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  1. Articles mentioning both MassDevelopment and Springfield

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    1. Northampton officials break ground on latest Village Hill development

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 24 2012)

      Mayor David J. Narkewicz and Kent Pecoy joined officials from MassDevelopment at the ground-breaking for 24 new houses being built by Pecoy Homes, a construction company based i...... ground-breaking for 24 new houses being built by Pecoy Homes, a construction company based in West Springfield. The plots for the homes, which are already marked, lie next to a group of townhouses built by Comm... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   West Springfield   Springfield

    2. MassDevelopment celebrates completion of renovation of former courthouse at 1550 Main St.

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2012)

      MassDevelopment celebrates completion of renovation of former courthouse at 1550 Main St. ...cent occupied, and houses approximately 350 employees, officials said. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, praised MassDevelopment, saying the agency “stepped up to the plate,” and made sure the building was a vibrant workplace in... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassDevelopment   Baystate Health

    3. Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 27 2012) Aerospace/Defense

      Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities ...Massachusetts National Guard, Massachusetts Port Authority, state Department of Veterans’ Services, MassDevelopment as well as a state senator and state representative. The Defense Department plans to cut spending b...... Sens. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., and Scott P. Brown, R-Mass., as well as U.S, Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, have said the Air Force proposal and any future Base Realignment and Closure recommendations must ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Bradley International Airport   MassDevelopment

    4. Arm Brook Village assisted living center under construction in Westfield

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 22 2012)

      Arm Brook Village assisted living center under construction in Westfield MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, announced Wednesday that it made a $3.9 million partic......or Living 22312.jpg View full sizeMassDevelopment, Clinton Savings Bank of Clinton, Hampden Bank of Springfield, and Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut will jointly finance construction of A... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Westfield

    5. Hospital of the Future: Baystate Health persevered with major construction project through 'Great Recession'

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 20 2012) Health Care

      Hospital of the Future: Baystate Health persevered with major construction project through 'Great Recession' ...are Email Print Tour of the Hospital of the future Enlarge Mark M. Murray, The Republican 02/16/12 Springfield - Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray - Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass,chief of the division of cardiology at......ough the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, which merged two years ago with MassDevelopment, the state’s quasi public economic development agency. MassDevelopment itself issued a $25 million tax-exempt bond and $20 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   MassMutual   Baystate Health

    6. Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 29 2012) Manufacturing

      Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires ...e president of business development at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, said the "traditional, commodity-based heavy stuff" normally associated with New England manufactu...... all lined up and said, ‘We will support you.' "When we put an expansion on here in 2000, people at MassDevelopment [a quasi-public statewide economic development agency] put together a program with Berkshire Bank s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Berkshire Bank

    7. Holyoke Medical Center gets $3 million in state help to obtain medical, non-medical and IT equipment

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 28 2011) Health Care

      ...sychiatric and oncology services, as well outpatient and therapeutic services, a press release from MassDevelopment said. Holyoke Medical Center gets $3 million in state help to obtain medical, non-medical and IT e......gency room visits. They came mostly from residents of Holyoke, Chicopee, South Hadley, Granby, West Springfield and Easthampton, the press release said. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Holyoke Medical Center   Springfield

    8. MassDevelopment issues $45 million in low-interest, tax-exempt financing to Baystate Medical Center expansion project

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 15 2011) Health Care

      MassDevelopment issues $45 million in low-interest, tax-exempt financing to Baystate Medical Center expansion project ...tate Medical Center's "Hospital of the Future" expansion project remains on schedule and on budget. SPRINGFIELD – MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development agency, has issued $45 million in low-interest, tax-exempt fin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bank of America   MassDevelopment   Baystate Health

    9. Business bits: Springfield No. 5 in construction hiring, Bostonians don't like to eat out and are saying 'humbug' to holiday spending, and more

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 31 2011)

