College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

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...e building continues in the Pioneer Valley Published: Monday, April 23, 2012, 5:55 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print The Republican / John Suchocki04/19/12-Westfield - Staff Photo by John Suchocki - Construction update on the $50 m......rtments of Communications, Journalism, Media, Film Studies, and Linguistics, according to UMass. At Holyoke ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

Greater Holyoke Chamber names Joseph Peters, president of Universal Plastics, 2012 business person of year

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...ow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 071108-c-joseph-peters.jpg The republican file photo | Don TreegerJoseph L. Peters, president of Universal Plastics, sits in the Holyoke comp......prosperity for communities. He is well deserving of this honor.” Peters, an engineering graduate of Holyoke Community College, received the college’s “Alumnus of the Year” award in 2000, and presently serves as a director of ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke Community College offers employers conference on retaining and recruiting workers

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'Training and Workforce Options' is a program offered by Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College

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Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College joined efforts in October to establish Training and Wor...... Springfield Technical Community College Published: Monday, March 05, 2012, 1:05 AM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print TWO.JPG submitted phot... (Read Full Article)

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Kathleen Anderson, director of Holyoke office of Planning and Development, to leave city post and lead Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce

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...2006. This is a developing story. Updates will appear on MassLive.com and in Thursday's edition of The Republican. Below, the full press release issued by the Chamber: The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce has s......program beginning in 1999. Anderson received an Associates degree in Early Childhood Education from Holyoke Community College, and a BS degree in Elementary Education from Fitchburg State College. Intimately involved in the C... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Kathleen G. Anderson

Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

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...at’s affordable. Employers need the colleges to do the training” OUTLOOK 2012 See more stories from The Republican's Outlook 2012 special section. Schools in Western Massachusetts have been training workers in the ......300-square-foot center in Whately for student internships, re´search, lectures and community events Holyoke Community College: •: $785,000, three-year grant from U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education t... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke Community College plans to purchase Grynn & Barrett building for health services programs

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...sday, January 04, 2012, 9:11 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 9:11 PM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print holyoke community college Republican file photoStudents walk down stairs at the crowded Holyoke Community College campus. HOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College has a $7 million plan to expand its campus by buying ... (Read Full Article)

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United Way of Pioneer Valley looks at financial literacy

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...iteracy Published: Monday, December 19, 2011, 6:10 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Republican File PhotoS......e report, prepared by The Midas Collaborative in Allston, this week during a symposium conducted at Holyoke Community College on enhancing financial stability in Hampden County. “At the end of the day, its about ... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: Massachusetts' community colleges have a critical mission

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...achusetts' community colleges have a critical mission Published: Friday, December 02, 2011, 2:56 AM The Republican Editorials By The Republican Editorials masslive.com Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Prin......me and time again that what’s true for Greater Boston is not always true for Western Massachusetts. Holyoke Community College President William F. Messner noted that community colleges in Massachusetts recently worked ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center completes first stage of construction

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...sday, November 29, 2011, 1:51 PM Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 2:26 PM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print The Republican | John Suchocki11.29.2011 | HOLYOKE - At the "topping out" ceremony at the Massachusetts Green High......and Westfield Vocational High School to work on the construction site to learn new ... (Read Full Article)

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Care Center in Holyoke receives National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the White House

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...rogram Award from the White House Published: Wednesday, November 02, 2011, 3:00 AM Patricia Cahill, The Republican By Patricia Cahill, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 102711care......ivera, who is working on her GED, Anne Teschner, executive director, and Tashia Davis, a student at Holyoke Community College, will represent The Care Center of Holyoke when the ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke Community College focuses on computer literacy with the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Center

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...d state grants, the college was able to launch the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Center. Holyoke Community College focuses on computer literacy with the new Thomas Gill III Community Technology Center Published: We...... did not have access to the Internet or low-cost computer classes.” 092111-picknelly-hcc-center.JPG The Republican | Michael S. GordonPeter A. Picknelly, center, president of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield, att... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: 'TWO' is better than one for workforce training

