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  1. Articles mentioning both Greenfield and Springfield

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    1. Community Spotlight: Greenfield

      Explore BusinessWest (Feb 11 2015)

      Community Spotlight: Greenfield ...s 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. Martin said a sta... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   William Martin

    2. RadioShack to close stores at Holyoke and Hampshire Malls, and Springfield Cooley Street location | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2015) Retail

      RadioShack to close stores at Holyoke and Hampshire Malls, and Springfield Cooley Street location | masslive ...he franchise holder and owner of RadioShack stores in Greenfield and Brattlboro, Vermont, vowed to stay open. SPRINGFIELD -- RadioShack plans to close stores in the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, the Hampshire Mall in Hadley... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Northampton

    3. Baystate Health finances $77 million in projects in Springfield and Greenfield through MassDevelopment | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 22 2015) Health Care

      Baystate Health finances $77 million in projects in Springfield and Greenfield through MassDevelopment | masslive ...oms in Springfield by selling bonds through MassDevelopment. Baystate plans to hold separate media events in Greenfield and in Springfield over the next few weeks detailing both projects. But an old release describing t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Baystate Health   Springfield

    4. 42 Design Fab Studios in Springfield builds wonderlands with lions, trees and Celtics greats | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 21 2015)

      42 Design Fab Studios in Springfield builds wonderlands with lions, trees and Celtics greats | masslive ...Studio co-owner Todd Harris. And soon, that story will be Springfield's story. The owners and mangers of the Springfield Riverfront Redevelopment that includes the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame building has ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Basketball Hall of Fame

    5. WMECo will operate under new corporate name: Eversource | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 8 2015) Energy

      WMECo will operate under new corporate name: Eversource | masslive ...ic Light & Power Co. in 1886. Turners Falls Power and Electric Co., the United Electric Light Co., founded in Springfield in 1887, Pittsfield Electric Co. and Greenfield/Western Massachusetts Electric merged in 1942, acc... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Northeast Utilities   Springfield   Greenfield

    6. Connecticut puts Springfield-New Haven commuter rail service out to bid | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 31 2014) Transportation

      Connecticut puts Springfield-New Haven commuter rail service out to bid | masslive ...news for Springfield,' said Timothy W. Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. SPRINGFIELD - The Connecticut Department of Transportation is looking for an operator to run its planned New H... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amtrak   Springfield

    7. First passenger train in a generation stops at Northampton as new Amtrak service begins

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 29 2014) Transportation

      First passenger train in a generation stops at Northampton as new Amtrak service begins ...e Vermonter's first voyage through Northampton since the 1980s. The route also passes through Springfield and Greenfield on its way between St. Albans, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. For decades, the line dog-legged throu... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Amtrak   Springfield

    8. Knowledge Corridor Special: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, others christen Amtrak rails

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 22 2014) Transportation

      Knowledge Corridor Special: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, others christen Amtrak rails ...assachusetts. Northampton, Massachusetts, folks. North-HAMPTON." "Now arriving in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Greenfield, Massachusetts, folks. Green-FIELD." It was a sound not heard in these parts in some time. A new ... (Read Full Article)

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

    9. Holyoke steps toward return of passenger train service with ground-breaking for $3.2 million platform

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 22 2014) Transportation

      Holyoke steps toward return of passenger train service with ground-breaking for $3.2 million platform ...ing onto the train -- the Vermonter making its first journey from Springfield -- for stops in Northampton and Greenfield. Patrick said the return-to-rail steps like the platform here have been planned for a while. He cr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Amtrak   Springfield

    10. Northampton will celebrate the arrival of the new Knowledge Corridor passenger train Monday with Gov. Deval Patrick

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 19 2014) Transportation

      Northampton will celebrate the arrival of the new Knowledge Corridor passenger train Monday with Gov. Deval Patrick ... as The Vermonter, is scheduled to officially begin on Dec. 29. The route also includes stops in Springfield, Greenfield and Holyoke. The new route will replace service to Amherst, which will end on December 28. Narkewi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Amherst

    11. Holyoke to begin $3.2 million construction of passenger train platform at Main and Dwight streets

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2014) Transportation

      Holyoke to begin $3.2 million construction of passenger train platform at Main and Dwight streets ... its maiden voyage from Springfield with a stop here at 1:50 p.m. en route to destinations in Northampton and Greenfield, he said. The budget for the passenger train platform here is $4.6 million. Construction accounts ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Northampton

    12. Massachusetts announces $1.5 million for manufacturing training and additional

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 15 2014) Education , Manufacturing

      Massachusetts announces $1.5 million for manufacturing training and additional ...ll optimistic about growth in the industry. Kennametal agreed to expand its Greenfield operation, the former Greenfield Tap & Die, partly on the strength of the training program already offered at Franklin Technical Sch... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.

