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  3. About Amherst

    Amherst

    Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,874. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. The name of the town is correctly pronounced without the h ("AM-erst"), unlike some other towns of the same name.

    The communities of Amherst Center, North Amherst, and South Amherst are census-designated places.

    Amherst is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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    1. “ This fits in perfectly with the mission of UMass Amherst. ”
      In Pilot Qteros biofuels plant in Springfield may have future creating ethanol microbes - MassLive.com
    2. “ We've really grown with Springfield, and we have the branch offices in Westfield and in Northampton and Amherst now. ”
      In STCC honors 6 businesses with induction into Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame
    3. “ Judge said the city will host its third developers' conference on Oct. 27 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Another centerpiece will be the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Clean Energy Connections third annual conference and opportunity fair set for Oct. 20 at the MassMutual Center. "The city is working so hard to create programs and images and perceptions that Springfield is a city on the move, Michel said. ”
      In Conference set on innovation

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      Florence Bank plans West Springfield branch, further expansion ...g to be around. We are not going to merge with anybody or sell to anybody," he said. Florence has branches in Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Granby, Hadley, Northampton and Williamsburg, as well as its headquarters i... (Read Full Article)

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    3. $158,000 state grant helps continue Enrollment Initiative Program at Westfield State...

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      $158,000 state grant helps continue Enrollment Initiative Program at Westfield State... ...students from surrounding school districts this year. Enrolled students come from school districts in agawam, Amherst, Chicopee, Hampden-Wilbraham, Hampden Charter School of Science, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland, West Sprin... (Read Full Article)

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    4. UMass Amherst to break ground on $62M Business Innovation Hub

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    5. Five College Consortium to celebrate library annex groundbreaking in Hatfield

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      Five College Consortium to celebrate library annex groundbreaking in Hatfield ...ing to a press release. The 35,000-square-foot building will be able to hold up to 2.5 million items from the Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts. It will also be able... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Western Massachusetts college top U.S. News & World Report list of Best Liberal Arts...

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      Western Massachusetts college top U.S. News & World Report list of Best Liberal Arts... ...alumni, from Prince Albert II of Monaco to former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Harlan Fiske Stone. Amherst has an even more competitive application process than Williams, accepting only 14 percent of applicant... (Read Full Article)

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    7. People In Business: Jim Sotiropoulos of The Markens Group

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      People In Business: Jim Sotiropoulos of The Markens Group ...he Pioneer Valley. He holds an MS in Natural Resources and Conservation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as a BS in Environmental Biology from Westfield State University. As Member Relations Directo... (Read Full Article)

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    8. Jiminy Peak, PeoplesBank, W.D. Cowls Win AIM Sustainability Award

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      Jiminy Peak, PeoplesBank, W.D. Cowls Win AIM Sustainability Award .... AIM announced that Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort of Hancock, PeoplesBank of Holyoke, W.D. Cowls Inc. of North Amherst, Cavicchio Greenhouses Inc. of Sudbury, Gorton’s Seafood of Gloucester, and the Stop & Shop New Englan... (Read Full Article)

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    9. UMass gets $5M from state for cybersecurity

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      UMass gets $5M from state for cybersecurity ...s ever made in support of an initiative in the region. Of the $15 million, $12 million will support the UMass Amherst Center for Data Science with additional faculty, a doubling of the number of available courses and an ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Springfield

    10. State Senators Eric Lesser and Stan Rosenberg holding local government roundtable in...

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      State Senators Eric Lesser and Stan Rosenberg holding local government roundtable in... ...will focus on issues facing individual communities across the two districts, the statement says. Rosenberg, D-Amherst, and Lesser, D-Longmeadow, will seek input regarding future legislation that could affect the region. ... (Read Full Article)

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    11. GCC Survey Uncovers What Area Employers Value Most in Hires

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      GCC Survey Uncovers What Area Employers Value Most in Hires ...U), was sent to Pioneer Valley employers on the member lists of the Franklin County, Greater Northampton, and Amherst Area chambers of commerce. It presented 17 distinct skill and knowledge areas and asked respondents to... (Read Full Article)

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    12. People In Business: Samalid M. Hogan of The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center

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      People In Business: Samalid M. Hogan of The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center ...nd innovative practices, and a B.A. in economics with a minor in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ... (Read Full Article)

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    13. Wilbraham Sees Potential in Former Paper Mill

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      Wilbraham Sees Potential in Former Paper Mill ...zation to take a decade to complete, the mill is already attracting attention: a group of students from UMass Amherst filmed a movie there last summer, a number of businesses have approached her about moving in, and the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Chicopee

    14. New Amherst chamber executive director sees Amherst as part of destination 'quilt'

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      New Amherst chamber executive director sees Amherst as part of destination 'quilt' ...op and visit Amherst businesses. But, he said, "the thing you sell is the quilt, not the patch." He described Amherst as "a patch on the quilt" — a metaphor meant to describe the importance of seeing how Amherst fits in ... (Read Full Article)

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    15. Eric Nelson Takes the Helm at Westmass

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      Eric Nelson Takes the Helm at Westmass ...experience, with stints in everything from education to landscaping. He started as a public-school teacher in Amherst, a job he eventually lost to budget cutbacks, and then went into business for himself in landscape con... (Read Full Article)

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    16. Peter Rosskothen Steps to the Plate — Again

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