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About 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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“ This fits in perfectly with the mission of UMass Amherst. ”
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“ If you were truly going to include the Knowledge Corridor, then certainly Amherst would not be slated for the elimination of its rail stop. ”
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“ 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
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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...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Amherst College Springfield
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Research spending at UMass nears $600 million
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Research spending at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus us up more than 7 percent over last year, while spending at the university as a whole is up ...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Amherst Robert Caret
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Amherst chooses first BID director
Explore GazetteNET (May 22 2012)
...as for the area, including more decorative lighting and a shuttle bus that would connect the UMass, Amherst College and Hampshire College campuses. He also wants to encourage cooperation between the BID and ...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts University of Connecticut Amherst
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Seahorse Bioscience raises $9.4M
Explore masshightech.com (May 22 2012) Life Sciences
...s created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Seahorse, which was founded...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Baystate Health Amherst
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Amherst residents looking to launch store selling locally grown produce and locally created wares
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...ly. Now, a group wants to create a year-round market similar to that held the last two years at the Amherst Regional Middle School in a downtown store. It would be modeled after the market and Local Roots Ma...
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Arts Walk in Holyoke promotes cultural renaissance of downtown
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...re more than 60 tenants. “This has all happened in just the last five or six years,” said Aubin, an Amherst native and former New York architect who returned to the Pioneer Valley in 1999. The rebirth of dow...
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Comment Mentions: Amherst Northampton Holyoke
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Advanced Manufacturing: The University Bridge to Innovation
Explore From the EDC (May 17 2012) Education , Manufacturing
...eir own team. Increasingly this leads to working with universities. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is hosting a half-day conference on “Advanced Manufacturing: the University Bridge to Innovation” o...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Associated Industries of Massachusetts Amherst
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UMass plans for satellite campus
Explore GazetteNET (May 14 2012) Education
...day, May 15, 2012 1 Photo: UMass plans for satellite campus VICTORIA PEARSON The President at Umass Amherst, Robert Caret, answers questions during a press conference held by himself and the new chancellor, ...
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Comment Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno University of Massachusetts Jack Wilson
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UMass researchers looking at impact of heavy loads on soldiers' mobility
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Education
...team at the University of Massachusetts kinesiology department are hoping to save soldiers’ lives. AMHERST — Graduate researcher Christopher Palmer and his team at the University of Massachusetts kinesiolog...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Palmer Amherst
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UMass, Delaware researchers develop low-cost process to make plastic from plants
Explore masslive.com (May 14 2012) Plastics
...nd Stavros Caratzoulas, as well as doctoral student Nima Nikbin, and postdoctoral fellow Phuong Do. AMHERST — A team led by a University of Massachusetts chemical engineer has developed a low-cost, high-yiel...
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Business Monday from The Republican, May 14, 2012: Precision manufacturing gets a boost
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... named Ken Toong, executive director of Auxiliary Enterprises at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, to its inaugural list of the “20 Most Influential” people and organizations having an impact on th...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
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A Priceless Gift | BusinessWest
Explore BusinessWest (May 8 2012) Entrepreneurship
...tiful story behind it; I didn’t want a dress made in China in a sweatshop or by children,” said the Amherst resident. Her search proved futile, but after talking with friends, the 29-year-old realized they s...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
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Departing UMass Chancellor Robert Holub highlights campus accomplishments during his tenure
Explore masslive.com (May 1 2012) Education
... as well as many individuals from the community and from our wonderful and loyal alumni,” he wrote. AMHERST – University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub, in an email sent Tuesday to the campus co... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst
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Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle and wife Kit Dobelle have followed path of public service to serve their community
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... 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...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Westfield State University Amherst
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MassMutual promotes Nicholas Fyntrilakis to vice-president as he aids Rebuild ...
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...Western New England University and a bachelor’s of science from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. “Nick’s creative problem solving skills, passion for his work, and strong leadership confirm his r... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts MassMutual Western New England University
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