Amherst native Alex Krogh-Grabbe named director of Amherst Business Improvement District

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...ct proposed by business leaders along with representatives from the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College. That group had been working for more than two years to establish the district, which allow......ated a Business Improvement District in 2009. Districts have also been established in Westfield and Springfield. “I think it’s a huge opportunity. We’re starting to put things in place, there’s a lot of good mom... (Read Full Article)

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UMass plans for satellite campus

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...e the subject of intense lobbying from area officials. During a breakfast to welcome incoming UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place on Monday, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno made a direct plea for the new school to be sited in his city. Sarno said attra... (Read Full Article)

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Business Monday from The Republican, May 14, 2012: Precision manufacturing gets a boost

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... back more slowly than other regions, according to a new report from The Brookings Institution. The Springfield metropolitan area, an area defined as most of Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties, has 26,479 ...... named Ken Toong, executive director of Auxiliary Enterprises at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, to its inaugural list of the “20 Most Influential” people and organizations having an impact on th... (Read Full Article)

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A Priceless Gift | BusinessWest

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...n without the help, support, and guidance she has received from Valley Venture Mentors, or VVM. The Springfield-based group provides critical support to entrepreneurs by linking them to business professionals wh......tiful story behind it; I didn’t want a dress made in China in a sweatshop or by children,” said the Amherst resident. Her search proved futile, but after talking with friends, the 29-year-old realized they s... (Read Full Article)

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Departing UMass Chancellor Robert Holub highlights campus accomplishments during his tenure

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MassMutual promotes Nicholas Fyntrilakis to vice-president as he aids Rebuild ...

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Valley Venture Mentors accepts four new startups

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...stment firm River Valley Investors, said all three of the founders had some connection to the UMass-Amherst entrepreneurship program. Valley Venture Mentors accepts four new startups By Don Seiffert Related ...... accounting for nonprofits have been accepted to the mentoring program of Valley Venture Mentors in Springfield. Bakepedia, BraveOne Agency, Seek Your Course, and MissionControl were accepted into the program ... (Read Full Article)

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Schools of Thought

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...mpuses within the UMass system, the state’s many private colleges and universities, the neighboring Amherst area, and the larger Greater Springfield region, especially in the broad realm of economic development. “I want to make sure this becomes a ... (Read Full Article)

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PVTA wins TSA award for keeping passengers safe from terrorist threats

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...close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 042409_pvta_bus.jpg The Republican file photo SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority was honored with a Gold Standard award last week by th......ion is to say how safe the PVTA is to ride.” PVTA Advisory Board Chairman John Musante said that in Amherst, where he is Town Manager, “over a million passengers a year” ride the bus. He did, too ... (Read Full Article)

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Incoming UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy visits campus

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...l Print kumble.JPG Republican file photoKumble Subbaswamy, seen here during a March 14 visit to the Amherst campus. He visited the campus Monday one week after being named new chancellor for the University o...... to serve the surrounding communities and I look to strengthen that relationship,” Subbaswamy said. Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno was among the area leaders praising Holub for his involvement with that city. S... (Read Full Article)

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Florence Savings Bank celebrates 10th anniversary of Community Choice Awards

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Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight

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... as well as an award-winning diabetes researcher at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield, a collaboration between the center and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In this submitted interview, Dr. Sabyasachi Sen, an endocrinologist in the endocrine and diabetes ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...lose the budget gap. But some PVTA routes are already overcrowded, particularly trips through Amherst and a north-south route through Springfield and Chicopee. (Read Full Article)

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'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time

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...o are into computers and technology,” said Ashley C. Gladden, a senior computer graphics major at Springfield College who hails from Royalston. But graduation is coming up quickly. And, while she’d like to li......with Candice J. Serafino, assistant director of career services for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dawn Creighton, a regional director for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston... (Read Full Article)

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Link to Libraries celebrates over 50,000 donations

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...collaboration to engage active senior residents at Reeds Landing and Loomis Communities in Holyoke, Amherst and Springfield. In June, the program will launch a new program, RAP (Reading Any Place). The initial target is 1,0... (Read Full Article)

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Northampton Country Club clubhouse sold to former owner at foreclosure auction

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...ly area course seeing a sale. Next week, TD Bank will auction off the Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst a foreclosure auction. The 18-hole course also includes restaurant, banquet facility and pro shop. ......ing to records from the collector’s office. Berniche is also required to pay $32,190 in back taxes. Springfield-based Aaron Posnik & Co. conducted the auction. “My grandfather was the champion here,” Berniche sa... (Read Full Article)

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MAAC pleased with first year of conference tournament in Springfield

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...hips, and the early returns are favorable. MAAC pleased with first year of conference tournament in Springfield Published: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 6:43 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 6:53 PM Jeff Tho......s great and this is only going to get better every year,” said Patsos, who also brought his team to Amherst and Northampton. “We had a super time and it was a great venue.” More ... (Read Full Article)

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Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study

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...ransportation Engineers and Planners of Taunton and Wendell Duchscherer Architects and Engineers of Amherst, N.Y.. The study will address current and future bus transportation needs in the city and commercia......n the heels of a $6.5 million Holiday Inn Express created near the Massachusetts Turnpike Exit 3 by Springfield developer Robert L. Bolduc who owns the Pride convenience store and service stations chain. Intermo... (Read Full Article)

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

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...oset Clothing System, including Christina Lyman-Sandoz, 25, of Northampton; Taquawn Daniels, 21, of Springfield; and Catherine Reynolds, 27, of East Longmeadow; and Team Sleek, including Kristina Richard, 21, o......t. Today, Lare continues work on his invention while studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. “Students gain a lot from the class,” said Sabato. “They learn what can be possible–that innovat... (Read Full Article)

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Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger

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...ric Co., which serves 200,000 residential and other customers in Western Massachusetts including Amherst, Agawam, Greenfield, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. NSTAR, based in Boston, has electric customers in 81 communities and gas customers in 51 communiti... (Read Full Article)

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

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...y, says John Kennedy, vice chancellor for university relations. Students and faculty from the UMass Amherst Design Center in Springfield, launched in the spring of 2010, have been working on such things as connecting the downtown to ... (Read Full Article)

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Nuvo Bank & Trust in Springfield grows, records 1st profitable quarter

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... that are either suspect to begin with or about to turn sour in a bad economy. Nuvo Bank & Trust in Springfield grows, records 1st profitable quarter Published: Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:47 AM Jim Kinney, T...... had a role in financing a number of high-profile projects, including the new White Hut location in Amherst, the expanded Steve Lewis Subaru in Hadley and the Ludlow Mills redevelopment project that promises... (Read Full Article)

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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 fac......s and education (she’s in both, technically), Michel, who splits her time between the SEC and UMass Amherst, where she serves as executive director for economic development and regional partnerships, has... (Read Full Article)

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UMass president Robert Caret discusses economic development with businesses in Holyoke, Springfield

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... Commerce. UMass president Robert Caret discusses economic development with businesses in Holyoke, Springfield Published: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:16 PM Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:16 PM Eli...... said there are plans to build a $95 million life sciences research and development facility at the Amherst campus, specifically designed for university-industry collaboration, which could help attract indus... (Read Full Article)

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