Latest Hasbro layoff of 170 jobs worldwide includes 3 in East Longmeadow

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...sent that last of the game sales and marketing staff who were stationing in East Longmeadow. Latest Hasbro layoff of 170 jobs worldwide includes 3 in East Longmeadow Published: Monday, March 12, 2012, 8:00 ......two years ago. That would have made it one of the largest manufacturing employers in the region. Springfield’s Smith & Wesson has 1,200 employees. OMG Inc., in Agawam, a maker of hardware and roofing ... (Read Full Article)

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Adam Sandler signs deal to make movie about Hasbro's Candy Land board game

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Actor Adam Sandler has signed a deal with Sony and Hasbro, which manufactures the Candy Land board game at its East Longmeadow plant, to make a movie based o......tarted making Candy Land in 1949, said Guy A. McLain, director of the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. Milton Bradley wanted a simple game for preschoolers, and Candy Land fit the bill because ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Hasbro, Inc.

Early Childhood Education: Springfield Tackles a Benchmark

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The old industrial city of Springfield, Massachusetts, has a long history with the written word. Dr. Seuss, whose rhymes made learning to read fun, was b......e. This is the birthplace, too, of Merriam-Webster Inc., the famed dictionary company. Yet for many Springfield children, learning to read is a challenge. Sixty percent of the city's third graders read below gra... (Read Full Article)

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Business group: Massachusetts government largely to blame for layoffs and job losses

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Talk/Read/Succeed! program boosts both kids' literacy and families' lives

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...lvement means success in school, better test scores, and higher graduation rates.” This summer, the Springfield Education Association and the Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative teamed up to create a five-week summer school at Sullivan and Robinson... (Read Full Article)

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Hasbro exhibit coming to Springfield Museum of History pays tribute to Milton Bradley

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...repreneur Milton Bradley with games of memory, chance, speed, imagination, strategy and word play. Hasbro exhibit coming to Springfield Museum of History pays tribute to Milton Bradley Published: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7:55 PM ... (Read Full Article)

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Recovery in Slow Motion

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...g the regional picture, adding quickly that Baystate’s workforce reduction and a smaller cutback at Hasbro earlier in the year have been the notable exceptions. And while unemployment in Springfield is down to 11.7% from 14% just over a year ago, “there’s no way you can really feel good about that... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Hasbro, Inc.   Jeff Ciuffreda

Business leaders in Massachusetts convene on ways to improve early education

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...dren, it is risk-free with a guaranteed yield," said George Burtch of Ludlow, a vice president with Hasbro Inc., a toy and game company with a manufacturing facility in East Longmeadow. Burtch was among abo......company with a manufacturing facility in East Longmeadow. Burtch was among about 14 people from the Springfield area to attend the 2011 National Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment at the Boston... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

Viewpoint: Summer programs fight learning gap in Springfield

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... impact on their life trajectories. In the months ahead, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life), Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative, and Talk/Read/Succeed will connect 3,600 Springfield youth and their families to summer learning opportunities and resources that they otherwise wou... (Read Full Article)

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Hasbro employees volunteer to help Springfield tornado victims

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...he Salvation Army since the June 1 tornadoes, which cut a 39-mile path from Westfield to Charlton. Hasbro employees volunteer to help Springfield tornado victims Published: Monday, June 27, 2011, 9:02 PM Updated: Monday, June 27, 2011, 9:22 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   Westfield

An Exciting New Chapter

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...ery aggressive goal: collecting 5,000 books for a variety of child-literacy programs, including the Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative (HSLI), which works to bridge the gap in learning that occurs when many ...... partners include Link to Libraries, the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation, Girls Inc., the Springfield Public Library, and the Holyoke Public Library. The Difference Makers program was initiated two yea... (Read Full Article)

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Workforce in Progress

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...ore than 20,000 area residents sought employment assistance at the REB’s one-stop career centers in Springfield and Holyoke (FutureWorks and Career Point, respectively), but fewer than half were able to secure j......ing to set up literacy programs for parents who want to learn English or get a GED,” Ward said. The Hasbro Summer Learning Initiative is another program with a similar goal. In its third year, it ... (Read Full Article)

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

Indian Orchard's Solutia Inc. tops the list of well-performing local stocks

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... Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print SPRINGFIELD – Rebounding global auto and construction industries helped spark a good year for Solutia Inc. on W......s-based Solutia are: Standex International Corp. which closed the year at $29.91 , up 48.9 percent; Hasbro Inc. $47.18 up 47.2 percent; McComick Corp. $46.53 , up 28.8 percent; Danaher Corp. $47.17 ... (Read Full Article)

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EDC Companies and Directors Well Represented at International Symposium

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Hasbro updates Monopoly with board

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...of the now, round board included with Monopoly Revolution, the newest version of Monopoly made at Hasbro’s sprawling factory here in Western Massachusetts. “We wanted to deliver a totally immersive experi......ding $500 under your chair.” Diana L. Gisolfi, an owner at Sister’s Kids store at 900 Allen St., Springfield, said the updates are a good way to lure young people raised on a diet of electronic gizmos ... (Read Full Article)

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AMICCON - Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competition & Conference - scheduled for MassMutual Center in Springfield

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...already started paying dividends, Shinners said. His company hosted a reception a few months ago. A Springfield envelope manufacturer heard about Pioneer through that event and is now in talks to use Pioneer Pac......said organizers have invited “OEMs,” or original equipment manufacturers, ranging from toymaker Hasbro to defense giant Raytheon. Those companies are often in a position to send a lot of business to sma... (Read Full Article)

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Blu Homes, manufacturer of environmentally efficient modular homes, officially opens East Longmeadow factory

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... story Story tools 062110_blu_homes.jpg The Republican / Mark M. MurrayU.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, speaks at the grand opening of the Blue Homes factory in East Longmeadow on Monday. From left are ......n Saw. Besides hosting Pratt & Whitney , it was once home to a packaging machinery company and to a Hasbro warehouse. Blu Homes has been in the space for about two months, Haney said. “But the ... (Read Full Article)

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East Longmeadow gets ready to pave rail trail

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...en Committee member Benjamin Hall said the first phase of the trail will go from Denslow Road, near Hasbro and Lenox American Saw, to Maple Street. The second phase will run from Maple Street to Heritage Pa......r its annual transportation improvement program. And, Driscoll credits U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, with securing federal funds for the project years ago. “We are very grateful to him for ... (Read Full Article)

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Companies to Watch: Accu-Vista

Explore BusinessWest (Mar 12 2010) Health Care , Medical Devices

...ened Accu-Vista 3D Scanning in a fourth-floor suite in the so-called Maplegate Building in downtown Springfield. Few customers have made it to that address thus far, but Wood is optimistic that his current aware......to Beverly, Mass., and became a game designer for Parker Brothers (which was eventually acquired by Hasbro, requiring a move to Western Mass.), and led the group that successfully licensed the characters fr... (Read Full Article)

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