1. Articles mentioning both Springfield Armory and Springfield

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    1. Edward Leyden of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing in Agawam is co-chairman of state manufacturing task force

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 11 2011) Manufacturing

      Edward Leyden of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing in Agawam is co-chairman of state manufacturing task force ...ys 7,800 workers. “Without a doubt – and you know this goes back centuries to the beginnings of the Springfield Armory – the Pioneer Valley is a world-class center,” said Eric T. Nakajima, the senior innovation advise......m the Pioneer Valley, including the efforts of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County and Springfield Technical Community College, and replicate them across the state. Leyden said he wants to exploit t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield Armory

    2. Going Great Guns

      Explore BusinessWest (Nov 22 2011) Manufacturing

      Going Great Guns ...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 more attr......e Troy produces some of these components and accessories at its facilities on Capital Drive in West Springfield, a former U.S. Postal Service processing facility, many others are ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    3. Springfield's Scibelli Enterprise Center hosts more business

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 18 2011) Information Technology

      Springfield's Scibelli Enterprise Center hosts more business ...rprise Center in April, part of an influx of new tenants at the center located in a historic former Springfield Armory building in the sprawling Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park. scibelli marla michel.JPG Republican staff photo by Do... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield Armory

    4. Scibelli Enterprise Center offers two new programs to support start-ups

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 17 2011) Information Technology

      Scibelli Enterprise Center offers two new programs to support start-ups ...et your guests. The conference rooms themselves are quite nice; being located in one of the former Springfield Armory buildings gives the place an historic air that can’t be beat. Nothing against coffee shops, but th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    5. Springfield Technical Community College opens new lounge designed for the 250 veterans studying on campus

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 17 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education

      Springfield Technical Community College opens new lounge designed for the 250 veterans studying on campus So when Springfield Technical Community College opens a new student center next week, it will not just be expanding ser...... and other military actions. Given the college’s history – it is located on the grounds of the old Springfield Armory – the idea of a veterans lounge seemed a no-brainer, though finding and then furnishing the right s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    6. Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor"

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 26 2010)

      Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor" With 916,000 people in its work force, a combined Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge Corridor” is larger than the vaunted “Research Triangle” near Raleigh, North Carolina, a......versity on the Partnership Board said those colleges are as important to the region’s future as the Springfield Armory was to its past. The armory brought technical skills to the region back when gunmaking was the heig... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   MassMutual

    7. AMICCON - Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competition & Conference - scheduled for MassMutual Center in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 13 2010) Manufacturing

      AMICCON - Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competition & Conference - scheduled for MassMutual Center in Springfield ...inners said. Born of the early advances in precision manufacturing and interchangeable parts at the Springfield Armory, manufacturing once dominated the region’s economy. Now people hear of one-time mainstays like Springfield Wire and, most recently, Callaway Golf Ball Operations in Chicopee, shifting that production overse... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Raytheon   MassMutual Center   West Springfield

    8. Helping Manufacturers Break the Mold

      Explore BusinessWest (Aug 3 2010)

      .... Here’s how it works: The four companies, Boulevard Machine and Gear and Thorn Industries, both in Springfield; Mechanical Drive Components Inc. (MDC) in Chicopee; and Creative Machining and Molding Corp. (CMMC......ctor of the region’s economy, precision manufacturing, which traces its roots to the opening of the Springfield Armory more than two centuries ago, can be an important part of the future, and not just a thing of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    9. Springfield Falcons of AHL announce 1-year affiliation with Columbus Blue Jackets

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 25 2010)

      Springfield Falcons of AHL announce 1-year affiliation with Columbus Blue Jackets Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, a Falcons season-ticket holder, attended the press conference and spoke of ...... honors the Civil War uniforms manufactured in Ohio. It is a natural tie-in to the area because the Springfield Armory produced many of the guns and the Ames Co. in Chicopee made a lot of the swords used during the Civ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual Center   Springfield Armory

    10. A Smaller, but Still-relevant, Manufacturing Sector

      Explore BusinessWest (Mar 12 2010) Manufacturing

      ... of 200 years, manufacturing was the foundation of the Pioneer Valley’s economy. The major cities — Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, and Westfield — gained their very identities from the production of rifles, pap......st of the talk concerning this sector involves the past tense, as in people who used to work at the Springfield Armory, American Bosch, the Uniroyal plant in Chicopee, GE in Pittsfield, or any of several dozen paper an... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    11. New Museum of Springfield History set to open Oct. 10

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 27 2009)

      New Museum of Springfield History set to open Oct. 10 ...that Esta Manthos donated in 2006, as well as examples of nine different automobiles. New Museum of Springfield History set to open Oct. 10 By Anne-Gerard Flynn September 27, 2009, 10:40AM Republican photo by M......ticut River to be the site of the federal government’s arsenal. During and after the Civil War, the Springfield Armory was the largest employer in the city. This produced skilled employees and a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield Armory   Springfield

    12. Let's hear it for the Armor

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 1 2009) Education , Retail

      ...ssachusetts as well. Michael Savit, the team's principal owner, is upbeat. "I am confident that the Springfield Armor, like the Springfield Armory, will provide a source of pride throughout the Pioneer Valley, he said on Tuesday. The logo, develo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield Armory   Michael Savit   Springfield

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