Gov. Deval Patrick announces $520000 in new Massachusetts tornado relief

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Of the $520,000, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission was chosen to oversee $425,000 in home repair funds, with a maximum benefit of $15,000 per househol......identify local needs and opportunities, officials said. The state funding also included $30,000 for Springfield Partners for Community Action for their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield

Marcos Marrero named Holyoke director of planning and economic development

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 Marcos A. Marrero, a land use and environment planner with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, is the city’s new director of planning and economic development. Marcos Marrero named Holyoke dir...... economics and political science from the University of Puerto Rico. He currently lives in downtown Springfield with his wife, Wanda Colón, and will be moving to Holyoke within the next few months, Morse said. M... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Kathleen G. Anderson

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission celebrates 50th birthday

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...s Street headquarters Friday and chatted with current executive director Timothy W. Brennan, right. SPRINGFIELD – For the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, good news came on a bad day. On Sept. 11, 1962, the start-up planning group won recognition as a p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield   Springfield

Connecticut and Westfield river environmental projects scheduled

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...he RepublicanThe boat launch at Bassett Marina and North End Bridge on the Connecticut River in Springfield is one of the locations where volunteers are needed to collect water samples as part of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's annual river water quality monitoring. SPRINGFIELD — Volunteers are needed to assist in environmental projects involving the Connecticut and Westfield... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Westfield

PVTA, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission push for dedicated regional tranportation funding source

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...ding to transportation planners who pitched the idea at a meeting Friday hosted by the PVTA and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. About 40 people, including local lawmakers or their staffs, attended the forum, which also feature......tes are already overcrowded, particularly trips through Amherst and a north-south route through Springfield and Chicopee. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Amherst

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray awards $4 million in grants to Massachusetts communities for providing regional services

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...uldn't get the program off the ground without this grant." The initiative includes Northampton, Springfield, Greenfield, Chesterfield, Easthampton, Granby, Montague, Turners Falls and Ware. Sullivan said th......ire County towns to pool resources and provide regional public nursing services. • $132,455 for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to provide expertise and professional help to conservation commissions in Hatfield, Palmer and Sout... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

DevelopSpringfield announces leadership team for Rebuild Springfield effort

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Comment Mentions:   Brian M. Connors   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.

Regional increase in state gasoline tax eyed as way to fund transportation projects in Bay State

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...illion a year for transportation projects in the region, according to the executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. * State News * Tornado * US & World * Videos Home > Breaking News - MassLive.com > Statehouse Regi......en. Thomas M. McGee, D-Lynn, committee chairman, and behind them state Rep. Michael J. Finn, D-West Springfield, and state Rep. Nicholas A. Boldyga, R-Southwick. SPRINGFIELD – A place-specific tax to fund transportation projects was among the topics raised ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield   Springfield

Forum: Human service workers make economic impact on Pioneer Valley

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Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Amherst

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission lists goals for 2012

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...eet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 1025_BRENNAN.jpg Timothy W. Brennan SPRINGFIELD – The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s overall goal for 2012 is to “connect in order to compete”, said its executive director, Timothy W... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Holyoke

National report cites climb in extreme poverty rates in areas including Springfield and Holyoke

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...remaining census tract was in a northern section of Amherst. Home > Breaking News - MassLive.com > Springfield National report cites climb in extreme poverty rates in areas including Springfield and Holyoke Published: Thursday, November 03, 2011, 4:01 AM Updated: Thursday, November 03, 201......62508_timothy brennan.JPG File photo | The RepublicanTimothy Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, said concentrated poverty is an issue faced for a number of ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Holyoke

In tight economy, Pioneer Valley experts look to fire up regional job engines

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...esn’t chase away that the economy is in weak shape.” Timothy Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. 2 Photo: Investing in the future GORDoN DANIELS An aerial view of Kollmorgen Electro-Optical, whic......ides resources and information to businesses operating in or entering the Valley from Greenfield to Springfield and beyond. In addition to a focus on recruiting and retention, the EDC also plays a key role ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Coca-Cola   Springfield

Pioneer Valley Planing Commission preparing long-term transportation plan

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...e road is expected to be part of an improvement project from Pasco Road to Main Street in Wilbraham SPRINGFIELD – The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission wants the public to have a say as to which road, transit and trail projects should be priorities an... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Northampton

Editorial: Main Street block in Springfield ready for renewal

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...tate growth district grant and brownfields funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Editorial: Main Street block in Springfield ready for renewal Published: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 11:12 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   The Republican

Partial demolition of former Asylum nightclub in Springfield underway

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...0 state growth district grant, and brownfields funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. 5/19/03 Springfield-- The exterior of the Asylum night club at the corner of Main and Worthington streets in downtown Springfield as seen in May 2003, the same month it was ordered to be closed because of safety violations. (Repu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield

Editorial: Upgrades to Western Massachusetts rail system important to the future of rail transportation

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...e news that work could begin as soon as this summer on a $72.8 million upgrade of train tracks from Springfield to the Vermont state line – part of a broader plan to improve rail service form New Haven, Conn., o......ject is expected to create 200 jobs along the route. Timothy Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, called the agreement with Pan Am Southern Railways "a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amtrak   Springfield

Leadership Pioneer Valley

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...ointed director, that will have benefits for participants and the region as a whole. In 2004, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s Plan for Progress, initially created a decade earlier, was overhauled, with 13 new strategic goal......e explained, which separates LPV, as it’s called, from some other leadership programs created in Springfield and Northampton. Meanwhile, one of the goals of the curriculum is to familiarize participants with ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual   Greenfield Community College

Springfield's Union Station wins new round of federal funding

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... $400,000 cleanup grant for the Union Station redevelopment project and a $500,000 grant for to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for a revolving loan fund. Springfield's Union Station wins new round of federal funding Published: Monday, June 27, 2011, 7:55 PM Upd... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   The Republican

FEMA recovery centers open Saturday in Springfield, West Side to aid tornado victims

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The Springfield center is located in Building 104 of the STCC Technology Park at One Federal Street. More important... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual Center   Palmer

Springfield's Union Station project 1 of 3 locally to win federal 'brownfields' grant

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...he environment, create jobs and promote economic re-development,” the EPA said in a press release. Springfield's Union Station project 1 of 3 locally to win federal 'brownfields' grant Published: Saturday, June... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   The Republican

Development following New England high-speed rail

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"It's not just about the train service," said Timothy Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in Springfield, Mass. "It's how train service becomes a catalyst for development. There are areas that can stand r... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Timothy W. Brennan

Railroad project between Springfield and New Haven receives $30 million in federal funding

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...l government will spend $30 million double-tracking the railroad line between New Haven, Conn., and Springfield, part of a long-term plan to speed and improve passenger service along the Connecticut River as far......ot about 13 percent of what they had asked for," said Timothy W. Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. "At least in this particular round." In the $227-million request, Connecticut transportation pla... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Amtrak

Springfield's future lies in rails and ports according to a conference

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...mic development agency, and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business group. Springfield's future lies in rails and ports according to a conference Published: Monday, April 04, 2011, 6:34 ......ese things are ports. We’ve got all the assets,” said Timothy W. Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. “I think now we’ve just got to learn how to leverage them.” More than 105 business ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

Western Massachusetts census marked by boom and bust

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Timothy W. Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, said population growth in Western Massachusetts was stronger in “first-ring suburbs” such as Belch...... for a relatively affordable home, good schools, open space and commuting access to Amherst or Springfield. Belchertown's population jumped by 13 percent since 2000 to 14,649, according to new U.S. Censu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer