Funds, work sites sought in Western Massachusetts for summer jobs program

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...ush Wednesday morning with a news conference at the Western New England Electric Co. offices in the Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park. SPRINGFIELD – Without the youth employment programs offered by the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County,... (Read Full Article)

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

College graduate hiring up, with local grads finding success

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...et. Davis, a mass communications major, does not have a job in his field at the time of graduation. SPRINGFIELD – Jordan Gilliam, 22, started his job search when a lot of his fellow members of the Class of 2012 ......ee he won’t officially get until May 20, by securing a job in sales for Alliance Medical Gas in the Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park. He met with Alliance ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College

Millbrook Scholars Program provides inner-city Springfield teens skills to succeed in work force

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... and new economic growth to all parts of the state.” Millbrook Scholars Program provides inner-city Springfield teens skills to succeed in work force Published: Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:55 AM The Republican By...... to follow an academic path. The three young men currently living in the Sixteen Acres home attend Springfield Technical Community College and plan to attend Western New England University or the University of Massachusetts upon graduatio... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield's Veritas Preparatory Charter School picks first group of students

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...the highest of expectations,” she told about 100 people attending the event at Scibelli Hall on the Springfield Technical Community College campus. As Lorenzo Gaines, a director for the Springfield-based group ACCESS, drew names from lottery box, he told the crowd that that the value of attendin... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield   The Republican

Holyoke Community College offers employers conference on retaining and recruiting workers

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Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce

'Training and Workforce Options' is a program offered by Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College

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Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College joined efforts in October to establish Training and Workforce Options, or “TWO,” in which the two i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Mason Square supermarket could be viable, according to CEO who has made urban stores work

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...ions. The goal of the MSFJI is to bring a full line grocery store to the Mason Square neighborhood. SPRINGFIELD – A full-line supermarket complete with fresh fruit and vegetables at reasonable prices could b......rdered by Walnut Street, Oak Street and Charter Avenue. The land is now mostly a parking lot of the Springfield Technical Community College Technology Park, which is across State Street. DevelopSpringfield was founded in 2008 as ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield Technical Community College   Stop & Shop

Charters for two new proposed schools granted in Springfield and Holyoke

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Springfield

STCC shows would-be entrepreneurs the road for taking their ideas to market

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... Sabato teaches her business administration class, “From Concept to Commercialization,“ at Springfield Technical Community College. Seated are students Edward Fisher and Esmie Spalding. SPRINGFIELD – On the first day of class, Diane Sabato, assistant professor of business administration at Springfield Technical Community College, greets her students. “This is going to be the best class ever,” says Sabato, “but, it’s not as eas... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

New charter schools in Springfield, Holyoke recommended by Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester

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The Baystate Academy Charter School in Springfield and the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School in Holyoke are among the four schools recommende......ate Health. Once approved, the school is slated to open in September of 2013 and will be located at Springfield Technical Community College, Robinson said. It will operate in partnership with STCC and Baystate Health, he said. “The entire ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Baystate Health

Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business

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...ENTS Here are some of the recent or upcoming developments at area institutions of higher education: Springfield Technical Community College: •: Launched “Rapid Course” credit programs to meet workforce training needs •: Partnered with Springfield Public Schools to seek grant for Gateway to College program to help at-risk students finish school Springfield College •: Ph.D. program in counseling psychology with classes to begin in September •: Bachelor’s ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done

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Almost a fifth of the 100 workers at Microtest Laboratories in Agawam got their basic training at Springfield Technical Community College. Editorial: Community colleges in Western Massachusetts get job done Published: Thursday, February... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Employers fear community colleges run from Boston

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...re close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The Republican02/02/2012 Springfield - - Springfield Technical Community College Laser Electro-Optics Technology student Rose Holloway from West Springfield , Professor Nicholas Massa, Laser Program co-ordinator, and student Chris Vanasse, work with the la... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Women in Philanthropy conference coming to MassMutual

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Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield Technical Community College   MassMutual Center

Momentum Building

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One of the main marketing taglines for the Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Technical Community College is ‘Business Building.” This explains both what the facility is — a facility housing small business......rams and related services is certainly not a startup (in fact, it’s one of the oldest businesses in Springfield), and it’s not a fledgling outfit looking for advice and technical support on how to get to th... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College

Berkshire Bank Promotes Pioneer Valley VP

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...ith the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, Make-A-Wish Program and serves on the boards of the Springfield Riverfront Development Corp. and the Springfield Technical Community College Foundation. Boys BB: Taconic at Drury 1/10/12 Drury boy's basketball team win over Taconic 54-53,..... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   TD Banknorth   Springfield Technical Community College

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...... DiGeronimo, then-principals of Concourse Communications • 1999: Andrew Scibelli, then-president of Springfield Technical Community College • 1998: Eric Suher, president of E.S. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   MassMutual   Springfield Technical Community College

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

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...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......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 the technical advances ... (Read Full Article)

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

Breaking Down the Report Card

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...fore answering his own question. Ira Rubenzahl Ira Rubenzahl Meanwhile, Ira Rubenzahl, president of Springfield Technical Community College, said that, while many of the report’s conclusions can be debated, its basic argument — that commu......pective on Western Massachusetts,” said Pura. “I thought that the wonderful work that’s going on in Springfield, Holyoke, the Berkshires, and here in Franklin County was not spoken to. That fact is that communit... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Greenfield Community College

Editorial: Massachusetts' community colleges have a critical mission

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...ble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print stcc entrance.jpg File photo | The RepublicanThe entrance to Springfield Technical Community College Western Massachusetts community college presidents have raised some legitimate concerns about a new... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

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

UnityFirst and National Center for Information and Communications Technologies at Springfield Technical Community College to co-host innovation, leadership series

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UnityFirst.com and the National Center for Information and Communications Technologies, or ICT, at Springfield Technical Community College will partner to present a live Internet broadcast on Dec. 1 featuring speakers on technology and in......n-crop.jpg Submitted photoStedman Graham, right, is collaborating with Janine and Tom Fondon of the Springfield-area based, diversity-focused online network UnityFirst.com to present a series on innovation, iden... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield   Gordon Snyder

Editorial: 'TWO' is better than one for workforce training

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... invoke the old adage: “Two heads are better than one.” And when the problem is workforce training, Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College believe two schools are better than one. Putting that belief into act... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Communtiy College join forces for worker training | masslive.com

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SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College have combined their corporate training programs in the hopes that mor... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield