Q&A with Transportation Secretary Richard Davey: Davey responds to your questions on the I-91 viaduct, a commuter rail in the Pioneer Valley and more

Explore masslive.com (Feb 28 2014) Transportation

...that travels through East Northfield at the Vermont border and stops at Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, and Springfield. The work involves replacing some 95,000 ties, installing new continuously welded rail, new warni... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Palmer   Amtrak

Massachusetts Broadband Institute completes construction and testing of fiber-optic network

Explore masslive.com (Feb 24 2014) Information Technology

...hools, libraries and town halls in 120 undeserved communities in Western Massachusetts and along Route 2 from Greenfield east to Ayer. Construction should be completed this summer. According to the MassBroadband123 webs... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Comcast   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Greenfield train platform to go out to bid in project that will return Amtrak service to city

Explore masslive.com (Feb 14 2014) Transportation

...or next, giving that option to travelers in Greenfield, Northampton and Holyoke for the 1st time in decades. GREENFIELD — The John W. Olver Transit Center is up and running. Next stop: a train platform at the facility f... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Amherst

Business Growth Center focuses on helping small businesses

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...ork offers workshops and programs, including “Basics of Starting a Business,” once monthly in Springfield and Greenfield, and “Preparing for a Small Business Loan Application.” The network offers business advisory servi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Pioneer Valley focuses on filling skills gap says Tim Brennan

Explore masslive.com (Feb 8 2014) Manufacturing

...dation’s “Cherish Every Child” early childhood development program that is pursuing the goal of 80 percent of Springfield’s children reading proficiently by 2016 by employing a set of strategies that are especially targe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield Technical Community College

Western Mass. rail travel expansion, Springfield Union Station project, on track for 2014

Explore masslive.com (Feb 6 2014) Transportation

...possibility of Amtrak running it’s shuttle trains, which now only stop as far north as Springfield, as far as Greenfield. The shuttle runs between New Haven and Springfield, Brennan said. In New Haven, people get on tra... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amtrak   Springfield

Outlook 2014: Community colleges target programs to Pioneer Valley workforce needs

Explore masslive.com (Feb 3 2014) Education

...oration is key. And, when employers speak, community college officials listen. Robert L. Pura, president of Greenfield Community College, and members of his team work with employers, community partners, the Regional Em... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Talk of high-speed rail between Springfield and Boston heats up; meeting next

Explore GazetteNET (Jan 13 2014) Transportation

...ns to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. The Boston-to-Montreal corridor takes the same route between Boston and Springfield. From Springfield, the rail corridor runs north through Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. In Ve... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer

CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer welcomes potential acquisition by Baystate Health System

Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2013) Health Care

...Besides Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Baystate Health also owns Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane in Ware, along with numerous clinics and health centers around the region. B... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Baystate Health

Baystate Health president and CEO Mark Tolosky to step down; Dr. Mark Keroack named successor

Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2013) Health Care

...nd. Baystate has a total fo 831 hospital beds at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Baystate Franklin in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane in Ware and with 10,000 staff members is the largest employer in Western Mas... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Greenfield

Massachusetts community bankers say things going well, but state legal reforms needed

Explore masslive.com (Oct 28 2013) Financial Services

... into line with federal rules that got tougher in the wake of the financial crisis. SPRINGFIELD — In a month, Greenfield Co-operative Bank, with its $330 million in assets and five branches, will open its sixth branch, o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   United Bank

Massachusetts community hospitals eligible for grants as part of state health care reform

Explore masslive.com (Oct 28 2013) Health Care

...Holyoke Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, North Adams Medical Center, Baystate Franklin in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane in Ware, and UMass Memorial — Wing Memorial in Palmer. Established through ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Holyoke Medical Center

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to honor John Gallup

Explore masslive.com (Oct 14 2013)

...tts Bar Association on a state committee, studying the spousal elective share statute. She is a member of the Greenfield Community College board of trustees, a board member of the Franklin Land Trust and has served as a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Greenfield Community College

WMECO plans to close Springfield Technology Park headquarters, Greenfield service depot; says no jobs will be lost

Explore masslive.com (Oct 2 2013) Energy

...own as Route 9, in Hadley SPRINGFIELD - Western Massachusetts Electric Co. will close its headquarters in the Springfield Technology Park and its service center depot on Shelburne Road in Greenfield. The 31 office and d... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Northeast Utilities   Springfield   Chicopee

Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts unveils new funding strategy at first Power Up meeting

Explore masslive.com (Sep 28 2013)

...rticular counties. The first session was held in Greenfield Tuesday night and the second Thursday morning in Springfield. And while they are taking a risk with the change, they could sense some excitement from those wh... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenfield Community College   Springfield   Greenfield

Baystate Health and UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester set to collaborate | masslive

Explore masslive.com (Sep 27 2013) Health Care

...cine, in Springfield; Baystate Children’s Hospital, also in Springfield; Baystate Franklin Medical Center, in Greenfield, and Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, in Ware. Of the total beds, 709 are at Baystate Medical Center an... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

Students from Massachusetts colleges promote STEM fields to high school students in Springfield

Explore masslive.com (Sep 25 2013) Education

... community colleges are speaking this morning. A total of 450 students from Central, Putnam Voc Tech, and the Springfield High School of Science and Technology are attending. SPRINGFIELD – Students from Massachusetts com... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University

Springfield Technical Community College wins grant to boost performance of Latino students; colleges in Holyoke, Greenfield and Pittsfield receive funds also

Explore masslive.com (Sep 24 2013) Education

...sident of Springfield Technical, said the grant is crucial partly because about 61 percent of students in the Springfield public schools district are Hispanic. Also, Hispanics constitute 39 percent of Springfield's estim... (Read Full Article)

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

Gov. Deval Patrick hails job growth in clean energy industry in Western Massachusetts

Explore masslive.com (Sep 17 2013) Energy

...contractors, for example, are important in the industry, the report said. Patrick also referred to Sandri of Greenfield, which started partly as a fuel oil business and has expanded into clean technologies such as solar... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

UMass, Mount Holyoke, Holyoke Community and other local colleges want to be held accountable for cost; just measure them fairly

Explore masslive.com (Aug 23 2013) Education

...phics are different from Holyoke Community College to Springfield Technical Community College to Berkshire to Greenfield. So how, Messner asks, will the federal government compare and contrast community colleges in Massa... (Read Full Article)

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

Pioneer Valley collaboratives join to apply for virtual school certificate

Explore masslive.com (Aug 19 2013) Education

...16. The directors said they hope to enroll up to 100 students. Mattie Knight was an inventor who worked in a Springfield factory as a girl. Among her inventions is a machine that makes the paper bags that were commonly ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Northampton

Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund boosts job-skills programs in Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties

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...tomer service representatives a year to staff its call centers, each earning $30,000 a year or more. But the Springfield based financial-services giant has trouble finding people with the right technical, communications... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   MassMutual

Former Kollmorgen site in Northampton inspected for contamination after fumes detected during construction work

Explore masslive.com (Jul 31 2013) Retail

...nsultants collected soil samples, which they intend to analyze, Skiba said. Mary Hoye, a spokeswoman with the Springfield office of OSHA, said she expects the investigation to take up to six months. “It’s too soon to giv... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Greenfield

Western Massachusetts job training programs get a boost; Community Works provides apprenticeships for building trades | masslive

Explore masslive.com (Jul 29 2013)

...develop the Franklin Hampshire Middle Skills Academy to teach advanced manufacturing skills. Partners include Greenfield Community College and employers including Montague Machine, Valley Steel Stamp, Starrette Co. and B... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.