      Business bits: Springfield No. 5 in construction hiring, Bostonians don't like to eat out and are saying 'humbug' to holiday spending, and more Also high on the list - ranked No. 5 - was the region that includes Springfield and communities north of Hartford. That region added net new 1,700 jobs, or 17 percent, over the pa......tips from Titleist fitting experts. Lawrence development gets $38 million in funds Eastern Bank and MassDevelopment put up a combined $37.87 million in loans, tax credits and other financing to advance the Riverwalk... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Springfield

    10. There's some interest in proposed Massachusetts-owned bank but required $2.5 billion investment could cause early withdrawal

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 13 2011) Financial Services

      There's some interest in proposed Massachusetts-owned bank but required $2.5 billion investment could cause early withdrawal ...mail Print biz tucker.jpg Michael S. Tucker, president and CEO of Greenfield Co-Operative Bank SPRINGFIELD – North Dakota has a state-owned bank that finances local development projects, offers low-cost st...... not always imply causation. Also, Massachusetts already has quasi-public financing agencies like MassDevelopment and MassHousing that do what the Bank of North Dakota does. “I want to keep an open mind about this... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Springfield

    11. Solar facility proposed for formerly contaminated Chapman Valve complex in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 27 2011) Energy

      Solar facility proposed for formerly contaminated Chapman Valve complex in Springfield ...ion Hall on Oak Street. Solar facility proposed for formerly contaminated Chapman Valve complex in Springfield Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 9:07 PM Sandra Constantine, The Republican By Sandra Constan......environmental remediation using funds from the state Department of Environmental Protection and MassDevelopment. A year ago the city demolished the main foundry on Goodwin Street. Chapman Valve was once the worl... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Northeast Utilities   Springfield

    12. Western Massachusetts Business Etc.: MassDevelopment helps Thorn Industries, NE execs expect hiring, Zoar employees top 1,000 human-powered commuting miles, and more

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 13 2010)

      Western Massachusetts Business Etc.: MassDevelopment helps Thorn Industries, NE execs expect hiring, Zoar employees top 1,000 human-powered commuting miles, and more MassDevelopment has provided a $450,000 loan through its New Markets Loan Fund to the owners of Thorn Industries. ...... Y's Fresh Acres and Table & Vine, and other retail outlets. The Nut Lady has a retail store at 303 Springfield St., Agawam, and maintains a website at www.TheNutLady.biz. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Big Y Foods   Springfield

    13. Under Construction: Reconstruction of former federal building in Springfield nearly complete

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 8 2010)

      Under Construction: Reconstruction of former federal building in Springfield nearly complete ... of the former federal building at 1550 Main St. will be completed by the end of 2010, according to MassDevelopment. Fontaine Bros., on Cottage Street in Springfield, is doing the work. That $11 million includes money put up by MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development and finance arm, the state itself, the city and the other tenants... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Baystate Health   Springfield

    14. Village Hill picks up steam, despite economy

      Explore GazetteNET (Aug 16 2010)

      ... is in negotiations with a developer for a 26-home bungalow complex north of the community gardens. MassDevelopment is expected to ink a deal with that unnamed developer rather soon, said spokeswoman Kelsey Abbruzze......e located on the north side of the site. Several apartment complexes are already open and occupied. Springfield-based Community Builders Inc. developed Hillside Place at Village Hill, a six-building, 40-unit ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Northampton

    15. Westfield seeks state funding for environmental review

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 2 2010)

      ... 47 School St.. The goal is to proceed with a proposal submitted earlier this year for the study by Springfield consultants O’Reilly, Talbot & Okum Associates Inc.. The firm was one of three proposals received b......d then plan for any mitigation that may be necessary,” said Daley. He said he expects a decision by MassDevelopment on grant funding in about two months and work to begin and hopefully be ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency   Springfield

    16. Springfield receives grants for economic development, education and job creation

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 24 2010)

      Springfield receives grants for economic development, education and job creation ...ssroom expansion project that will allow the center to serve nearly double its current capacity. Springfield receives grants for economic development, education and job creation Published: Thursday, June 24, ......at will allow the center to serve nearly double its current capacity. The low-interest loan is from MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development authority. Bialecki also stopped at Boulevard Machine and Gear... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   The Republican

