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2. Yankee Candle and Its Deerfield Village Remain Powerful Draws
  
  Explore BusinessWest Mar 29 2022
  
  ...re Michael Kittredge launched it more than a half-century ago. That appeal is partly perhaps largely due to Yankee Candle Village, which has become a significant attraction over the years, one that continues to raise t...
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3. Questions Persist About Labor Market and When Things Might Turn Around - BusinessWest
  
  Explore BusinessWest Sep 16 2021 Workforce
  
  ...o handle inquiries during designated hours). “There’s a focus on restaurant and hospitality jobs, but we have Yankee Candle, United Personnel, Big Y, Monson Savings Bank … we’ve had a really good response,” he said. “It’...
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4. EDC WELCOMES NEW BOARD CHAIR - TRICIA CANAVAN
  
  Explore From the EDC Jul 22 2021
  
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  Christina Royal, (President Holyoke Community College), First Vice Chair
  
  Lisa McCarthy, (President Yankee Candle Home Fragrance Division), Second Vice Chair
  
  Steven Lowell, (Chair Monson Savings Bank), T...
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5. Hannah’s Local Art Gallery Brings Creative Energy to the Mill District
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jul 6 2021 Entrepreneurship
  
  ...es is a children’s book waiting to happen,” Rechtschaffen said. Or Dana Volungis, who worked for 24 years for Yankee Candle, got laid off during the pandemic, and started painting … only 10 months ago; her oceanside land...
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6. Franklin County enters ’21 with renewed enthusiasm (Guest viewpoint)
  
  Explore From the EDC Feb 22 2021
  
  ... class="articleparagraph">Franklin County has the good fortune of relying on well-established businesses like Yankee Candle Co. and strong financial institutions like Greenfield Savings and Greenfield Cooperative banks. ...
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  Mentions: Greenfield Community College Greenfield Yankee Candle Co.
7. Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens for sale; family of founder George Miller seeks buyer with ‘a passion for butterflies’
  
  Explore From the EDC Feb 9 2021 Tourism
  
  ...in-the-storm-of-life-the-story-of-yankee-candles-journey-to-the-scenter-of-the-universe.html" target="_blank">Yankee Candle, Read Full Article
  
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8. Region’s Tourism and Hospitality Industry Proves Resilient
  
  Explore BusinessWest Nov 23 2020 Tourism
  
  ...0 to 60 days.” Other winter attractions will be open as well, albeit altered in some ways by the pandemic. At Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield, families can still walk through the facility’s classic winter wonder...
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9. Enfield’s Powder Hollow Brewery coming to Yankee Candle Village next month in partnership with Hillside Pizza
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 27 2020
  
  ...ticut — is opening a brewery in the former Chandler’s Restaurant at Yankee Candle Village in partnership with Yankee Candle and Hillside Pizza. The tentative opening date is Sept. 11, said Powder Hollow owner Mike McManu...
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10. Springfield unemployment rate hits 25.3% even as businesses reopen from coronavirus shutdown
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 23 2020 Workforce
  
  ...b search tricky. The centers host virtual job fairs now, not in-person job fairs. Some industrial employers — Yankee Candle in Franklin County, Caratamundi in East Longmeadow and Amazon in Holyoke — are hiring. But Cruis...
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11. Back to work: Factories deemed nonessential in pandemic ramp back up, but need more employees
  
  Explore masslive.com May 29 2020
  
  ... its campuses in Whately and Deerfield. Of those, about 800 are full-time permanent employees at the factory. Yankee Candle adds 300 to 400 employees seasonally to meet peak demand. About 37% of its sales are in the four...
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12. Staffing companies say coronavirus has slowed hiring; demand expected to pick up as manufacturing reopens
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 24 2020 Manufacturing
  
  ...s Day,” she said. The candle wasn’t a random example. United Personnel hires and deploys temporary workers to Yankee Candle’s factory and warehouse in Franklin County, which are closed, having been deemed not essential b...
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13. Holyoke Community College receives $7.5M donation from Elaine Nicpon Marieb Foundation; largest in school’s history
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 9 2020 Education
  
  ...ation & Simulation. Holyoke Community College’s largest gift up to that point was a donation from alumnus and Yankee Candle Co. founder Michael Kittredge. Kittredge, who died in 2019, donated $1 million in 2003 to establ...
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14. Greater Springfield Becoming a More Attractive Convention Site
  
  Explore BusinessWest Mar 2 2020 Tourism
  
  ...ors Bureau (GSCVB). “Are they bringing spouses? Will they have time, either pre-event or post-event, to go to Yankee Candle, or Six Flags, or the Seuss museum?” “That’s part of their convention experience as well,” added...
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15. ‘Peace and solace in the storm of life’; The story of Yankee Candle’s journey to the ‘scenter of the universe’
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 20 2019 Manufacturing
  
  ...l in Holyoke to South Deerfield – the busy crossroads for most auto traffic between New York and Vermont. The Yankee Candle factory followed, opening in South Deerfield a year later. Yankee Candle Village quickly became ...
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16. Yankee Candle opens $6.5M R&D lab in Deerfield, consolidates manufacturing in Franklin County
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 6 2019 Manufacturing , Tourism
  
  ...rth Street in a building where Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge II once had an antique car museum. The Yankee Candle flagship store in Deerfield draws 3 million visitors per year and is one of the most popular att...
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About Yankee Candle, Inc.

Yankee Candle, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of scented candles in the U.S, also marketing other products such as votive candles , scented wax tarts, votive candle holders, tart warmers, jar toppers, reed diffusers, Electric Home Fragrance units, car scents, and room sprays.They are located in South Deerfield, MA.
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