College graduate hiring up, with local grads finding success

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...et. Davis, a mass communications major, does not have a job in his field at the time of graduation. SPRINGFIELD – Jordan Gilliam, 22, started his job search when a lot of his fellow members of the Class of 2012 ......s picked out of it. What else are they doing to make it happen?” Loris M. Epps, career counselor at Western New England University, echoed the sentiments of her counterparts at ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College

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

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Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Western New England University

College building continues in the Pioneer Valley

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... 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. The academic building is undergoing an $8.3 million renovation project to create ......ng was originally constructed in 1964 at a cost of $748,600 and named West Building. Last summer ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Springfield College

Getting Down to Business

Explore BusinessWest (Apr 24 2012)

On a night in early April, the Springfield Leadership Institute, a program created through a partnership between the city’s chamber of commerc......rship Institute, a program created through a partnership between the city’s chamber of commerce and Western New England University, held its 2012 graduation ceremonies at the Sheraton in Monarch Place. Offering guidance, support, ... (Read Full Article)

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Hampden Bank donates $50K to WNEU scholarship fund

Explore masslive.com (Apr 21 2012) Education , Financial Services

...land not only lifts up the individual, but also lifts up the economy.” Hampden Bank donates $50K to WNEU scholarship fund Published: Monday, April 23, 2012, 12:34 AM The Republican By The Republican The R......pden Bank Vice Chair and CEO Thomas R. Burton, and Western New England President Anthony S. Caprio. SPRINGFIELD – The Hampden Bank Charitable Foundation is making education more affordable for students in Springfield through a ... (Read Full Article)

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Western New England University School of Law unites 'inside' and 'outside' students

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... Lillian. The students use first names only in the class. Professor Giovanna Shay is at far right.WNEU effort unites legal world. SPRINGFIELD – “Adrian,” 26, said he is at a place in his life – finally – where he is open to things that are g......onal Alcohol Center on Howard Street. The “outside” students in the “Inside-Outside” program attend Western New England University School of Law, which has offered the class ... (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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... to follow an academic path. The three young men currently living in the Sixteen Acres home attend 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 school... (Read Full Article)

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

Friendly's wants to add beer, wine at Chicopee location in bid to change image of Wilbraham-based chain

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Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Chicopee

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

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...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 Krans, Ph.D, left, from the Neuroscience......t seeks to create a mixed-use development plan, blending college, retail and commercial uses, along Springfield’s State Street corridor. In 2011, Western New England also shed a spectre of its past and became Western New England ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

Getting Down to Business

Explore BusinessWest (Jan 31 2012)

... have been on Ciuffreda’s first year as president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield. He took over last February, replacing long-time leader Russ Denver. It was a turbulent time to be...... said he sees no reason to make changes to it. A Leadership Institute series in partnership with Western New England University will continue, as will the popular Super 60 awards program, which recognizes the top ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Russell Denver   West Springfield

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

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...for small businesses on “Growing and Managing Your Business with Google” in Rivers Memorial Hall at Western New England University. Springfield-area small businesses urged to develop their own websites as marketing tool Published: Monday, Janu....... Garvey said he buys two newspapers a day. “I’m 52 years old,” he said. Dan Flora, a junior at Western New England College who is studying marketing, communications and advertising, said he does ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   The Republican

Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

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...ual payroll, $33.8 million spent on goods and services and $13.5 million in spending by visitors. 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 economies, with an annual operating budget of $98.9 million. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

Primed for Recovery

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 19 2011)

... 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......is the fact that the economy is still somewhat fragile, said Cliff Noreen, president of the Springfield-based MassMutual subsidiary Babson Capital Management LLC. The primary reason why, he said, is a ... (Read Full Article)

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Western New England University students showcase innovation

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... Share close Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Mark M. Murray/ The Republican12/14/11 Springfield- Seniors at Western New England University from left to right, Thomas McLeod , Nate Kuzmeski , Linsay Tencza , Philip Wahl, Nicholas St. John.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   The Republican

Eastern States Exposition president Wayne McCary announces retirement

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...ary when he was named president and chief executive officer of the Eastern States Exposition. WEST SPRINGFIELD – G. Wayne E. McCary is retiring as president of the Eastern Sates Exposition. His retirement will ......ive of the community. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Western New England College. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   Eastern States Exposition

Western Massachusetts business etc.: EcoBuilding Bargains (formerly The ReStore) to open, Dave's opens Stafford Springs pet store, and more

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...ished Budget Presentation Awards” program is the only national government budgeting awards program. Western New England University College of Engineering wins grant to foster entrepreneurism SPRINGFIELD - The Western New England University College of Engineering has been selected to join the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network, a gro... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Springfield   The Republican

Massachusetts unemployment dips slightly, but local foreclosures are up

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

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...d to leave the region to continue his pharmacy education. Instead, he’s in the pioneer class at the Western New England University’s College of Pharmacy in Springfield. “I would have had to go to Worcester or Boston,” he said. “It would have made it more expensive to......and Cooley Dickinson Hospital, both in Northampton, Holyoke Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in ... (Read Full Article)

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Class in Student Leadership in Asset Management program get hard life lesson in unpredictable stock market

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...anagement program brought together 21 local students, some are college students and some are at the Springfield High School for Science and Technology. David J. Callahan, chairman and CEO of Palmer Paving, found......That was an interesting couple of days,” said Theodore J. Fatse, a junior majoring in accounting at Western New England University. “We’d learned about volatility. But watching the panic selling was scary. We’d worked hard ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   Palmer   Western New England University

Massachusetts gains jobs, unemployment rate unchanged as fewer than expected tornado-related claims made

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...f unemployed people in the state and the unemployment rate are the lowest since February 2009. From Springfield and its neighboring communities, the state received 320 applications from people seeking emergency ...... for June won’t be available until Tuesday. Karl J. Petrick, an assistant professor of economics at Western New England University, said the June numbers were unimpressive. 2009 karl petrick.JPG Karl Petrick “We created just enoug... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Western New England University   Baystate Health   Springfield

Westfield State University marks upswing after name change

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...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 first university and the only private one in the Pioneer Valley. While Western New England offers... (Read Full Article)

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

Profiles in Business

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...Security, now known as the Division of Employment & Training, and subsequent work administering the Springfield chamber’s jobs program. The common denominator, he said, is putting people to work, an assignment h......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 experience on a numb... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   MassMutual

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

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Comment Mentions:   Edward J. Gibson   Western New England University   Springfield

The Class of 2011

Explore BusinessWest (Apr 26 2011)

...tball coach; and • A Web-site designer who has also created a recognition program that is inspiring Springfield-based businesses to become more earth-friendly in everything from how they make their products to h......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... (Read Full Article)

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