    13. Knowledge Corridor passenger line to begin as scheduled on December 29

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 12 2014) Transportation

      Knowledge Corridor passenger line to begin as scheduled on December 29 ...ield, will begin as scheduled on Dec. 29. The route, dubbed the "Knowledge Corridor," also includes a stop in Springfield and will add Holyoke to the line later in 2015. The new stops will replace service to Amherst, whi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amtrak   Springfield   Amherst

    14. Economic Development Council in favor of increased natural gas capacity in

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 9 2014) Energy

      Economic Development Council in favor of increased natural gas capacity in ...to heat homes and businesses and fuel for cooking and industries. Berkshire Gas will stop adding customers in Greenfield at the end of 2014 and in Amherst in 2016. Columbia Gas is reaching the end of its capacity to serv... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   Springfield

    15. Springfield Union Station: Can New Haven's transit-connnected development be

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 8 2014) Transportation

      Springfield Union Station: Can New Haven's transit-connnected development be ...l said $73 million in federal stimulus funds have been invested into the regional rail line from New Haven to Springfield that parallels Interstate 91. Springfield's Union Station is getting an $82 million renovation th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amtrak   Springfield   Northampton

    16. Amherst officials welcome comments about how best to use $725k mini-entitlement grant

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 26 2014)

      Amherst officials welcome comments about how best to use $725k mini-entitlement grant ...is (to talk about) what can we use the money for. It's great to be grappling with this." Greenfield and West Springfield are also eligible for the funding, among the 11 communities designated. The town can receive up t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

    17. Amherst once again eligible for mini-entitlement grant - this time of up to $725,000

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 11 2014)

      Amherst once again eligible for mini-entitlement grant - this time of up to $725,000 ...ile, is meeting Thursday night at 7 p.m. and will begin talking about possible projects. Greenfield and West Springfield are also eligible for the funding, among the 11 communities designated. Unlike the more competiti... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

    18. Berkshire Bank, soon to take over Hampden Bank, thinks of itself as a bigger hometown bank, not the dreaded "big bank" | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 6 2014) Financial Services

      Berkshire Bank, soon to take over Hampden Bank, thinks of itself as a bigger hometown bank, not the dreaded "big bank" | masslive ...headquartered in Springfield city limits. The city has a number of credit unions headquartered here. In 1864 Springfield had 10 city-based  banks, including Hampden Bank and the Springfield Institution for Savings and T... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Berkshire Bank   Springfield   Northampton

    19. First Amtrak train on Knowledge Corridor to stop in Northampton on Dec. 29

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 27 2014) Transportation

      First Amtrak train on Knowledge Corridor to stop in Northampton on Dec. 29 ...with $73 million in federal stimulus money, the Knowledge Corridor will also stop in Springfield, Holyoke and Greenfield. Riders will be able to go from Washington, D.C., to Burlington, Vt. Until now, the line has gone ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amtrak   Springfield   Amherst

    20. Valley Steel Stamp in Greenfield stresses importance of a trained work force | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 9 2014) Manufacturing

      Valley Steel Stamp in Greenfield stresses importance of a trained work force | masslive ...U.S. Sec. of Labor Thomas Perez visit Springfield Technical Community College to talk work force development SPRINGFIELD — VSS, the former Valley Steel Stamp, in Greenfield grew from 25 employees to 50 employees once Fr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield   Greenfield

    21. Massachusetts Community Colleges recieve $20 million federal Department of Labor grant | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 1 2014) Education

      Massachusetts Community Colleges recieve $20 million federal Department of Labor grant | masslive ... The community colleges, which include Springfield Technical Community College, Holyoke Community College and Greenfield Community College, are advancing a comprehensive approach to addressing the training and educationa... (Read Full Article)

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

    22. Pioneer Valley, Springfield, business leaders push education, access, marketing in Plan for Progress update | masslive

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 11 2014)

      Pioneer Valley, Springfield, business leaders push education, access, marketing in Plan for Progress update | masslive ...igh-Performance Computing Center in Holyoke and the in-progress efforts to rehab Springfield's Union Station. SPRINGFIELD - Business consultant Thom Fox will often hear business owners tell him that Western Massachusetts... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Chicopee

    23. Baystate Wing officially part of Baystate Health: 'Winner is the patient,' doctor says

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 5 2014) Health Care

      Baystate Wing officially part of Baystate Health: 'Winner is the patient,' doctor says ...enter, in Springfield, and Baystate Mary Lane, Baystate Health also owns Baystate Franklin Medical Center, in Greenfield, along with numerous clinics and health centers around the region. Baystate also owns Health New En... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Baystate Health

    24. Holyoke's Common Capital helps business get new start

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 26 2014)

      Holyoke's Common Capital helps business get new start ...f businesses throughout the valley. Based in Holyoke, it reaches as far south as Springfield, as far north as Greenfield, as far east as Pittsfield. With help from Common Capital, the Mexican restaurant Mi Tierra plans ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Common Capital   Springfield   Northampton

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