Archive for July 2019
Bulkley Richardson Launches Cybersecurity Series – BusinessWest
Bulkley Richardson announced the launch of CyberSafe, a series of cybersecurity events and written alerts to provide critical information to businesses and organizations on topics of cybersecurity. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreJazz concert series brings life back to shuttered CityStage while owner Springfield Parking Authority seeks long-term plan
CityStage, closed since December, will reopen with four jazz concerts from September to December while the Springfield Parking Authority, which owns the building, comes up with a long-term plan for the venue. “We don’t want the space to be dark,” Thomas D. Moore, interim executive director of the Springfield Parking Authority, said Tuesday. Read the…
Read MoreVictor Bruno seeks to sell Adolfo’s Ristorante, Art-e’-Pizza in downtown Springfield
Local businessman Victor Bruno, saying he wants to spend more time with his family, confirmed on Tuesday that he is planning to sell his downtown eateries Adolfo’s Ristorante and Art-e’-Pizza. Adolfo’s, 254 Worthington St., was listed for sale on Tuesday, but the listing is for the business, not the property. The business includes the equipment,…
Read MoreOnline Nursing Programs Evolve to Meet Workforce Needs
Back in 2010, the Institute of Medicine put out a call for 80% of all registered nurses to have a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) by 2020. National nurse organizations picked up the goal as well — 85% is the current goal — while hospitals with ‘magnet’ status, such as Baystate Medical Center, maintain even…
Read MoreHoop Hall, MGM, Ray Allen Team Up for Charity Golf Classic
They’re calling it a “pairing party.” And, as that name suggests, this is a party at which the pairings for the MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Golf Classic Hosted by Ray Allen!, will be announced. Most golf tournaments in this region, and there are a great many of them, don’t have a pairing party.…
Read MoreGreenfield Cooperative Bank Maintains a Solid Pace of Growth
Like most all bank presidents in the 413, Michael Tucker would concede that a great many of the region’s communities are heavily populated with financial institutions, or “overbanked,” to use the term most would put into play. He’s inclined to include Greenfield on that list, and gestures out the window of his office to make…
Read MoreWestfield Makes Connections to Spur Progress
Kate Phelon has long appreciated the spirit of collaboration between Westfield’s municipal, business, and educational leaders — and points to the Westfield Education to Business Alliance, which just wrapped up its third year, as a good example. The alliance, WE2BA for short, connects the city’s schools, where students are beginning to contemplate their career paths,…
Read MorePeople in Business: Elms College Professor Receives $145,400 Grant from Google for Computer Science Education Project
A professor at the College of Our Lady of the Elms has received a Google computer science research grant for $145,400 to lead research designed to broaden high school students’ participation in computer science and programming courses, especially among underrepresented populations in the field, such as women and minorities. Read the source article at masslive.com
Read MoreAt forum in Amherst, state higher education chief to talk about challenges private colleges are facing
Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos E. Santiago will be in town later this month to explain how the state wants to monitor the financial health of private colleges to predict — and prevent — sudden closures that leave staffers out of work and students scrambling to finish their degrees. The meeting, one of several…
Read MoreChef Wayne Hooker opens Big Mamou Cajun on the Go outside Mardi Gras in downtown Springfield
The aroma — the scent of meat slow cooking in a smoker, of Cajun spices, of cornbread — is Chef Wayne Hooker’s secret weapon. It filled the parking lot of the Mardi Gras, 350 Grill and Smokey Joe’s Cigar Lounge at 350 Worthington St. Tuesday for the soft opening of his Chef Wayne’s Big Mamou…
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