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......tween 2000 and 2010, the 69th worst showing out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas. Read more >> UMass dining director Ken Toong named to "Most Influential' list by FoodService Director magazine FoodSer... (Read Full Article)

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College graduate hiring up, with local grads finding success

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Nicholas P. Wegman, executive director of the Chase Career Center at the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management, said he’s noticed an increase in hiring in just the past five months......nd majors are engineering, business and accounting. Jeffrey Silver, director of career services for UMass departments that are not in the business school, said he’s also had students with liberal arts majo... (Read Full Article)

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Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle and wife Kit Dobelle have followed path of public service to serve their community

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...lved in studying education,” Kit Dobelle recalled. She became a “non-traditional student” at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she earned her bachelor’s degree in education. Their shared interest in education ......, including bachelor’s, master’s (which was the first degree he earned) and a doctoral degrees from UMass and a master’s from Harvard University, and headed four colleges – beginning at Middlesex Communit... (Read Full Article)

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

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College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

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Also at UMass, work began in March on an $85 million Academic and Classroom Building on the north end of campus n......most recent of a long list of large construction projects at area colleges and universities. At the University of Massachusetts, work began in June on the $186.5 million Commonwealth Honors College Residential Complex set fo... (Read Full Article)

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TigerPress cuts ribbon for new East Longmeadow plant

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...ts ribbon for new East Longmeadow plant Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 6:00 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 Photo by Mark M. Murra......1985. TigerPress still prints a large number of brochures and booklets, including materials for the University of Massachusetts, University of Connecticut, Westfield State University and Bay ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission launches plan to establish casinos

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...mmission, which will license and regulate casinos, convened for the first time in a ballroom at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and met for almost four hours. In addition to selecting a law firm and consultants, the c......Published: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 8:15 PM Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 8:24 PM Dan Ring, The Republican By Dan Ring, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share ... (Read Full Article)

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UMass researchers solve gecko superpower mystery, invent 'Geckskin'

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Now, researchers at University of Massachusetts in Amherst have unlocked that mystery. And that has led to the invention of “Geckskin,” a fabric-li......a fabric-like device with amazing holding power they hope will have significant commercial appeal. UMass researchers solve gecko superpower mystery, invent 'Geckskin' Published: Monday, April 09, 2012, 8:... (Read Full Article)

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Qteros biofuels start-up closes Chicopee facility

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Qteros, a once promising biofuels company that had its origins in research done at University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has closed its Chicopee fermentation facility, part of an apparent retrenchment. Qteros......ough, replaced its chief executive officer and laid off many of its employees. Susan B. Leschine, a UMass microbiologist whose research was the basis for the formation of Qteros, said the company’s problem... (Read Full Article)

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PVTA wins TSA award for keeping passengers safe from terrorist threats

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...shed: Monday, April 02, 2012, 7:33 PM Updated: Monday, April 02, 2012, 7:33 PM Patricia Cahill, The Republican By Patricia Cahill, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share 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 aw......own Manager, “over a million passengers a year” ride the bus ... (Read Full Article)

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Incoming UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy visits campus

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University of Massachusetts chancellor designate Kumble R. Subbaswamy made his first visit to campus Monday following his appoi...... made his first visit to campus Monday following his appointment to the position March 26. Incoming UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy visits campus Published: Monday, April 02, 2012, 5:12 PM Updated: ... (Read Full Article)

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Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight

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.... Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight Published: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 1:00 PM The Republican Lifestyle Desk By The Republican Lifestyle Desk The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print sabyasachi-sen.JPG Sub......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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Kumble Subbaswamy named new chancellor for UMass-Amherst

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...ysicist and provost at the University of Kentucky since 2006, will become the new chancellor at the University of Massachusetts after trustees Monday night voted to unanimously approve UMass President Robert L. Caret’s recommendation. Kumble Subbaswamy named new chancellor for UMass-Amherst Published: Monday, March 26, 2012, 7:33 PM Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012, 8:00 PM Pat......shed: Monday, March 26, 2012, 7:33 PM Updated: Monday ... (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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... techies some face-to-face networking time Published: Monday, March 26, 2012, 1:11 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 dawn crighton jacque...... organized the event along 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, ... (Read Full Article)

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New UMass chancellor recommendation to be made to trustees Monday night

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UMass President Robert Caret could name the next chancellor soon

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...on forms as well. The comments “are very significant,” to Caret, said spokesman Robert P. Connolly. UMass President Robert Caret could name the next chancellor soon Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 2:50......hed: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 2:50 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 3:23 PM Diane Lederman, The Republican By Diane Lederman, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit ... (Read Full Article)

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Gov. Deval Patrick appoints former Springfield City Councilor Bruce Stebbins to Massachusetts Gaming Commission

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...mission Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 10:30 AM Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 11:05 AM The Republican Newsroom By The Republican Newsroom The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print BRUCE-STEBBINS.JPG Bru......neral Martha Coakley and state Treasurer Steve Grossman. Patrick previously named Stephen Crosby, a University of Massachusetts professor and former state budget chief, to chair the commission. Last ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...-city Springfield teens skills to succeed in work force Published: Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:55 AM The Republican By The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print wrestling.JPG View ful......nd Springfield Technical Community College and plan to attend Western New England University or the University of Massachusetts upon graduation. Adjustment counselors from the area high schools, such as ... (Read Full Article)

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Holyoke ceremony will mark some of the final exterior work on $165 million high performance computing center

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The partners are the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern Uni......ion high performance computing center Published: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 12:00 PM Mike Plaisance, The Republican By Mike Plaisance, The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print wall.JPG Staff Photo... (Read Full Article)

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Four finalists are selected in search for new chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Massachusetts Business Confidence grows despite trouble in Europe, Iran and higher gasoline prices

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...ished: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 4:15 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 4:16 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 image002.jpg Thirty-tw......o by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanMichael D. Goodman, a professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, says business confidence is largely the ... (Read Full Article)

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Officials to gather in Boston to introduce the Northeast Climate Sciene Center at UMass-Amherst

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Cooley Dickinson Hospital trustees vote for affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital; Baystate Health 'extremely disappointed'

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...d: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:13 PM Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:28 PM Brian Steele, The Republican By Brian Steele, The Republican The Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Cooley Dickinson MGH P......ere Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Lahey Clinic of Burlington, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Vanguard Health. “We are truly ... (Read Full Article)

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

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...trepreneurs the road for taking their ideas to market Published: Monday, February 27, 2012, 5:07 AM The Republican By The Republican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print sabato1.JPG The Republican | Don TreegerDiane Sabato teaches her business administration class, “From Concept to Commer......ship awards ceremony and banquet. Today, Lare continues work on his invention while studying at the ... (Read Full Article)

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