Archive for February 2019
Bradley International Airport plans construction, added flights and services in 2019 | masslive.com
Bradley had more than 6 million passengers in 2018 and saw its passenger arrival and departure stats up about 3.7 percent heading into the busy holiday season. It’ll be a busy year for the Connecticut Airport Authority and Bradley as they try to add more destinations, airlines and routes. It’s a process Dillon said he…
Read MoreJob market bright for graduates of UMass Center’s accelerated nursing baccalaureate degree…
Howett, is the assistant dean of the accelerated bachelor’s degree program in nursing at the UMass Center at Springfield, where she is excited about helping others make a career shift to a field that is both rewarding and in great demand. “People who choose to go into nursing long for that patient connection,” she says.…
Read MoreWestern Massachusetts manufacturers, workforce boards team to meet future staffing needs
Advanced manufacturing is a priority industry in the Pioneer Valley region. The member companies of the Western Massachusetts chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association are primarily small and medium sized enterprises that are part of a supply chain engaged in producing precision mechanical parts, components, and sub-assemblies utilizing high technology equipment, lean manufacturing,…
Read MoreGreater Westfield Chamber of Commerce innovates for the future
First, in 2018, the chamber began staging quarterly meetings with a segment of its membership — the downtown businesses — to bring value to a group of members who share common challenges and opportunities, and who could work together to affect positive changes to our historic central business district. Read the source article at masslive.com
Read MoreSpringfield-built Orange Line cars get first daytime T tryout
The T tested Springfield-built Orange Line trains for the first time Friday during regular service hours, giving Boston commuters their first glimpse of the new cars from CRRC MA.The MBTA has been testing the cars for months, said spokesman Joe Pesaturo. But Friday was the first time they were tested in between trains running with…
Read MoreSpringfield economic development chief bullish on city’s prospects, large and small
Kevin Kennedy, Springfield’s chief development officer, is bullish on the economic outlook in 2019, and says the reasons are easy to spot — ranging from the nearly $1 billion MGM Springfield casino in full swing to other less dazzling but still impressive projects on tap.Some of the major projects in Springfield in recent years, such…
Read MoreUnited Personnel Wins ClearlyRated’s 2019 Best of Staffing Client And Talent Awards
United Personnel announced it has won the Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards from ClearyRated, formerly known as Inavero. These awards were granted to United Personnel for the second year in a row for providing superior service to its clients and placed talent. Presented in partnership with CareerBuilder, ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing winners have…
Read MoreSpringfield Union Station looks to grow while driving development
Springfield Union Station will need to go to the City Council again later this year for more money to close a funding gap, said Kevin Kennedy, the city’s chief development officer. But the Springfield Redevelopment Authority says it’s working to attract more tenants and make ends meet, and that the station is already paying for…
Read MoreSpringfield’s CRRC begins shipping cars to Boston, plans for Philadelphia, Los Angeles projects
Officials from Los Angeles and Philadelphia were there in December when Gov. Charlie Baker and representatives from the MBTA came to Springfield to celebrate completion of the first Orange Line cars at CRRC MA’s factory. The transit systems in those two cities are CRRC’s next customers. Los Angeles has ordered 64 subway cars at a…
Read MoreBaystate Health seeks input for Community Health Needs Assessment report
Beginning Friday, Baystate Health will be holding the first of several Community Conversations to learn which health needs are most important to the local population. The first gathering will take place Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Riverview Senior Center on 122 Clyde St. in Springfield This first Community Conversation will be conducted in Spanish, and lunch…
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