Archive for March 2020
Seen@ Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce 2020 Shining Stars Awards
The stars were aligned for the 35th anniversary Shining Stars Awards Gala at the Castle of Knights on Friday, March 6 with more than 250 in attendance. The award for Non-Profit of the Year went to Roca, executive director Chris Judd. The Volunteer of the Year honor was given to Youssef Fadel. Business of the…
Read MoreEast-west rail, job training, sports betting: Springfield Chamber members peer into the future at Outlook 2020
Almost as an afterthought as he ran over his allotted speaking time Friday, state Rep. Joseph Wagner said the Legislature will debate a sports betting bill this year. Wagner, D-Chicopee, assistant majority leader in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was among the speakers at the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce Outlook 2020 lunch. Read the…
Read MoreBulkley Richardson to Continue CyberSafe Series on March 11
Bulkley Richardson continues its CyberSafe series on Wednesday, March 11 with a discussion on legal, technical, and law-enforcement responses to common cybersecurity incidents. “There Has Been a Security Breach. Now What?” will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Bulkley Richardson’s office in downtown Springfield. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MorePeoplesBank, Holyoke Craft Beer to Unveil PeoplesStout at Release Party Today
PeoplesBank has found a new way to celebrate its founding on St. Patrick’s Day in 1885, its deep Holyoke roots, and its support of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race and Parade: a new local beer called PeoplesStout. The bank partnered with Holyoke Craft Beer to produce PeoplesStout, an Irish stout featuring the traditional warm,…
Read MoreIsenberg Ranks First for MBA Online Education in U.S. for Fourth Straight Year
For the fourth year in a row, the online MBA offered by the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst topped the rankings of U.S. programs — and came out number three in the world — in the Financial Times survey. Isenberg has offered an AACSB-accredited MBA degree program entirely online since 2001, making it…
Read MoreBay Path to Host Session Today on How to Ask for and Give Help Around Mental Health
Today, March 5, Sara Kendall and Kim Lee of the Mental Health Association Inc. (MHA) will be on the Bay Path University campus at 7 p.m. to talk about how to ask for help around mental health, and also how to support others who may need help, but aren’t asking for it. Read the…
Read MoreSeen@ ‘Driven by Community’ at Mercedes Benz of Springfield
Mercedes of Benz of Springfield welcomed guests to the latest Arrive@5 event on Wednesday night. “Driven by Community” was a Multi-Chamber Passport Tour that brought together members of the Amherst Area Chamber, East of the River Chamber, Greater Northampton Chamber, West of the River Chamber, Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield, and Hampshire County Young…
Read MoreMassMutual plans to expand parking lots, internal roads at Springfield headquarters
MassMutual is asking the city for zoning changes so it can expand surface parking lots and the internal road system at its State Street headquarters. The insurance giant has asked the city to change the zoning from Residence B classification to Commercial P on properties it owns on Buchholz, Providence and Clarence streets, according to…
Read MoreBig Y Express coming to Westfield by late summer
Demolition began this week to make way for a new Big Y Express convenience store at 330 East Main St. “It’s a more modernized look that were pretty excited about,” said Matt D’Amour, vice president of real estate and store development for Springfield-based Big Y Foods Inc. “We are enhancing the fresh and on-the-go offerings.…
Read MoreCornel West to Speak Today at Westfield State on ‘The Power of Deep Education’
World-renowned political activist, professor, and author Cornel West will speak today, March 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Westfield State University’s Woodward Center. His talk, “The Power of Deep Education,” is expected to challenge audience members to explore humanity as a point of departure for thinking about the context of race, citizenship, love, and…
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