1. About Knowledge Corridor

    Knowledge Corridor

    The Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership constitutes an economic and cultural partnership between the Connecticut River cities of Springfield Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut, and surrounding towns. Formalized by business and education leaders in 2000, the partnership seeks to engender economic and cultural opportunities for New England's second most populous region, of 1.7 million residents and 110,000 college students. The Hartford-Springfield area hosts over 26 colleges and universities, and thus received the moniker Knowledge Corridor from regional boosters.

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    1. If you were truly going to include the Knowledge Corridor, then certainly Amherst would not be slated for the elimination of its rail stop.
      In Mass. towns challenge new rail plans
    2. The year prior to that required the business communities on both sides of the line to demonstrate that there would be a market for this. We did our homework, we did surveys, we pitched it as the Knowledge Corridor, and Northwest ultimately made a decision to do it because there was a sense of cohesiveness.
      Allan W. Blair in A Tale of Two Cities and One Region
    3. The Knowledge Corridor brand now has some traction.
      In Putting Ideas in Motion
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    2. EDC Promotes Western Mass Presence at Paris Air Show

      Explore From the EDC (Mar 20 2013)

      EDC Promotes Western Mass Presence at Paris Air Show ...enerationexercise with the Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership to recruit internationalcompanies to the Knowledge Corridor aerospace cluster. We find that these twoactivities reinforce each other at trade shows. Th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boeing   Springfield   Chicopee

    3. EDC and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Collaborate on Shared Service Center Initiative

      Explore From the EDC (Mar 14 2013)

      EDC and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Collaborate on Shared Service Center Initiative

      The EDC and state officials including Secretary of Housing
      and Economic Development Greg Bialecki, supported by Governor Deval Patrick,
      are touting western Mass advantages for Shared Service Centers, Call Centers
      and other back office space. The EDC organized a roundtable in Boston on March
      12 when Secretary Bialecki made his pitch to regional site selectors and
      brokers. We can present a general pitch or one tailored to a firm’s specific
      needs at your request. Senior public and private sector officials will be
      available to host any prospect.

      Our primary corporate targets are Financial Services firms,
      but our assets are ...

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor

    4. Passenger rail service returns to Palmer for a day

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 4 2012)

      Passenger rail service returns to Palmer for a day ...ir thousands of students. Lamothe, and other officials, said the Central Corridor project will complement the Knowledge Corridor project. Lamothe said there are 90,000 students along the Central Corridor, and that there ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Mohegan Sun

    5. International Business Symposium Slated for Thursday

      Explore From the EDC (Oct 1 2012)

      International Business Symposium Slated for Thursday ...cause theyrealize it is also a rare opportunity for them to meet companies from western Massand New England’s Knowledge Corridor. Anyone interested in exporting,importing, investing, lead generation and international tra... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   TD Bank   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Knowledge Corridor

    6. Mass. Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki to address Sustainable Knowledge Corridor Consortium in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 5 2012)

      Mass. Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki to address Sustainable Knowledge Corridor Consortium in Springfield ...oup's website. "What we’re trying to do is take Springfield and Hartford and make them the twin cities of the Knowledge Corridor, much like Minneapolis and St. Paul are in Minnesota," Timothy W. Brennan, executive direct... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor

    7. Officials to highlight 'Knowledge Corridor' passenger train service at potential

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 27 2012)

      ...gional development throughout the Connecticut River Valley, according to officials. Brennan has described the Knowledge Corridor as a border-busting initiative aimed at bundling the Springfield and Hartford areas into a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Springfield   Northampton

    8. Massachusetts to buy Knowledge Corridor right-of-way for Springfield-to-Vermont passenger rail

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 23 2012)

      Massachusetts to buy Knowledge Corridor right-of-way for Springfield-to-Vermont passenger rail ...e control of the corridor, which is being built with $73 million in federal stimulus money, Brennan said. The Knowledge Corridor, as it is being called, will have stops in Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Springfield

    9. New ties to mark rail work start in Northampton

      Explore GazetteNET (Jul 10 2012)

      ...'s first Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Monday night, told about 40 residents that the $73 million federal Knowledge Corridor project is on schedule. The primary work will be to upgrade the 47.8 miles of mainline trac... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Amtrak

    10. Editorial: Massachusetts-Connecticut Knowledge Corridor has powerful potential

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 13 2012)

      Editorial: Massachusetts-Connecticut Knowledge Corridor has powerful potential ...onomic Partnership meeting last week. As a basic strategy the two officials are in alignment on marketing the Knowledge Corridor as a low-cost, educationally rich, high-quality alternative to Boston and New York, with th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor   Gregory P. Bialecki

    11. Consultants Forum

      Explore From the EDC (Jun 8 2012)

      ... opportunity to inform(or remind) the consultants about the advantages of western Massachusetts, NewEngland’s Knowledge Corridor© and New England. While the presentations were wide-ranging, one theme emergedabove all o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Knowledge Corridor   Michael Graney   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

    12. Transportation touted as key to cross-state region's growth

      Explore Home Page (Jun 7 2012)

      Transportation touted as key to cross-state region's growth ...at aim. Doug Fisher, chariman of HSEP's steering committee, said the six-county region, dubbed “New England's Knowledge Corridor,” has a “tradition of innovation and invention, and an enormous concentration of highe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor

    13. Massachusetts, Connecticut economic development officials predict growth ...

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 5 2012)

      ...-Springfield Economic Partnership is dedicated to marketing the entire six-county region called New England’s Knowledge Corridor as one single region. Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks is considered a critic... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor

    14. ‘Knowledge Corridor’ hasn’t quitebecome New England’s Silicon Valley

      Explore Mobile » Mobile (May 29 2012)

      ...Economic Development. Mary Ellen Jones, chairwoman of the Connecticut Airport Authority, will also speak. The Knowledge Corridor has had 12 years to become New England’s Silicon Valley. Why this hasn’t happened might be ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor   Gregory P. Bialecki

    15. EDC to Present Specialized Manufacturing Event

      Explore From the EDC (Mar 23 2012)

      ...heast Utilities, and Chair ofthe Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership, will moderate an industry panelof Knowledge Corridor manufacturers. The event is free, but registration isrequired. Please RSVP to Karen Tetreau... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Northeast Utilities   Springfield   Knowledge Corridor

    16. Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2012)

      Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle: education equals jobs ...w of of one grand-total estimate for the economic impact of every college and university the region. But the “Knowledge Corridor” name marketers use to brand the region refers to 26 colleges and universities, the large... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Springfield College

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