Archive for March 2021
Serve Food to Open Shared Kitchen to Aspiring Restaurateurs
Serve Food, a new business in Holyoke, will host its grand opening on Tuesday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at its 112 High St. location. Serve Food, a shared-use kitchen, is a certified commercial kitchen in which individuals or businesses prepare value-added food products and meals using a monthly membership. Because expenses are shared, the…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Vince Jackson, executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Vince Jackson, executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce. The two have a lively discussion about the deep toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on Paradise City, and how that community’s strong, eclectic business community has responded with determination, imagination, and perseverance. The two also discuss how the…
Read MoreSTCC Named Fourth-best Community College in U.S.
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) was ranked as the fourth-best community college in the nation and second-best in Massachusetts, according to Academic Influence, a college ranking system. Academic Influence consists of academics and data scientists who use artificial-intelligence technology to analyze publicly available data and measure the impact of work produced by the world’s top…
Read MoreHCC Ranked Among Best Community Colleges in U.S.
Holyoke Community College (HCC) ranks among the best community colleges in the U.S. for 2021, according to Academic Influence, a technology-driven education-evaluation group. HCC was listed 20th out of 839 community colleges nationwide. In particular, HCC was noted for the strength of its academic programs in criminal justice, nursing, computer science, business, education, and engineering.…
Read MoreBradley International Airport Launches Non-stop Service to Nashville
The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) announced the launch of Southwest Airlines flights from Bradley International Airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) in Tennessee. “We are excited to launch Southwest Airlines’ non-stop service to Nashville from Bradley International Airport,” said Kevin Dillon, executive director of the CAA. “Nashville is a popular destination that also offers key…
Read MoreSurvey: Massachusetts “Working Cities” see lasting, positive impacts from program – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Working Cities Challenge is the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s signature community development initiative. Mt. Auburn examined what went right and wrong in the WCC programs in Haverhill, Lowell, Pittsfield, and Springfield at the end of a three-year, $475,000 funding window, which closed in 2020. Read the source article at Home – Federal Reserve…
Read MoreGreater Springfield Habitat for Humanity Partners with Union Tradeswomen
The Habitat for Humanity Women Build Week event, sponsored by Lowe’s, is an opportunity to spread the positive and powerful message of “women helping women” and facilitate in building stronger and safer communities. During the weeklong event, which began March 8, women from all walks of life and skill levels have come together to work…
Read MoreElms College to Host Inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Ethics on March 24
The St. Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture (CERC) at Elms College will hold its inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Ethics on Wednesday, March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. Due to COVID-19 protocols, this event will be held virtually via Zoom. The highlight of the event will be the keynote speech by the Rev.…
Read MoreCOVID-19: One Year Later – BusinessWest
One year ago, the world, or at least our little corner of it, stopped. Completely. Well, almost completely. Better to say that it paused — big time. The COVID-19 pandemic had arrived in the 413 and elsewhere, and life as we knew it had given way to something else. Something much different. Something the likes…
Read MoreState Awards $3.2 Million to Prepare Prime Sites for Revitalization
The Baker-Polito administration announced $3,184,000 in funding for 10 projects in the fifth annual round of Site Readiness Program awards. These awards provide resources to help municipalities, private-sector businesses, and nonprofit economic-development entities overcome obstacles to developing otherwise prime sites for large-scale industrial and commercial use. Read the source article at BusinessWest
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