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  1. Articles mentioning both Western New England University and Holyoke

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    1. College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 24 2012) Education

      College building continues in the Pioneer Valley ...rtments of Communications, Journalism, Media, Film Studies, and Linguistics, according to UMass. At Holyoke Community College, the state has already approved $7 million in borrowing to buy and renovate the G...... the Grynn & Barrett Studios on 404 Jarvis Ave. The building will be a health sciences building. At Western New England University, major renovations to of 48-year-old Herman Hall on the campus of Western New England University began in January ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

    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 ...es in Westfield,” he said. “And without it, that is money that would have been spent in the mall in Holyoke or in some other city.” Dobelle and Michael F. Konig, a former Westfield State professor who is now......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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

    4. 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

    5. Census 2010 data show "white flight" trend continues for Massachusetts cities

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 29 2011)

      ...a set as a spreadsheet, click here. BOSTON – White people continued to leave cities like Hartford, Holyoke and Springfield during the past decade, mirroring a longtime pattern dictated mostly by economic fo......n fact, some young blacks will do the same thing.” John S. Baick, associate professor of history at Western New England College in Springfield, says whites leave for the suburbs or rural areas because they are seeking better ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Edward J. Gibson   Western New England University   Springfield

    6. The Class of 2011

      Explore BusinessWest (Apr 26 2011)

      The Class of 2011 ...ced corporate, commercial, and banking law in Portland, Me. He founded the Small Business Clinic at WNEC School of Law, serves on the Board of Editors for the Kauffman Foundation’s eLaw web site, and is a......den • Jeffrey Hayden, director of the Kittrredge Center for Business and Workforce Development at Holyoke Community College, which houses a number of workforce-development programs, the Mass Export Center,... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Springfield Technical Community College   Western New England University

    7. Unemployment rate in Springfield rises 1%, making it 9th highest rate of any city in Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 21 2010)

      Unemployment rate in Springfield rises 1%, making it 9th highest rate of any city in Massachusetts ...aire, executive director at Career Point, is seen outside the agency's office at 850 High Street in Holyoke. SPRINGFIELD – The city’s unemployment rate rose a full percentage point in November to 13.1 percen...... them and these layoffs cost them money, too.” Karl J. Petrick, assistant professor of economics at Western New England College said the nation’s productivity is now about 86 percent of what it was ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Holyoke

    8. Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges ...lion in contracts in 2009. The University of Massachusetts had $949,000 in research contracts. Western New England College and Mount Holyoke College also received defense-related research funding, according to the report, but amounts were ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    9. Profiles in Business

      Explore BusinessWest (Nov 4 2010)

      Profiles in Business ...he wants to add more chapters to a professional career that began shortly after earning an MBA from Western New England College, exactly two decades after graduating from Mount Holyoke with a degree in Philosophy. By then, her four daughters were all in their teens, and she had the t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Western New England University   Springfield

    10. Gov. Deval Patrick touts 4,000 new jobs in Massachusetts during visit to Westfield

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 16 2010)

      Gov. Deval Patrick touts 4,000 new jobs in Massachusetts during visit to Westfield ...strong spot, particularly in this area with the (Green High Performance Computing Center) center in Holyoke.” The national unemployment rate was 9.5 percent in July and 9.6 percent in August. It was the seve......e. “Still bouncing along the bottom,” said Karl J. Petrick, an assistant professor of economics at Western New England College. “We have not seen in the increase in demand that would justify more hiring ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Westfield State University   Western New England University

    11. 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 ...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......Hampshire College: May 22, 11 a.m., Harold F. Johnson Library Lawn, Peter Cole, poet and translator Holyoke Community College: May 22, 10 a.m., O’Connell Soccer Field, students Alexander N ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    12. PeoplesBank Receives Springfield's First GreenSeal Designation

      Explore From the EDC (Feb 26 2010) Green Region

      PeoplesBank Receives Springfield's First GreenSeal Designation ...om          Opens new LEED Registered office and announces $113,500 in community support.   Holyoke, MA (February 22, 2010) – The new PeoplesBank office in East Springfield is the first building to recei...... Springfield, Springfield School Volunteers, Square One, the YMCA of Greater Springfield, the YWCA, Western New England College, and WGBY. Photo Caption: The new PeoplesBank office in Springfield, MA is the first building to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Northampton

    13. Preoccupations - When She’s Ready to Retire, She’ll Know - NYTimes.com

      Explore The New York Times (Feb 15 2010)

      Preoccupations - When She’s Ready to Retire, She’ll Know - NYTimes.com ...a conventionally accepted age. I returned to school, and started taking courses toward an M.B.A. at Western New England College in 1979, after being out of college 20 years. I’d been an undergraduate philosophy major, which was......to travel to Southeast Asia for a board meeting. I recently attended my 50th class reunion at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. When we arrived there as students ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Mount Holyoke College   Western New England University   Holyoke

    14. Black chamber turns the page

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 28 2009) Education

      ... those people who left to go to college and came back. I think there is a lot of potential here." A Holyoke native, she graduated from Boston University and returned to work for the Urban League in Springfie......urned to work for the Urban League in Springfield from 2001 to 2004. Then she went to law school at Western New England College before opening her own practice. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Holyoke

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

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 9 2009) Education

      ...nity from Springfield to Amherst. Among colleges represented are Amherst College, Bay 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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

    16. 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......s were added to the roof of one building, and solar-powered lighting was added in the parking lots. Holyoke Community College received nearly $3.1 million in federal stimulus funds, and numerous projects to ... (Read Full Article)

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

    17. Mass. green jobs grants awarded

      Explore bizjournals (Sep 1 2009) Green Region

      ... $4 million. The recipients include Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District in Upton, Western New England College in Springfield, Bristol Community College in Fall River, Nuestras Raices in Holyoke, and UMass Boston and the Asian American Civic Association in Boston. “Gov. Patrick is committed to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

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