Westfield District Court gets new 5-year lease, as state officials announce it will remain open

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...ormal School building on Washington Street. That building is now owned by University Housing LLC, a Peter Pan Bus Lines company. Opal Real Estate Group of Springfield, also a Peter A. Picknelly company, is spending $5 million to rehabilitate the building and create ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield Redevelopment Authority praises design plans for Union Station redevelopment

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...oximately 25 bus berths on the first floor and about 450 parking spaces on 2½ floors, Warner said. Springfield Redevelopment Authority praises design plans for Union Station redevelopment Published: Wednesday, ......nd-floor ticketing and waiting areas and upstairs offices for the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, Peter Pan Bus Lines, and Amtrak rail service, along with other office and retail space, and possibly a day care center,... (Read Full Article)

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Peter Pan Bus Lines subsidiary targets downtown Westfield for off-campus WSU student housing

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University Housing LLC, a Peter Pan Bus Lines company, will invest an estimated $5 million in Westfield’s downtown to create off-campus housing f......mal School at 27 Washington St., to the housing group which is managed by Opal Real Estate Group of Springfield, also a Peter A. Picknelly company. Rehabilitation of the brick structure, built in the 1800s, will... (Read Full Article)

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Taking Center Stage

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...of real-estate acquisitions, including the Paramount Theater (seen here), that promise to transform Springfield’s downtown. The kind of long-term change Flores envisions for the City of Homes will require energy......ooking at the assets, the city has clean water and natural resources. We have companies like Big Y, Peter Pan, and MassMutual. We have three TV stations in this city. We have Baystate Medical Center — how many... (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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...picknelly-hcc-center.JPG The Republican | Michael S. GordonPeter A. Picknelly, center, president of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield, attends a ceremony recently at the Holyoke Transportation Center on Maple Street to mark the offic... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

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Caret visited Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst on Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the B...... Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the Bay State, courtesy of a Peter Pan bus. Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone Published: Thursday, October 1... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

Springfield's Union Station gets $6 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant

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...ehabilitation of that historic landmark has the potential to transform the north blocks of downtown Springfield. This funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation is another significant investment in an inte...... the station that will be used for Pioneer Valley Transit Authority local and regional bus service, Peter Pan and other intercity bus service, Amtrak passenger rail service and other future commuter and high... (Read Full Article)

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UMass President Robert Caret launches statewide bus tour to learn how to better serve Massachusetts residents, businesses

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...businesses. Caret will be joined by business, education and elected officials in a bus on loan from Peter Pan Bus Lines of Springfield. AMHERST -- Embracing a tactic more often associated with political candidates, University of Massa... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield officials and neighborhood activists praise $3 million Main Street reconstruction project in North End

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...n ongoing $3 million Main Street road and sidewalk reconstruction project in the city's North End. Springfield officials and neighborhood activists praise $3 million Main Street reconstruction project in North ......roject began earlier this summer, covering a stretch of Main Street from the railroad arch near the Peter Pan bus station to Osgood Street in the Memorial Square area of the North End. A future second phase wi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Chicopee

Peter Pan Bus Lines to debut premium express service for Springfield to Hartford run

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...avoid that mad dash isn’t just for high rollers at the airport anymore. It’s for highway rollers at Peter Pan Bus Lines Inc. in Springfield. Peter Pan and business partner Greyhound introduced their premium express service to Springfield through Hartford to New York City Aug. 16. “It’s the highest class of bus service that is offered a... (Read Full Article)

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Peter Pan selling 1930s GM Futurliner, 1 of 9 remaining, on eBay

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Peter Pan Bus Lines is auctioning its 1939 General Motors Futurliner bus, one of only nine Futurliners still in existen......n Street being followed by one of the companies new buses.The bus is presently on EBay up for sale. Peter Pan Futurliner for sale on eBay gallery (8 photos) SPRINGFIELD – A Depression-era bus that promised a journey into a streamlined art-deco future of jet engines, ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield Redevelopment Authority names new developer for vacant Elm Street building at Court Square