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...g Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 9:41 AM Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 9:42 AM The Republican Editorials By The Republican Editorials masslive.com Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Shar...... than one.” And when the problem is workforce training, Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College believe two schools are better than one. Putting that belief into action, the colleges ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Communtiy College join forces for worker training | masslive.com

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SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College have combined their corporate training programs in the hopes that more companies use them to build ...... College join forces for worker training Published: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 6:01 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 5 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print STCC garv... (Read Full Article)

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UMass receives $2.5 grant to help train health care workers in Holyoke, Springfield

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... care workers in Holyoke, Springfield Published: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 5:00 AM Diane Lederman, The Republican By Diane Lederman, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print UMass heal......alth Center, Brightwood Health Center, North End Community Coalition, all in Springfield along with Holyoke Community College and the Holyoke Health Center. (Read Full Article)

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Peoples Bank donates $43,000 for scoreboard at proposed new West Springfield High School

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Community colleges in Greenfield, Holyoke and Springfield win grants in new Massachusetts competition

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...Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 8:19 PM Updated: Tuesday, September 06, 2011, 8:19 PM By Dan Ring, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print ira.jpg Re......ingfield Technical Community College received $144,125; Greenfield Community College, $122,004 and Holyoke Community College, $70,000. Ira H. Rubenzahl, president of Springfield Technical Community College, said the grant ... (Read Full Article)

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

Richard Freeland's 'Vision Project' aims to get 29 Massachusetts public higher-education campuses moving in same direction

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...ection Published: Monday, July 04, 2011, 2:40 AM Boston Business Journal By Boston Business Journal The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print STCC garvy.JPG R......epublican file photoStudents head for classes on the steps of the Frost Building on the campus of Holyoke Community College. Community colleges are seen as a key part of the Vision Project of having ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke Community College to play host to conference on innovation and development

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...ctor of the city Office of Planning and Development. Home > Breaking News - MassLive.com > Holyoke Holyoke Community College to play host to conference on innovation and development Published: Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:00 PM ......blished: Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:00 PM Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:10 PM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Kathleen G. Anderson

Franklin County health-care field bolstered by $200,000 stimulus fund grant

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...bolstered by $200,000 stimulus fund grant Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 5:00 AM Brian Steele, The Republican By Brian Steele, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print GCC nurses ......kinson Hospital in Northampton who are not in the medical field or would like to rise in the ranks. Holyoke Community College and the Center for New ... (Read Full Article)

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4 Western Massachusetts students among 29 statewide to be issued 'Who Shine' awards by Board of Higher Education

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... grown up here and plan to stay here,” said George Arwady, publisher and chief executive officer of The Republican. “Many of these college students are members of my community and I’m delighted to be able to give t......ade the Dean’s List. Powers is transferring to Amherst College. Ruben Sepulveda of Holyoke, 36, is Holyoke Community College’s award winner. The formerly homeless high school dropout has worked ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Holyoke Community College   Amherst College

Megabus adds Holyoke to its list of stops, joining Amherst

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...ast. The center also has pre-school and daycare facilities and adult education programs provided by Holyoke Community College. Megabus adds Holyoke to its list of stops, joining Amherst Published: Monday, April 11, 2011, 3:0...... 400 riders a week, Lyons said in a phone interview this week. Related links * Business Monday from The Republican * More Business News “We haven’t done much marketing there yet,” Lyons said. Besides Holyoke and ... (Read Full Article)

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Wilbraham inventor bringing CrookHook to a police car near you

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...blished: Monday, March 28, 2011, 3:16 AM Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 8:14 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow Tweet Share 4 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print Mark M. Mur......the other vehicle,” he said. Alejandro Sanchez Jr. is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Holyoke Community College and a skeptic when it comes ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke's high performance computing center envisioned as the flagship of the Paper City's renaissance

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...ship of the Paper City's renaissance Published: Monday, February 14, 2011, 12:00 AM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican Follow Tweet Share 0 Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print kathy and e......n, the facility features pre-school and daycare facilities and adult education programs provided by Holyoke Community College. Gilbert and others say they see the community college playing a ... (Read Full Article)

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