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  1. Articles mentioning both Springfield and University of Massachusetts

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    1. Valley mentor group helps business startups thrive: Aim to counter 7 out of 10

      Explore GazetteNET (Mar 3 2014) Entrepreneurship

      Valley mentor group helps business startups thrive: Aim to counter 7 out of 10 ...These connections helped the Mullens to find technological support for Kloudbook. A computer science class at UMass is currently working on developing Kloudbook’s website. This support has been “unbelievably helpful,” Mi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    2. Springfield-based HAP looking for applicants for new 42-unit Amherst affordable housing project

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 17 2014)

      Springfield-based HAP looking for applicants for new 42-unit Amherst affordable housing project ...had planned to develop a project in conjunction with the University of Massachusetts, which owns land nearby. UMass decided not to proceed, so in 2004 the town secured a $50,000 appropriation to prepare for development. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    3. Developers of Kloudbook startup turn to Valley Venture Mentors for help getting off the ground

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 13 2014) Entrepreneurship

      Developers of Kloudbook startup turn to Valley Venture Mentors for help getting off the ground ...panies with people who already have experience starting their own companies. In monthly meetings in downtown Springfield, would-be entrepreneurs discuss, plan, and brainstorm with people who have started their own compa... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   TD Bank   Springfield

    4. UMass Donahue Institute will look at whether online classes can help boost graduation rate

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 13 2014) Education

      ...lyoke High School are part of the study. In Springfield, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School and Springfield High School of Science & Technology are participating, Levine said. In Holyoke, the overall dropo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Holyoke

    5. Business Growth Center focuses on helping small businesses

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 13 2014) Education

      Business Growth Center focuses on helping small businesses ...n held in partnership with the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and the Urban League of Springfield, and “Capacity Building for Growth,” offered in conjunction with the Western Massachusetts Economi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    6. Outlook 2014: Western New England University Center for Innovation is part of region's 'entrepreneurial ecosystem' | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2014) Education , Entrepreneurship

      Outlook 2014: Western New England University Center for Innovation is part of region's 'entrepreneurial ecosystem' | masslive.com ...s and encourages programs on campuses across the Valley, such as Western New England University's center, the UMass Amherst Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Smith College Draper Business Plan Competition. The National... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

    7. Outlook 2014: What will be the academic focus of the new UMass Springfield satellite center?

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 3 2014) Education

      Outlook 2014: What will be the academic focus of the new UMass Springfield satellite center? ...h area community colleges so that students could transfer into the Springfield programs in their junior year. SPRINGFIELD — In November, Gov. Deval L. Patrick, along with University of Massachusetts president Robert L. C... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

    8. Outlook 2014: Western Massachusetts colleges and universities address market

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 3 2014) Education

      Outlook 2014: Western Massachusetts colleges and universities address market ...y of Massachusetts received $95 million that will create three new science centers at the Amherst campus, and UMass president Robert L. Caret announced the creation of a satellite campus in Springfield. Those were among... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University

    9. Springfield Technical Community College names Allison Chen manager of Great Ideas program

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 8 2014) Education

      Springfield Technical Community College names Allison Chen manager of Great Ideas program ...the college of over $700,000. SPRINGFIELD - Allison Chen, of Natick, has been named manager of Great Ideas at Springfield Technical Community College. Chen brings her experience in business analysis, customer experience... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    10. At Springfield's Renaissance School, students march toward college

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 7 2014) Education

      At Springfield's Renaissance School, students march toward college ...n from the 2006 startup, and many new ones have come from the University of Massachusetts’s Teach 180 Days in Springfield graduate program. Others, like English teacher Greg Trimmer, are volunteers drawn to the school’s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Renaissance School   Springfield

    11. Sequestration costs state $1.3 billion in lost revenues and 14,000 in reduced job growth

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2013)

      Sequestration costs state $1.3 billion in lost revenues and 14,000 in reduced job growth ...ause less money was spent at restaurants, car dealerships and other businesses. U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, who has been a strong opponent of sequestration said the study confirms reasons that he voted aga... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Northampton

    12. CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer welcomes potential acquisition by Baystate Health System

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 18 2013) Health Care

      CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer welcomes potential acquisition by Baystate Health System ...ast week, 40 workers were laid off by UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. In September, Baystate and UMass, both not-for-profit systems, agreed to explore partnerships, but at the time that partnership was descr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Baystate Health

    13. Picking Up Steam? | BusinessWest

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 17 2013)