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...t Square into a multi-million dollar project with a mix of retail, office and residential uses. The Springfield Redevelopment Authority, which owns the six-story office building at 13-31 Elm St., built in 1892, ......guys the magic wand,” Feliciano said to representatives of OPAL. Picknelly is president of OPAL and Peter Pan Bus Lines. The OPAL team also includes Demetrios N. Panteleakis, managing partner; Robert J. Schwarz, executi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual Center   Westfield State University

Westfield State University marks upswing after name change

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...LC for the former Westfield State College Normal Training School building on Washington Street. The Springfield-based firm, founded by Peter A. Picknelly, president of Peter Pan Bus Lines, and Demetrios N. Panteleakis, of Opan Real Estate Group, plans to offer up to 100 beds, in apartme... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University   Western New England University

Pending sale of Westfield State University's former training school on Washington Street announced

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...e former Westfield State Normal Training School on Washington Street is seen in 2008. WESTFIELD – A Springfield real estate group plans to convert the former Westfield State University training school building o......nder the management of Opal Real Estate Group. Opal was founded by Peter A. Picknelly, president of Peter Pan Bus Lines and Opal managing partner Demetrios N. Panteleakis. The formal transfer of the property at 27 Washi... (Read Full Article)

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Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau says Howdy to award winners

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... Comfort Inn & Suites in Ludlow (Accommodations category), Jason Guzman of Valet Park of America in Springfield (Transportation category) and Judy Brinn of Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield (Unseen Hero category). The Howdy Awards, which honor frontline hospitality employees in the Pionee... (Read Full Article)

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Megabus adds Holyoke to its list of stops, joining Amherst

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...British import Megabus has pulled into the Holyoke Transportation Center, right in the back yard of Springfield’s Peter Pan Bus Lines which has its low-cost bus brand: BoltBus. Both BoltBus and Megabus offer fares for as little as $1......at operate Megabus-brand buses. The company came to the United States in 2008, around the same time Peter Pan and Greyhound started their BoltBus low-cost brand. Robert J. Schwarz, vice ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Westfield State University   Amtrak

Agawam busines gets SBA-backed loan

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That guarantee gave the lender, New Alliance Bank in West Springfield, confidence to move forward on the 20-year 5.25-percent-interest loan despite the loss of business ......and promotional materials for Bay Path College, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Westfield Bank and Peter Pan Bus Lines stacked on the shop floor. Sullivan said business is picking up with the general economy. (Read Full Article)

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Nearly 4 million New Englanders expected to travel over Christmas and New Year's | masslive.com

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Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield has already gotten its holiday travel season off to a strong start, said Robert J. Schwarz, executi......ts holiday travel season off to a strong start, said Robert J. Schwarz, executive vice president of Peter Pan. Peter Pan’s popularity among college students means that the holiday travel rush started Friday, Dec. 19. ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Amtrak   Springfield

Peter Pan Bus Lines honored for development of Holyoke Intermodal Transportation Center

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The Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education has honored the Peter Pan Bus Lines for its visionary development of the new Holyoke Intermodal Transportation Center that now houses H...... and family education partners. The center is a collaboration of federal, state, and city agencies, Peter Pan, the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, Springfield-Holyoke-Chicopee Head Start, Holyoke Community College, and the Holyoke Public Schools. This... (Read Full Article)

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Peter Pan Bus Lines rolls out environmentally-friendly taxi cabs

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Grand opening set for $9 million Holyoke Transportation Center

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...ark, Maple Street HOLYOKE – Often, whenever someone placed a call to the late Peter L. Picknelly at Peter Pan Bus Lines, Picknelly himself answered the phone. Picknelly also wanted such a human element to be a feature o......ad for about 15 years,” he said. The center is a collaboration of federal, state and city agencies, Peter Pan, the PVTA, Springfield-Holyoke-Chicopee Head Start, which will run day care and ... (Read Full Article)

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Weekend travel expected to soar - MassLive.com

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Double Decker Dine 2010 ready to roll

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PETER PAN PREPARED FOR 4TH OF JULY TRAVELERS

Explore From the EDC (Jun 30 2010) Tourism

...2900 - Fax: 413-746-8671   Contact: Robert Schwarz (413) 781-2900 ext. 1303   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Peter Pan Prepared for 4th of July Travelers                  Springfield, MA – Peter Pan Bus Lines, one of the largest privately owned bus lines in the country, is preparing to add as many as many a... (Read Full Article)

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