Archive for May 2019
OMG Inc. Names Brad Bedard Vice President of Supply Chain Management
As part of the continued effort to position the company for stronger growth, Brad Bedard has been promoted to vice president of Supply Chain Management for OMG Inc. As vice president, Bedard is responsible for overall management of the company’s global supply-chain and distribution logistics. In this new role, he will work with his organization…
Read MorePeople in Business: Mercy Medical Center Welcomes Tina D’Agostino to New Role in Fund Development
Tina D’Agostino has joined Mercy Medical Center as a Major Gifts Officer in the Fund Development Department. In this role, D’Agostino’s responsibilities include expanding the Major Gifts Program by cultivating donors and donor prospects, coordinating major gifts as they relate to capital fundraising campaigns, and overseeing volunteers who support the department. Read the source article…
Read MoreWhat’s new at Eastec 2019: Robots and efficiency drive innovation
The Eastern States Exposition’s Mallary Complex, where folks normally gather around livestock, is full this week of folks gathering around robots on display at the Eastec trade show. Robots throwing dice, robots alphabetizing a pile of children’s ABC toys, robots stacking tiny squares of gum. Read the source article at masslive.com
Read MoreBerkshire Film and Media Collaborative to Offer Filmmaking Workshops for Young People
The Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative (BFMC) will host two summer filmmaking workshops: one for 15- to 19-year-olds from Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28, and one for 11- to 14-year-olds from Monday July 8 to Friday, July 12. These week-long workshops will meet daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Berkshire Community…
Read MoreTighe & Bond Climbs 19 Spots in National Ranking of Design Firms
Tighe & Bond, one of the leading full-service engineering and environmental consulting firms in the Northeast, climbed 19 spots this year to number 222 on Engineering News Record’s (ENR) 2019 Top 500 Design Firms ranking. In the past two years, Tighe & Bond climbed 38 spots as the firm continues to grow its regional market.…
Read MorePeoplesBank Issues 2019 Corporate Green Report
PeoplesBank recently issued its annual Corporate Green Report in conjunction with Earth Day 2019. Through its green values and actions to support environmental sustainability, PeoplesBank believes it can help make the region a healthier place to live, work, and raise a family. The bank puts these values to work throughout the year through its charitable…
Read MoreClemenza’s Brick Oven Pizza and Cafe opening West Springfield location
Clemenza’s Brick Oven Pizza and Cafe owner Anthony Martone is opening in a new location at 816 Westfield St. “We are going to specialize in our brick-oven pizza,” Martone said. “We are also introducing new Tuscan bread pressed sandwiches and we’ll have an outdoor area for a late-night coffee.” Read the source article at masslive.com
Read MoreThriving Northampton Isn’t Resting on Its Laurels
A Knowledge Corridor study before the Amtrak Vermonter line opened four years ago projected 28 riders per day at the Northampton station. In fact, the average is 59 for the two trains per day — a southbound run that arrives at 2 p.m. and a northbound train at 4 p.m., noted Masterson, the city’s Economic…
Read MorePeter Pan Charts a Route to Continued Growth
Peter Picknelly says the higher prices that consumers are experiencing at the gas pump are a fairly recent phenomenon, with the surge coming over the past few months or so. But in the bus business, such changes to the landscape can, and usually do, have a quick and profound impact. And Easter weekend provided ample…
Read MoreGreater Northampton Chamber to Mark 100th Anniversary on June 13
The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce will host its centennial event, “Torch: Our Time to Shine,” on Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m., at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. The evening’s program will honor Suzanne Beck, who has led the chamber for 27 years, and is retiring from the organization this spring. Beck…
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