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  1. Articles mentioning both Western New England University and Amherst

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

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 27 2012)

      ...Western New England University and a bachelor’s of science from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. “Nick’s creative problem solving skills, passion for his work, and strong leadership confirm his r... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Western New England University

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

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2012) Education

      Higher education institutions turn out a well-prepared workforce which helps attract business ...ielded a query from a company wanting to open a pharmacy in the area, and he was able to talk about Western New England University’s new College of Pharmacy. It enrolled its founding class of 75 students in the fall, and this spri......ublican The Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print WNE.JPG Photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepubilcanProfessor Jake ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    3. Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2012) Education

      Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs ...gion refers to 26 colleges and universities, the largest being the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Connecticut. Closer to home, Westfield State has an annual economic impact o......s. Springfield College has spent more than $10 million a year on construction each year since 2001. Western New England University is a significant economic engine within the Springfield, Hampden County and Knowledge Corridor econ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

    4. Primed for Recovery

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 19 2011)

      Primed for Recovery ... we’re still trying to get around the corner,” said Petrick, an assistant professor of Economics at Western New England University, as he talked about the recovery, or lack thereof, since the so-called Great Recession. And that p......ose exports.” Bob Nakosteen, a professor of Economics at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, agreed. He used the words ‘fragile’ and ‘tenuous’ to describe the current economic scene, and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    5. Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 12 2011) Education , Health Care

      Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts ...also has a program in Hartford. The Albany College of Pharmacy is the nearest program to our west. Western New England University opens pharmacy college, only one in Western Massachusetts Published: Sunday, September 11, 2011, 6:......Republican Follow 1 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print WNEU College of Pharmacy Enlarge Michael S. Gordon, The Republican Anthony V. Garone of St. Cloud, Fla. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Big Y Foods

    6. Westfield State University marks upswing after name change

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 25 2011) Education

      Westfield State University marks upswing after name change ...uation from a university and more potential students look at universities before colleges. In July, Western New England College officially takes on its university status. The 92-year-old private school is now Springfield’s firs......t yet offer doctoral programs, plans may be in the works to have the University of Massachusetts at Amherst offer doctorate-level courses on his campus. Westfield’s name change was approved last July and too... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University   Western New England University

    7. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Jun 7 2011)

      Profiles in Business ...f it all works.” Blair has been honing this definition since not long after he graduated from UMass Amherst and took that job with the Division of Employment Security, one that made a lasting impression and,......l this, Blair took on another challenge, or detour, as he called it — earning his juris doctor from Western New England College School of Law. The four-and-a-half-year odyssey of night school was a learning ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   MassMutual

    8. Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 19 2011) Education , Health Care , Life Sciences

      Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub ...ley Life Sciences Institute of Springfield. At the hub of it all is the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its excellence in research. Study life sciences - essentially the health and science ind......elped to develop it. MTTC, she said, also helped FloDesign Wind Turbine in Wilbraham to form out of Western New England College. Founded in late 2003, MTTC started operation in 2004 as part of economic stimulus legislation ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    9. Economic Outlook 2011

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 21 2010)

      Economic Outlook 2011 ...here we thought we’d be in terms of recovery.” Karl Petrick, an assistant professor of Economics at Western New England College, agreed. Karl Petrick Karl Petrick says a “Mexican standoff” between consumers and business owners ......tuation. This goes double for Western Mass., said Bob Nakosteen, professor of Economics at UMass Amherst, because this region lacks what he calls a “jobs-creating fuel source” like the technology and bios... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Western New England University

    10. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Nov 26 2010) Aerospace/Defense

      Profiles in Business ...hing from dormitories, academic buildings, and the Fine Arts Center at the rapidly expanding UMass Amherst campus to dozens of schools across the region and far outside it, to a host of municipal buildings.......y, the new Minnechaug Regional High School and soon-to-open Center for the Sciences and Pharmacy at Western New England College. There are currently six projects on the company’s books — roughly half the number during what ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   MassMutual Center

    11. Western Massachusetts People in Business: A2Z staff accept Retail Excellence Award, John ...

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 21 2010) Financial Services

      Western Massachusetts People in Business: A2Z staff accept Retail Excellence Award, John ... ...wn of Wilbraham’s Technology Committee. In addition, he serves on the technology advisory boards of Western New England College and Asnuntuck Community College. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 101710 john heaps John Heaps • John F. Heaps Jr., president and chief executive officer of Florenc... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Western New England University

