Archive for March 2021
Jordan Hart Named Executive Director of Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce has named Jordan Hart its new executive director. “Jordan brings a longtime commitment to Holyoke and to the chamber to her new position,” said Harry Montalvo of bankESB, the chamber’s board chair. “We are looking forward to her leadership in mapping out new strategies to work with our members…
Read MoreJoin the ERC5 and Secure Energy for An Inside Look at Energy Efficiency!
Join us for this interactive discussion to hear way YOU can increase efficiency for your business, what current rebate offers are available, and real incentives which will impact the bottom line of your business. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. The facilitators from Secure Energy are experts in the field of…
Read MoreMy Turn: Family prosperity
Black History Month is a time for celebration and an intentional moment to pay tribute to generations of Black Americans who have contributed to our society. It is also a time to look inward, asking if the work that we are doing today helps to further advance Black communities, or if it instead stifles. Is…
Read MoreUMass Amherst to Present Virtual Symposium on ‘Computing for the Common Good’
The UMass Amherst College of Information and Computer Sciences will present an all-virtual symposium on “Computing for the Common Good” on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16-17, from noon to 5 p.m. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreSpringfield College Recognized for Pathways to Support Community-college Transfer
For the sixth consecutive year, Springfield College has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Honor Roll, which identifies the top four-year colleges and universities for creating dynamic pathways to support community-college transfer. Springfield College is one of only 150 colleges and universities in the country to be recognized for this honor, including one of…
Read MoreJay Seyler Joins Greenfield Cooperative Bank as VP of Commercial Lending
Tony Worden, president and chief operating officer at Greenfield Cooperative Bank (GCB), announced that Jay Seyler has joined the bank as the new vice president of Commercial Lending. He will be based primarily in the King Street, Northampton office and aid the efforts of GCB’s Commercial Lending department, reporting directly to Michael Buckmaster, senior vice…
Read MoreDr. David Brown to Lead Cooley Dickinson Health Care as Interim President, CEO
Dr. David Brown has begun serving as the interim president and CEO at Cooley Dickinson Health Care. Brown steps in to lead the organization after Joanne Marqusee announced her resignation in January following seven years of service to Cooley Dickinson. Brown, chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), will serve…
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Announces $2.5 Million in Urban Agenda Grants for Community-Based Awards to Urban Neighborhoods | Mass.gov
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a total of $2.5 million in Urban Agenda grants to support 30 projects in 23 communities. Springfield – Old Hill, Maple High-Six Corners (MHSC) and Forest Park – Economic Development Council of Western MA: $90,000 to support 2Generation/Whole Family Approach to Careers Project. This project will support 20 unemployed and…
Read MoreHCC Student Miren Neyra Alcántara Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Holyoke Community College (HCC) student Miren Neyra Alcántara is the recipient of a Newman Civic Fellowship, which recognizes college leaders who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions to challenges facing communities locally, nationally, and internationally. Alcántara will join 212 college students from 39 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to form the 2021 cohort of Newman…
Read MoreCET Marks 45 Years of Energy-saving Innovations – BusinessWest
John Majercak likes to say the Center for EcoTechnology (CET) has been successful for 45 years because it’s willing to try out approaches to saving energy that in time become a normal way of doing business. “We helped invent the energy audit in the 1970s, and now it’s a routine thing that lots of people…
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