Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau

Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau laments Supreme Judicial Court ruling on casino

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...e tourism assets we currently offer,” Wydra said. “We are eager to begin promoting this new attraction.” The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau is a nonprofit destination marketing organization with the ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Mary Kay Wydra   MGM

Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau hands out Howdy Awards | masslive

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...Center Authority, Performance Foodservice, The Republican, Mix 93-1 and WHYN NewsTalk 560 and Yuengling. The GSCVB, an affiliate of the Economic Development Council of Western MA, is a private non-profit destination mar... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Baystate Health   Springfield

Howdy! Domenic Sarno to receive Howdy hospitality award | masslive

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...he Spotlight Award winner, however, is chosen each year by the Howdy Awards Committee and the Chairman of the GSCVB Board of Directors based on that individual or organization’s special contribution to the Pioneer Valley... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Holyoke

Going All In | BusinessWest

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...rtnership agreement — which was hatched out in a series of meetings between MGM Springfield officials and the GSCVB’s gaming subcommittee — will take effect one year prior to the casino’s formal opening, and lays out onl... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Mohegan Sun   MassMutual Center

Outlook 2014: Allan Blair, president of Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, says jobs, business and investment opportunity knocking at region's door | masslive.com#incart_river#incart_river#incart_river

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...ill help the fair to improve its facilities. The new Western Massachusetts Sports Commission, created by the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau last year, holds the promise of bringing sports-related tou... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   MassMutual Center   Springfield

Allan Blair, president and CEO of Western Mass Economic Development Council, to retire at end of 2014

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...ts as an umbrella group for other business oriented organizations including: Affiliated Chambers of Commerce, Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Amherst Business Improvement District, Westfield Business ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   Amherst

Visit from County Donegal

Explore From the EDC (Nov 13 2013) Information Technology , Tourism

With the Troubles behind them, Donegal is now cooperating
with Derry and its businesses are looking to Northern Ireland, Europe and even
the US for growth opportunities. Yesterday we made the case why western Mass
should be considered for that growth.

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Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Springfield   Michael Graney

Massachusetts Gaming Commission reaffirms view that casinos should market

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...nd MGM Resorts International about their foreign gaming operations. During the afternoon, two leaders of the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau on Thursday asked the commission to require that all applic... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Mohegan Sun   Palmer   Springfield

Zombies coming to downtown Springfield for zombie games and more | masslive

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...turn into an annual event. "We've seen what was done in other markets," said Mary K. Wydra, president of the Greater Springfield Convention and visitors Bureau. "There are a lot of cities that do similar events, but non... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Six Flags New England   Springfield   Holyoke

Howdy Awards recognize excellence

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...studio manager at Off the Map Tattoo in Easthampton. And last week Bowen won the People’s Choice Award at the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau Annual Howdy Awards. The award goes to the Howdy finalist w... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

Howdy Awards finalists announced, awards honor hospitality excellence

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...xcellence, call Lee Chambers at the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at (413) 755-1345. The GSCVB, an affiliate of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, is a private nonprofit desti... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Holyoke

WMass tourism promoted in trip to PA

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...day, as they venture out to Pennsylvania to draw attention to our local attractions. Representatives from the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Berkshire Visitors Bureau boarded a bus at the East... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Six Flags New England   Springfield

Convention and Visitors Bureau to announce new sports initiative

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...ame at Springfield College. The Hall of Fame will hold the inaugural Women’s Challenge in December, while the GSCVB has led a bid to draw an NCAA women’s regional for 2014. The new division will work to bring other event... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield College   MassMutual Center   Springfield

Dr. Westchesterson is back, this time rapping for the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitor's Bureau | masslive.com

Explore masslive.com (Apr 9 2013) Tourism

...ith a similar style as the first two videos since that’s what people seemed to respond to and that’s what the GSCVB wanted," Westchesterson, born Marc Scortino and a 1991 graduate of Agawam HighSchool, said in a prepared... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   Mary Kay Wydra

Springfield bidding to host NCAA women's basketball tournament regional for 2014

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...ll events to the downtown area between December and April. SPRINGFIELD – The MassMutual Center along with the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau have put in a bid to host an NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourna... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Connecticut   MassMutual   MassMutual Center