Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

ACCGS Program Explores High-speed Rail from Springfield to Boston

Explore BusinessWest (Feb 26 2015) Transportation

State Sen. Eric Lesser and Tim Brennan, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC), will discuss Lesser’s recently filed feasibility bill requiring the Mass. Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the viability of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston. They will also address the need for this service and how it can positively impact Western Mass. economies.

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

Charlie Baker, Richard Neal to attend Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield Outlook 2015 lunch | masslive

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...serves in a critically important capacity in Washington for our area, our state and the entire country." The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield represents the East of the River Five Town Chamber of C... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Comcast   MassMutual   MassMutual Center

Gov. Charlie Baker to Headline Outlook 2015

Explore BusinessWest (Feb 3 2015)

...to the Greater Springfield business community at the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfields (ACCGS) Outlook 2015 on Friday, Feb. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St., ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

Western New England University and Affiliated Chambers offer "Leadership 2015" | masslive

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...30 p.m. every Thursday from February 12 through March 26. SPRINGFIELD- Western New England University and the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield are partnering to offer "Leadership 2015: Skills for Pe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual   Western New England University   Springfield

The Suspense Is Building

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 16 2014)

...been this positive for our region’s major city in quite some time. Jeffrey S. Ciuffreda is president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Mercy Medical Center

ACCGS Business@Breakfast to Tout Region’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 5 2014) Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurial spirit of the region will take center stage at the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield’s Business@Breakfast on Jan. 7, from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Ludlow Country Club, One Tony Lema Dr., Ludlow. Paul Silva, executive director of Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), will discuss “Putting the PIONEER Back in Pioneer Valley.” He will be joined by Natasha Clark, founder of LionessMagazine.com, a Western Mass.-based, all-digital magazine for the female entrepreneur.

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield   Valley Venture Mentors

Photos: 'Super 60' celebration recognizes Greater Springfield's fastest-growing companies | masslive

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...The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield honored the 60 local companies, organizations and colleges with the highest-revenue and fastest-growing-revenue on Friday at its annual Super 60 Recogn... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

ACCGS to Host Speed-networking Breakfast on Nov. 5

Explore BusinessWest (Oct 17 2014)

The breakfast will take a wide departure from the salutes-and-speakers format of the traditional breakfasts and will provide attendees with a quick and entertaining opportunity to introduce themselves and pitch their company to the other attendees. The core concept to speed networking is the ‘elevator speech,’ a short summary of an individual, business, organization, product, or service — a summary that a person could deliver in the time span of a short elevator ride.

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Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

Chicopee Chambers plan ‘Table Top Expo’ trade show

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...stle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Drive. The event is presented by the Greater Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield and Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The “Table Top Ex... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

Western Massachusetts business leaders get capitol perspective on economy, trade, civil rights, during chamber Washington trip

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...that sense of growth is not widely shared on the nation's Main Street. WASHINGTON - Business leaders from the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce learned Wednesday... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Congressman Richard E. Neal   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

Women’s Professional Chamber Names Carol Campbell Woman of Year

Explore BusinessWest (Sep 9 2014)

...The Professional Womens Chamber, a division of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, recently honored Carol Campbell, president of Chicopee Industrial Contractors, as its 2014 Woman of the... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Chicopee

Menck Windows Chairman to Keynote ACCGS Breakfast

Explore BusinessWest (Sep 5 2014) Manufacturing

Menck Windows, a joint venture of Menck USA Inc. and Menck Fenster GmbH, of Hamburg, Germany, a 130-year-old, fourth-generation business that provides custom windows and doors in Europe, the Far East, and the U.S., recently opened the doors to its first U.S. manufacturing operation here in Western Mass.

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Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield

Affiliated Chambers of Greater Springfield

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...combined for a revenue of over $1 billion with an average revenue of more than $35 million. SPRINGFIELD – The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards p... (Read Full Article)

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Millfest to be held Sept. 10 at Ludlow Mills

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... the site of “Millfest” presented by the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield Sept. 10 from 5 p.m. until dusk. The rain date is Sept... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield-to-Northfield train line to be purchased by state to restore Knowledge Corridor Rail Line

Explore masslive.com (Aug 20 2014) Transportation

...vide commuters in the region a competitive alternative to driving on I-91." Jeff Ciuffreda, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, said the purchase puts the crucial rail line under loc... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Palmer