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2. 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.
3. 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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  Mentions: Springfield Mary Kay Wydra Yankee Candle, Inc.
4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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  Mentions: Springfield Congressman Richard E. Neal Hasbro, Inc.
8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. ‘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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12. 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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13. MyPayrollHR exec Michael Mann charged with $70M bank fraud; collapse left some United Personnel employees in Western Mass. without pay
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 23 2019
  
  ...ll over the Pioneer Valley including at American Outdoor Brands, the parent company of Smith & Wesson, and at Yankee Candle in Deerfield. The employees are hired and paid by United Personnel. Mann was released on a finan...
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14. Michael J. Kittredge II, founder of Yankee Candle, dies at 67
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 25 2019
  
  ... at the offices and flagship store in South Deerfield, the Whately factory and a facility in East Longmeadow. Yankee Candle today produces more than 200,000 scented jar candles every week and has about 35,000 store locat...
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  Mentions: Holyoke Community College Amherst Holyoke
15. Well, Howdy! Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau hosts annual Howdy Awards for hospitality excellence
  
  Explore masslive.com May 21 2019 Tourism
  
  ...ourism establishments. Sponsors for the 2019 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence include MGM Springfield, Yankee Candle Company, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, WWLP TV-22, Aladco Linen Co, Baystate Health...
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16. United Personnel Aims to Make Life Easier for Clients
  
  Explore BusinessWest Apr 15 2019 Workforce
  
  ...remises account management, where we provide turnkey human-resources support for our clients.” One example is Yankee Candle, a business whose staffing level fluctuates through the ebbs and flows of the retail seasons. “B...
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  Mentions: Springfield Northampton Yankee Candle, Inc.
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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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