    17. Chicopee City Council approves tax incentive for John Lyman Co. to relocate, expand on Westover Road

      Explore masslive.com (May 25 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Chicopee City Council approves tax incentive for John Lyman Co. to relocate, expand on Westover Road ...site on Westover Road will join the warehousing and manufacturing functions of the firm, founded in Springfield in 1906. The company moved to Chicopee in 1937. Presently there are two operations based in Chicope......iness. In April, the company received a $2.2 million tax-exempt industrial development bond from MassDevelopment to help renovate the new facility. MassDevelopment, the state’s finance and development authority, works with businesses, financial institutions and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Chicopee

    18. State, town to work on defunct school

      Explore Amherst Bulletin (Dec 10 2009) Education

      State, town to work on defunct schoolAmherst BulletinSample contracts with Springfield and Chicopee will be forwarded to the EDIC, said Richard Henderson, executive vice president for re......to the EDIC, said Richard Henderson, executive vice president for real estate for ... BELCHERTOWN - MassDevelopment and the town's Economic Development and Industrial Corp. will begin working on a memorandum of agre... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Springfield   Northampton

    19. massecon honors 17 companies at event with Governor Patrick

      Explore Boston Real Estate News (Dec 3 2009) Life Sciences

      ...nd Bronze winner from each region of the state. MassEcon also presented three unique awards: the to MassDevelopment for providing financial tools needed to stimulate economic growth across the Commonwealth; the to Z...... EMD Serono – Billerica Bronze Award Reveal Imaging Technology – Bedford Gold Award State Medical – Springfield Silver Award LTI Glass – Pittsfield Bronze Award Interprint – Pittsfield Greater Boston: Gold Award... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Robert L. Culver

    20. The Next Phase

      Explore BusinessWest (Oct 28 2009)

      The Next Phase ...ecki, the state’s Housing and Economic Development secretary, said the partnership between the GSA, MassDevelopment, and the building’s tenants will be an asset to Springfield’s central business district and key to sustaining momentum for long-term economic development and j... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassDevelopment   Robert L. Culver

    21. Verizon cuts nearly 200 jobs in Mass., R.I.

      Explore Home - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise (Oct 9 2009)

      ...Fort Point area. Lincoln Property Co. represented BSD in the lease transaction. Sale fuels downtown Springfield revitalization SPRINGFIELD – MassDevelopment has purchased a 150,000-square-foot building at 1550 Main St. in Springfield from the General Services Administration for $2.5 million to help revitalize that area of the city’... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Robert DeLeo   Baystate Health

    22. MassDevelopment completes purchase of former federal building downtown, soon to home of School Department, Baystate Health

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 9 2009)

      ... School Department, additional offices of Baystate Health By Peter Goonan October 09, 2009, 12:00PM SPRINGFIELD – State, local and federal officials gathered Friday morning to announce the purchase and start o...... downtown presence for Baystate Health. The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, also known as MassDevelopment, recently finalized the purchase of the building at 1550 Main St., from the federal government for ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Robert L. Culver   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

    23. Mayor defends building lease

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 9 2009)

      ...ions. Mayor defends building lease Wednesday, September 09, 2009 By PETER GOONAN pgoonan@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - City Councilor Timothy J. Rooke, who has criticized the city's planned long-term lease of the old......on of a new courthouse on State Street. The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, also known as MassDevelopment, the state's quasi-public finance and development authority, is purchasing the Main Street building... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassDevelopment   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

    24. City Councilor Timothy Rooke asks inspector general's office to review ...

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 8 2009)

      City Councilor Timothy Rooke asks inspector general's office to review ... SPRINGFIELD - City Councilor Timothy J. Rooke, who has criticized the city's planned long-term lease of the old......on of a new courthouse on State Street. The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, also known as MassDevelopment, the state's quasi-public finance and development authority, is purchasing the Main Street building... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassDevelopment   Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

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