Howdy winners recognized for great customer service

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...inners recognized for great customer service Published: Monday, May 21, 2012, 5:39 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print The Republican / Dave Roback05/16/12-Holyoke-Mike Arsenault, left, valet manager of Valet Park of America was ...... Cole is among eight area hospitality professionals honored with 2012 Howdy Awards from the Greater Springfield Convention ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...g to a new report from The Brookings Institution. Start the week informed with Business Monday from The Republican: Pioneer Valley manufacturing is going strong, but bad news lurks in Brookings report The Pioneer V...... 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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College graduate hiring up, with local grads finding success

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... hiring up, with local grads finding success Published: Monday, May 07, 2012, 5:55 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 8 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Photo by Clint Austin ......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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

Springfield's Food Zone International Supermarket caters to cuisine curious

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...ocation or don’t want to come into the city, but once they do visit, they become regular customers. Springfield's Food Zone International Supermarket caters to cuisine curious Published: Monday, May 07, 2012, 12......his customers are looking for Asian cooking ingredients as well as Latino products. foodzone 2.JPG The Republican | Michael S. GordonA customer at Food Zone International store shops for Asian produce. “We have be... (Read Full Article)

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Volunteers renovate 15 homes in Springfield through Rebuilding Together building blitz

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...udents at four different sites, as well as staff from the school of management and social justice. SPRINGFIELD – The Golphin family got a little help from some friends, strangers, and even New England Patriots ... (Read Full Article)

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

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Springfield employers swap disaster preparedness tips

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Dawn Creighton, a Springfield-based regional director for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, said the idea for Thursday’s di......:59 PM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 3:59 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print File photo | The Repub... (Read Full Article)

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DevelopSpringfield unveils master plan for post-tornado revitalization of city

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DevelopSpringfield, a private nonprofit organization leading the “Rebuild Springfield” effort, released its full, formal master plan Thursday that discloses long-term strategies to revi......hed: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 4:59 PM Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 5:00 PM Peter Goonan, The Republican By Peter Goonan, The Republican The Republican Follow 3 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Tornado touches down i... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield youth head to Statehouse to help "Kick Butts" effort

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During the closing event, Duong Huynh, a member of Springfield REACH, was awarded a regional youth leadership award for dedication to the issue of tobacco awarene......ffort Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 8:48 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 8:57 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 041712-spfld-reach.JPG... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman defends timetable for licensing ...

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Commission chairman Stephen P. Crosby, and a second state gaming commissioner, former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins, talked to members of several chambers of commerce in the Springfield area. Massachusetts Gaming Commission chairman defends timetable for licensing casino resorts Publi......ished: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 8:21 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 8:53 PM Dan Ring, The Republican By Dan Ring, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield School Department anticipates brighter budget forecast with $11 million increase in education funds

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries planned for former B'Shara's restaurant site in West Springfield

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...esday, April 25, 2012, 4:14 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 4:14 PM Sandra Constantine, The Republican By Sandra Constantine, The Republican The Republican Follow 9 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print B'shara's.JPG The Republican | Sandra E. ConstantineThe former B'Shara's Restaurant on Riverdale Street in West Springfield is being transformed into a Five Guys Burgers & Fries eatery by ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield superintendent vacancy draws 12 applicants so far

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...hed: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 10:30 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 10:33 PM Jack Flynn, The Republican By Jack Flynn, The Republican The Republican Follow 2 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print springfield schools logo small.jpg SPRINGFIELD – With the deadline two days away, 12 candidates have applied to be the city’s next school superin... (Read Full Article)

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Marcos Marrero named Holyoke director of planning and economic development

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... of planning and economic development Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 1:00 PM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican The Republican Follow 2 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Marcos.jpg submitted p...... 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

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...e building continues in the Pioneer Valley Published: Monday, April 23, 2012, 5:55 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print The Republican / John Suchocki04/19/12-Westfield - Staff Photo by John Suchocki - Construction update on the $50 m......ng was originally constructed in 1964 at a cost of $748,600 and named ... (Read Full Article)

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Northampton officials break ground on latest Village Hill development

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Northampton Community Music Center scores with renovation grant

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Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts seeks nominations of area women whose lives opened doors for other women

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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick proposes $25 million in new funding to aid ...

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...in new funding to aid homeless families Published: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 10:00 AM Peter Goonan, The Republican By Peter Goonan, The Republican The Republican Follow 13 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Homeless families in ......s face prolonged stays in hotels Enlarge Don Treeger, Republican staff photographer 11-15-11 - West Springfield - Republican staff photo by Don Treeger- HomeBASE (Building Alternatives to Shelter) is a ... (Read Full Article)

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Hampden Bank donates $50K to WNEU scholarship fund

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“Hampden Bank has been based in Springfield for more than 160 years. We have a real affinity for the issues facing the city, and education is e......my.” Hampden Bank donates $50K to WNEU scholarship fund Published: Monday, April 23, 2012, 12:34 AM The Republican By The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print hampden caprio.JPG Sub... (Read Full Article)

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Pioneer Valley Planning Commission celebrates 50th birthday

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...commerce secretary presented the official paperwork to commission chairman, Edward C. Peck, of West Springfield.  From helping to clean up the Connecticut, Deerfield, Westfield and Chicopee rivers and spearheadi......ning Commission celebrates 50th birthday Published: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 1:00 PM Jack Flynn, The Republican By Jack Flynn, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print ae pvpc 3.jpg ... (Read Full Article)

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Proposed 64% cut in anti-gang program catches some Massachusetts legislators off-guard

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...d Published: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 9:30 PM State House News Service By State House News Service The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print statehouse.jpg EMBED C...... Anti-gang programs funded through Shannon are keeping kids out of gangs, Coakley-Rivera, a Springfield Democrat, said. “I have a responsibility coming from one of the poorest areas of the commonwealth... (Read Full Article)

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Western New England University School of Law unites 'inside' and 'outside' students

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...ed: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:07 PM Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:14 PM Buffy Spencer, The Republican By Buffy Spencer, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Alcohol center 42012.j......w students enrolled in a program involving the Western Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center in Springfield are, Anastasia, left, Katylyn, Lauren, Eamon, Christian, Jessica and Lillian. The ... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's gets new CEO, John Maguire, vice president of Panera Bread

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...d: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 3:00 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 3:10 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Republican File Photo ......the process wiped away $297 million in debt and closed more than 100 locations, nine of them in the Springfield area. The sale price was about a ... (Read Full Article)

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