    12. Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers

      Explore masslive.com (May 8 2010) Education

      Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, Msnbc host Rachel Maddow and actor Bill Cosby among this year's college commencement speakers ...tor-comedian Bill Cosby, who holds a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a long-time resident of Shelburne, will also be among this season’s commencement speakers;......f special projects for the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation in West Springfield, will address Western New England College’s master’s degree celebration on May 8. She says she plans to tie the challenges of a job search... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    13. FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. to get $3 million in financing from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 8 2010) Energy

      FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. to get $3 million in financing from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ...sachusetts. The company has relationships with local aerospace companies and colleges, particularly Western New England College. Kowalski said manufacturing will be outsourced to various manufacturers, possibly some in the Pion...... In 2008, Qteros, a biofuels company that grew from research at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, moved its headquarters to Marlborough. “I think candidly it is a little frustrating,” said Michael... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Amherst

    14. Springfield's unemployment rate dips from 15.2% tp 12.4%

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 30 2010) Education

      ... Robert A. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management, said mixed signals are typical from an economy in the early stages......ting to see the shoots of a recovery,” said Karl J. Petrick, an assistant professor of economics at Western New England College. But Petrick said talk that the recession is over is premature. “Consumers were stung so they ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

    15. Navy Lab seeks users for its research - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 18 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences , Manufacturing

      ...ople were there from FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. in Wilbraham, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Western New England College's Engineering Department and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Instit... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

    16. UMass trustees OK public law school

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 11 2009) Education

      ...ntly $379 million. A coalition of three private law schools New England Law, Suffolk University and Western New England College in Springfield - released a statement saying the proposed public law school would be a massive fina......ls are worried about competition. A critic of the proposed law school, Sen. Stanley C. Rosenberg, D-Amherst, said he is pushing a measure on Beacon Hill that would ban the university from using ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

    17. Unemployment rate inches downward in Greater Springfield area

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 24 2009)

      ...but up from 5.9 percent in October 2008. HomeSale1125.jpg The unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in Amherst and surrounding Hampshire County towns in October, down from 5.6 percent in September but up from......starting to think about the recovery,” said Karl J. Petrick, an assistant professor of economics at Western New England College. “They are not going to start hiring full-time workers until they are sure ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Amherst

    18. Area's jobless rate hits 9.6%

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 21 2009) Education

      ...te at 12.8 percent, the same rate it posted in August but up from 8.3 percent in September 2008. In Amherst and its surrounding towns, the unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent in Augus......ow fragile the recovery is right now," said Karl J. Petrick, an assistant professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Amherst

    19. Student count might tip census in Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 26 2009) Education , Health Care

      ...has 10 U.S. representatives, including two in Western Massachusetts: Democrats John W. Olver of Amherst, representing the 1st Congressional District, and Richard E. Neal of Springfield, representing the ......r here. “They should be counted here. They should not be counted in their home state,” Galvin said. Western New England College spokesman David M. Stawasz said Massachusetts is a “net importer of students” and “an accurate coun... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Western New England University   Springfield

    20. Marie Grady: Springfield Institute aims to help city reinvent itself

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 9 2009) Education

      ...y Path College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, the University of Massachusetts and Western New England College School of Law. The group has fashioned its agenda upon the belief that the state's third largest c......e for folks to discuss pressing issues of the day," Charron said. For Molly Mead, who helped launch Amherst College's Center for Community Engagement, the institute provided the opportunity she was looking f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

    21. Colleges make green choices

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 7 2009) Education , Green Region

      Colleges make green choices ...eges and universities have spent the summer making their dorms and classrooms more eco-friendly. At Western New England College, a new residence hall, Southwood Hall, opened as school began. The $11.5 million building was desig......e said. At the University of Massachusetts, green building techniques are credited with cutting the Amherst campus' water use by 43 percent, its steam use by 24 percent and its electricity use by 9 ... (Read Full Article)

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

    22. Consumer Confidence in Mass. may be negative, but it jumped 26 points last month

      Explore masslive.com (May 22 2009) Education

      Consumer Confidence in Mass. may be negative, but it jumped 26 points last month ...f economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Business at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. "These things are so psychological." People who are worried about their jobs don't spend money, Na......onsumer confidence. But it is the first step." Karl J. Petrick, assistant professor of Economics at Western New England College in Springfield said a sharp jump in consumer confidence fits in with the up-and-down stock market. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

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