Amherst native Alex Krogh-Grabbe named director of Amherst Business Improvement District

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...ct proposed by business leaders along with representatives from the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College. That group had been working for more than two years to establish the district, which allow......orthampton created a Business Improvement District in 2009. Districts have also been established in Westfield and Springfield. “I think it’s a huge opportunity. We’re starting to put things in place, there’s a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst College   Springfield

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

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...ege president,” said Evan Dobelle during a recent interview together with his wife in his office at Westfield State.He said he was “called to political action” in the late 1950s and ‘60s when his family lived ...... 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 and in poli... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University   Amherst

Link to Libraries celebrates over 50,000 donations

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...collaboration to engage active senior residents at Reeds Landing and Loomis Communities in Holyoke, Amherst and Springfield. In June, the program will launch a new program, RAP (Reading Any Place). The initi...... target is 1,000 to 1,200 homeless children in Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee and Westfield who will receive a tote bag, bookmark, parent/caregiver educational materials and six to 10 books... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Amherst

Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of Westfield marks 50 years

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...02,000 in scholarships, the most in the organization's history. Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of Westfield marks 50 years Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 8:01 PM Updated: Wednesday, March 07, 2012......Photo by Manon L. Mirabelli Agma Sweeney, a congressional aide to U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, presents certificates of recognition to Cynthia A. Neary and Danutay Lysy, treasurer of the Citize... (Read Full Article)

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Westfield prepares to launch $400,000 transportation study

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Six consultants, none local, have submitted proposals in response to the planned joint study by Westfield and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority. The anticipated cost of the review is $400,000, financed ......ransportation Engineers and Planners of Taunton and Wendell Duchscherer Architects and Engineers of Amherst, N.Y.. The study will address current and future bus transportation needs in the city and commercia... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Springfield   Amherst

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

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...meadow; and Team Sleek, including Kristina Richard, 21, of East Longmeadow; Marius Bragagiu, 21, of Westfield; and Giselle Hernandez, 19, of Agawam – presented their work to members of the college community on......t. Today, Lare continues work on his invention while studying at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. “Students gain a lot from the class,” said Sabato. “They learn what can be possible–that innovat... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger

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...the savings from the merger directly back to the customer." According to Richard K. Sullivan Jr. of Westfield, the state's secretary of energy and environmental affairs, state officials made sure that custo......ric Co., which serves 200,000 residential and other customers in Western Massachusetts including Amherst, Agawam, Greenfield, Ludlow, Springfield and West Springfield. NSTAR, based in Boston, has electric... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   West Springfield

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

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...ed a spectre of its past and became Western New England University. The move came just a year after Westfield State and most of its sister state institutions went from being colleges to universities. “The prim......y, says John Kennedy, vice chancellor for university relations. Students and faculty from the UMass Amherst Design Center in Springfield, launched in the spring of 2010, have been working on such things a... (Read Full Article)

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

UMass president Robert Caret discusses economic development with businesses in Holyoke, Springfield

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... said there are plans to build a $95 million life sciences research and development facility at the Amherst campus, specifically designed for university-industry collaboration, which could help attract indus......ole in large part is to help revitalize those communities, he said. State Sen. Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield, and state Rep. Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke, also spoke during the breakfast and said they are looki... (Read Full Article)

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

Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

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...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 of $194 million on its annual budget of $84.1 million. The univ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

New group forming to provide different look at Westfield's revitalization efforts

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“Transition Westfield will look at what WOW, the Business Improvement District, the city and other groups have done or pl...... J. Lindquist and local resident Sabine Prather. They will utilize the experience of Tina Clark of Amherst and ‘The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience’ by Rob Hopkins, founder of t... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amherst   Westfield   The Republican

Groundbreaking Developments

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...ition to a portfolio that boasts a number of local projects. They include Mill Valley Estates in Amherst, Edgewood Apartments in Westfield, Churchill Homes in Holyoke, Chicopee Village Townhouses, and several projects in Springfield, incl... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Chicopee

Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday

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...s to collect tree limbs and other debris from the storm if the waste is placed along the tree belt. Amherst Amherst Town Manager John P. Musante reported Thursday afternoon that about 20 percent of the town was stil......t Springfield Senior. The center has been acting as a warming center and shelter during the crisis. Westfield Westfield’s Gas and Electric Department was nearing 100 percent completion in efforts ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Michael D. Bissonnette

Amherst Select Board voted to establish downtown Business Improvement District

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Amherst eyes BID proposal

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House Passes Bill That Earmarks Millions To County

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

Amherst business owners moving ahead to create Business Improvement District downtown

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... improvement district committee member. The Select Board needs to approve the district’s creation. Amherst business owners moving ahead to create Business Improvement District downtown Published: Wednesday,...... said. Northampton created an improvement district in 2009. Districts have also been established in Westfield and Springfield. Maroulis said joining the district is not mandatory. Property owners will have 30 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield breaks ground on new $85,000 therapeutic garden

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...oal last year when the hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary. Western Massachusetts Hospital in Westfield breaks ground on new $85,000 therapeutic garden Published: Monday, September 12, 2011, 12:45 PM By ......roposals recently submitted by an architecture design class from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The hospital currently serves 65 long-term acute care patients. "This will provide a safe, thera... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Westfield

The Pentagon's scaling back on military spending could impact Western Massachusetts machine shops

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...two major impacts in my own business,” said Larry A. Maier, president of Peerless Precision Inc. in Westfield and co-president of the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Associa...... of Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki, second from left; U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst; Maier, Eric D. Hagopian, president of Hoppe Technologies in Chicopee; and Grady Copes, chairman of... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Palmer   Springfield

Doing Business in Westfield

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...ization of the city center is a benefit both to those students and the residents, and he pointed to Amherst as an example. “Students living in downtown Westfield is a game-changer here,” he said. “But I don’t want it to be lost that I mean this for the city res... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Westfield State University   Amherst   Westfield

Western Massachusetts business etc.: Big East women's hoop championship to stay in Hartford

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... to be covered by the July 21 network launch across Hampden and Hampshire counties include: Agawam, Amherst, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granby, Hatfield, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Northampton, Pal......Residential Brokerage offices in Belchertown, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Sturbridge and Westfield gathered to assist the victims of the tornadoes. Assistance included providing alternate housin... (Read Full Article)

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Pioneer Valley housing sales down in 2nd quarter; new construction perks up nationally

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Rebuilding Springfield

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... Gerald Hayes “They’re pretty intense,” said Hayes, vice president of Administration and Finance at Westfield State University, former president of the Springfield Economic Development Corp., and one of two me......velopment, and director of the Center for Economic Development in the School of Management at UMass Amherst. He would later serve as president of the Springfield Economic Development Corp., and worked on ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Westfield State University

Leadership Pioneer Valley

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... reaching out to LPV sponsors, which include MassMutual, Baystate Health, PeoplesBank, United Bank, Westfield Bank, and others — who are each contributing $5,000 to $10,000 toward the program’s $257,000 annual......d, but there will likely be a Springfield Day; a Five College Day to familiarize the class with the Amherst-Northampton area; a day in Holyoke, Chicopee, and perhaps South Hadley to gain perspective on that ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual   Greenfield Community College