Smith & Wesson grows in Springfield hiring veterans, Putnam Vocational students

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...updated version of a story posted at 1:14 this afternoon. Mark M. Murray/ The Republican02/06/12 Springfield- - Smith & Wesson president P.James Debney, left speaks at the podium during as press conference Monday at which t... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield

Editorial: Smith & Wesson hones historic brand

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Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   The Republican

Tax incentive for F.W. Webb relocation and expansion plans gets Springfield City Council final approval

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Comment Mentions:   Brian M. Connors   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield City Council

Springfield's Smith & Wesson completes move, takes aim at future

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... Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The Republican12/15/11 Springfield - Ryan McIntosh, works on a Venture Rifle at the Thompson/Center area of the Smith and Wesson factory. SPRINGFIELD – Smith & Wesson, the iconic gunmaker tied to Springfield’s history as tightly as it is tied to Hollywood’s Dirty Harry and his “most powerful handgun in the... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Coca-Cola

Smith & Wesson reports positive quarter

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...blican The Republican Follow 36 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Smith & Wesson: Inside the Springfield manufacturing facility Enlarge Dave Roback, The Republican 11/09/10-Springfield-Staff Photo by Dave Roback--File photos to go with stories on Smith and Wesson gunmakers in Springfield. Here parts get loaded for polishing. Smith & Wesson: Inside the Springfield manufacturing facility gallery (20 photos) SPRINGFIELD — Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Holding ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield City Council approves special tax incentive for Custom Carbide; incentive for F.W. Webb undecided

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... of both tax incentive proposals, said he believes they benefit both the city and the local firms. Springfield City Council approves special tax incentive for Custom Carbide; incentive for F.W. Webb undecided P......w jobs. F.W. Webb’s planned move from its current site on Plainfield Street, in Luna’s ward, to the Smith & Wesson industrial park off Roosevelt Avenue, would create approximately $82,032 in new property ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield City Council   Springfield

MassEcon salutes companies for contributions, commitment

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...h American general manager, Coca-Cola, Pittsfield; and gold winner James Debney, president and CEO, Smith & Wesson, Springfield. BOSTON – MassEcon (the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development) held its eighth annual Tea... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Office of Business Development   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Coca-Cola

Springfield companies seek tax incentives for expansion projects

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...val of tax incentives in a planned move from its Plainfield Street building to a larger site in the Springfield Smith & Wesson Industrial Park on Roosevelt Avenue. The company sought the incentive earlier this year, but the co... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   The Republican

Vocational high schools in Western Massachusetts could offer associate degree programs in the future

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... studying associate’s degree programs, especially since there are few community colleges outside of Springfield Technical Community College that offer associate’s degrees in applied science. Many community co... (Read Full Article)

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

Going Great Guns

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...m,” that has enabled the U.S. military to take thousands of mothballed M14 carbines produced at the Springfield Armory in the years just prior to its closure in 1968 and put them back into productive use as a mo... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield Armory   Springfield

Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

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... will particularly look for ways to expand the university's presence and outreach in cities such as Springfield and Holyoke. Caret also made stops at the Smith & Wesson plant in Springfield and the $168 million Holyoke High Performance Computer Center site as well as one at the Engineerin... (Read Full Article)

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

MassEcon Announces GT Advanced Technologies as a Winner for the 8th A...

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Massachusetts Office of Business Development   Smith & Wesson Corp.

Big Y Employment Specialist Lindsay Pratola

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..., and companies are starting to hire.” Kevin Lynn, manager of business services for Future Works in Springfield, said there was a 15% increase in the number of employers listing jobs in FY 2011. But although mor...... there was a 3% drop in the number of jobs posted last year. Bill Lachenmeyer Bill Lachenmeyer says Smith & Wesson filled more than 225 positions over the past year, and expects further growth. “We ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   MassMutual   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

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Printing experts urge Springfield's Putnam High School to get larger printing press for student graphics instruction

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...me equipment students can expect to see once the take jobs in local industry. Printing experts urge Springfield's Putnam High School to get larger printing press for student graphics instruction Published: Monda......ocal industry. The fund has had success working with the school’s machine-tool program and gunmaker Smith & Wesson. “That’s just a home run for us,” Upson said. “That’s what it takes to motivate a student ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual   West Springfield

What's in Store for the Westinghouse Site?

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...of Uses for Sprawling Complex WestinghouseDPart The former Westinghouse Electronics complex in East Springfield was slated for redevelopment into a large retail Mall, with perhaps two dozen stores, but then the ......ducts. The plant was part of a large industrial corridor where Rolls-Royces were once assembled and Smith & Wesson later became a huge part of the landscape. The Westinghouse operation eventually wound down in 1970... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   Holyoke

Profiles in Business

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...Security, now known as the Division of Employment & Training, and subsequent work administering the Springfield chamber’s jobs program. The common denominator, he said, is putting people to work, an assignment h...... an environment. “Most all of the big companies we have today — and that list includes MassMutual, Smith & Wesson, Big Y, the hospitals, and the colleges — and the plethora of smaller companies all started when so... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts' unemployment rate falls below 8% for first time in 2 years

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...oto by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanKathy A. Salvador, left, director of employee relations at Smith and Wesson talks with Rose M. Behnk of Springfield, an attendee at the Urban League Job and Career Forum at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of F... (Read Full Article)

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Michael Vedovelli

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... several press outlets, including BusinessWest, for his work helping companies such as Titeflex and Smith & Wesson, both in Springfield, gain the state and local support needed to expand. Michael Vedovelli: 37 Posted on 26 April 2011.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   Titeflex

John Judge resigns as Springfield's chief development officer

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...key role in several city initiatives, including retention of Titeflex Corporation, the expansion of Smith & Wesson, and creation of the UMass Design Center, according to Sarno, who praised Judge’s contributions to ......n Center, according to Sarno, who praised Judge’s contributions to the city. John Judge resigns as Springfield's chief development officer Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 10:03 PM Updated: Wednesday, ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Smith & Wesson Corp.

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announces vocational program in WMass swing

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...he got the position Feb. 23. Murray also toured Noble Hospital in Westfield, observed a program at Smith & Wesson Corp., in Springfield, that gives military veterans job training as machinists and was scheduled to make a dedication at ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield   Chicopee

Baystate Health, Smith & Wesson, pledge to hire veterans

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... armed forces employer partnership meeting Friday at Baystate Medical Centers' conference center in Springfield. SPRINGFIELD – Two of the city’s largest employers gunmaker Smith & Wesson and Baystate Health – reaffirmed their commitments to hiring veterans with separate events Friday a... (Read Full Article)

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FutureWorks of Springfield celebrates 15th anniversary and improving job picture

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...JPG Staff photo by Michael S. GordonJob seekers look over paperwork at FutureWorks Career Center in Springfield. Smith & Wesson has moved 225 jobs here from its factory in Rochester, N.H., as it consolidates production of its T... (Read Full Article)

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Buyers influenced by incentives

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...ction in the Pioneer Valley, in addition to the promising news of more than 200 new job openings at Smith & Wesson in Springfield, should bolster confidence. Massachusetts continues to be an attractive place to live as it draws i... (Read Full Article)

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