropolitan Development Corporation President and CEO Allan Blair joined numerous dig... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee

    16. Springfield ranks high for biotech readiness - The Republican

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

      ...o say when we do contact them," said Allan W. Blair, president and chief executive officer of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. The Biotechnology Council is a not-for-profit organization that represents the state's biotechnolo......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

    17. 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 ... to say when we do contact them," said Allan W. Blair, president and chief executive officer of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. The Biotechnology Council is a not-for-profit organization that represents the state's biotechnolo......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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