      Picking Up Steam? | BusinessWest ...for the Donohue Institute at UMass, Dan Hodge has been involved in a number of initiatives in and involving Springfield. He had a role in the post-tornado initiative called Rebuild Springfield, for example, and has bee... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Rebuild Springfield

    14. Gov. Deval Patrick unveils $1.8 billion statewide plan for projects including new student center at Springfield community college

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 5 2013) Education

      Gov. Deval Patrick unveils $1.8 billion statewide plan for projects including new student center at Springfield community college ...er and library at Springfield Technical Community College, $51 million to modernize a science building at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and $10 million to expand high-speed Internet to rural Western Massachu... (Read Full Article)

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

    15. Population in Lower Pioneer Valley expected to fall as people age, according

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 4 2013)

      Population in Lower Pioneer Valley expected to fall as people age, according ...trate, manager of the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute Population Estimates Program in Hadley. SPRINGFIELD - By 2015 there will likely be more people dying than being born in the Lower Pioneer Valley, cont... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    16. Downtown Springfield merchants, local leaders praise plans for UMass satellite campus at Tower Square

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 26 2013) Education , Retail

      Downtown Springfield merchants, local leaders praise plans for UMass satellite campus at Tower Square ...wn, to bring college-aged students down here. It will do a world of good for the downtown. Were very excited. Springfield is on the way back and this is really a big step, Kennedy said. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

    17. UMass chooses Tower Square as location for Springfield satellite center | masslive.com#incart_river#incart_river#incart_river#incart_river

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 26 2013) Education

      UMass chooses Tower Square as location for Springfield satellite center | masslive.com#incart_river#incart_river#incart_river#incart_river ...ude academic programs to be offered by the UMass campuses in conjunction with UMassOnline and UMass Amherst's Springfield programs. “Today is a great day for Springfield and the entire UMass system,” Patrick plans to sa... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts

    18. Titan Roofing Inc. moving headquarters with 34 jobs to Tapley Street in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 13 2013)

      Titan Roofing Inc. moving headquarters with 34 jobs to Tapley Street in Springfield ...ve roofed some of those buildings a number of times," Pazmino said. "We did most of the buildings in downtown Springfield." The Tapley Street location is perfectly situated near Interstate 291, he said. He expects to ad... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods

    19. Massachusetts employers gloomy in reaction to federal budget woes

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 7 2013)

      Massachusetts employers gloomy in reaction to federal budget woes ...rvous about the future. "The shenanigans in Washington have a price," said Michael Goodman, professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. "Buy injecting uncertainty into the environment, there is a price to be... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

    20. UMass Women in Engineering & Computing Career Day gets high school girls interested in science

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 4 2013) Education

      UMass Women in Engineering & Computing Career Day gets high school girls interested in science ...'s freshman class is 18 percent women and more and more women are exploring the major. Fall said that in the UMass computer science department, 7 percent or just (17) of the undergraduate majors were female in 2007. In... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Raytheon   Springfield

    21. Massachusetts community hospitals eligible for grants as part of state health care reform

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 28 2013) Health Care

      Massachusetts community hospitals eligible for grants as part of state health care reform ... Springfield, North Adams Medical Center, Baystate Franklin in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane in Ware, and UMass Memorial — Wing Memorial in Palmer. Established through the Commonwealth’s landmark cost containment la... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Holyoke Medical Center

    22. UMass plan for Springfield to be unveiled in about a month, university president Robert Caret says

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 15 2013) Education

      UMass plan for Springfield to be unveiled in about a month, university president Robert Caret says ...told reporters Tuesday on a visit to Springfield Technical Community College. SPRINGFIELD - Solid plans for a University of Massachusetts satellite campus in downtown Springfield, plans including a specific location and ... (Read Full Article)

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

    23. Annual UMass bus tour with President Robert Caret rolls into Springfield, Hadley before heading east

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 15 2013) Education

      Annual UMass bus tour with President Robert Caret rolls into Springfield, Hadley before heading east ...y and business leaders to highlight the university's impact and commitment to the commonwealth. SPRINGFIELD — University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret is once again embarking on a mobile listening tour to he... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    24. Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to honor John Gallup

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 14 2013)

      Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to honor John Gallup ... graduate faculty at Lesley University in the Creative Arts in Learning Program, and has been the director of UMass' Augusta Savage Gallery since 1991. Her book "NAVIGATORS: African American Musicians, Dancers, and Visua... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Smith College   Greenfield Community College

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