Smith & Wesson grows in Springfield hiring veterans, Putnam Vocational students

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...t has already created 217 jobs and expects to hit 227 jobs by the end of February. The 160-year-old Springfield gunmaker has also invested more than $19 million in capital improvements at its sprawling Roosevelt......d: Monday, February 06, 2012, 7:30 PM Updated: Monday, February 06, 2012, 8:42 PM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 3 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Smith & Wesson Corp.   Springfield

Commentary: Increased resources in STCC and other community colleges best investment for putting Massachusetts back to work

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...nt in community colleges will produce dividends for the state workforce By Deval Patrick Special to The Republican We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts. How ca......colleges and seen their good work. They are an important resource, and we must ask more of them. At Springfield Technical College right now, students train for jobs in precision manufacturing through partnership... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   The Republican

Employers fear community colleges run from Boston

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...d: Monday, February 06, 2012, 7:02 AM Updated: Monday, February 06, 2012, 8:02 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney, The Republican The Republican Follow 3 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The ......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Japanese consul general visits Springfield's George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum collection of Japanese art

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... 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Japanese Consul General Visits Springfield Museums The Republican | Don TreegerTakeshi Hikihara, Consul General of Japan in Boston, toured the Springfield Museums to view the Japanese art collections at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. Here, D... (Read Full Article)

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Forest Park Middle School renovation project advanced by Springfield School Building Commission

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...pital asset construction.

Forest Park Middle School renovation project advanced by Springfield School Building Commission Published: Thursday, February 02, 2012, 8:00 PM Updated: Thursday, F......hursday, February 02, 2012, 8:00 PM Updated: Thursday, February 02, 2012, 8:13 PM Peter Goonan, The Republican By Peter Goonan, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Forest Park Middle Sch... (Read Full Article)

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Adam Sandler signs deal to make movie about Hasbro's Candy Land board game

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...dnesday, February 01, 2012, 7:45 PM Updated: Thursday, February 02, 2012, 2:14 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 Candy Land.jpg Adam Sa......tarted making Candy Land in 1949, said Guy A. McLain, director of the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. Milton Bradley wanted a simple game ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Hasbro, Inc.

New York Life grant supports YMCA of Greater Springfield's teen programs

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...York Life Insurance Co. to support teen programs.

New York Life grant supports YMCA of Greater Springfield's teen programs Published: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 4:49 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 0......Published: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 4:49 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 4:55 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Tom Creed   The Republican

Stephen Jendrysik: Chicopee Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years

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..., 4:37 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 4:48 PM Stephen Jendrysik By Stephen Jendrysik The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 1952-chicopee-chamber.......spital or first-class hotel. Chicopee’s major companies were members of the chambers of commerce in Springfield and Holyoke. While local merchants advertised their stores as being located in Chicopee Center, Chi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield

The countdown is on for The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships

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...Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 1:46 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 2:19 PM Russ Held, The Republican By Russ Held, The Republican masslive.com Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print maac.JPG ......g attention to the upcoming, Mens & Womens Basketball Championships will be played there March 1-5. SPRINGFIELD – The shot clock is off. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men’s and ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   MassMutual Center   Springfield

Rebuild Springfield unveils master plan for post-tornado revitalization

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...d: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:31 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:31 PM Peter Goonan, The Republican By Peter Goonan, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Rebuild Springfield Unveils Master Plan The Republican | Dave RobackBobbie Hill of Concordia speaks at the unveiling of the master plan for rebuilding Springfield at the Cedars in Springfield on Tuesday ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   Gerald W. Hayes

Women in Philanthropy conference coming to MassMutual

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Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Springfield Technical Community College   MassMutual Center

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts issues $717,800 in grants

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Holyoke

Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia Inc. for $3.4 billion

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...ion Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 6:28 PM Updated: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 7:02 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Solutia Inc chemical p......wth and focus on emerging markets, particularly the Asia-Pacific region. Solutia employs 400 in its Springfield, Mass., plant, according to last year’s statistics, down from 525 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Solutia Inc.   The Republican

Springfield-area small businesses urged to develop their own websites as marketing tool

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...ir own websites as marketing tool Published: Monday, January 30, 2012, 2:25 AM Suzanne McLaughlin, The Republican By Suzanne McLaughlin, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Google.jpg SPRINGFIELD – One of the best things small businesses can do to improve their marketability is to develop and i... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield officials to release post-tornado master plan for rebuilding city

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... Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:35 PM Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:35 PM Peter Goonan, The Republican By Peter Goonan, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Tornado touches down i...... Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Tornado touches down in downtown Springfield Enlarge Don Treeger, Republican staff photographer 06.01.2010 | A ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   The Republican

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......ursday, January 26, 2012, 5:16 PM Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:16 PM Elizabeth Roman, The Republican By Elizabeth Roman, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print HOLYOKE ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce   Springfield

Regional increase in state gasoline tax eyed as way to fund transportation projects in Bay State

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... January 25, 2012, 10:32 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:42 PM Sandra Constantine, The Republican By Sandra Constantine, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Transportation hearing......en. Thomas M. McGee, D-Lynn, committee chairman, and behind them state Rep. Michael J. Finn, D-West Springfield, and state Rep. Nicholas A. Boldyga, R-Southwick. SPRINGFIELD – A place-specific tax to fund ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   West Springfield   Springfield

Pioneer Valley Regional School students attend 72nd Model Congress at American International College

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...nd Model Congress at American International College Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 9:51 PM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print 011812-crop-pvrs-cong.......ene, Peter Klepadlo, Kaitlyn Skiathitis, Noah Koester, Bri Paradis, Jasmine Serrano and Julie Lake. SPRINGFIELD - Students from Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield joined more than 250 high school stude... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   Springfield City Council   Springfield

Ameristar Casinos completes purchase of former Westinghouse site in Springfield for casino resort

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...or other light industrial purposes, the site recently had been vacant. Westinghouse site demolition The Republican | Mark M. Murray01.19.2012 | SPRINGFIELD - Crews from NASDI company work to clear the former Westinghouse Electric Company property on Page ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Springfield   Holyoke

Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal to include $10 million for education in 24 cities

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...ay, January 25, 2012, 12:01 AM Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:23 AM Jeanette DeForge, The Republican By Jeanette DeForge, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Education.jpg Poorer u......ncy, said S. Paul Reville, the state’s secretary of education. It targets 24 communities, including Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield, which are mostly former mill cities ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Chicopee

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick calls for new laws to reduce crime, boost job training, overhaul health care

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield

Forum: Human service workers make economic impact on Pioneer Valley

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Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Amherst

Use of recycled building materials in 'eco-friendly' construction is expected to grow in Pioneer Valley

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   The Republican   John Majercak

United Way of Pioneer Valley awards $2.1 million in grants to Western Massachusetts organizations

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...ern Massachusetts organizations Published: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 2:00 PM Sandra Constantine, The Republican By Sandra Constantine, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print SPRINGFIELD – The United Way of Pioneer Valley has awarded grants totaling $2.1 million to 52 organizations ser... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   Westfield