Archive for July 2022
Springfield families to benefit from $7M grant
A grant award from Children’s Trust of Massachusetts totaling $1.4 million per year for the next five years is to help thousands of families in Springfield. These families will continue to benefit from Square One’s Healthy Families program due to the grant award. “Square One is proud to continue to provide this vital service to…
Read MorePalliative Care Unit at Mercy Will Bear Andy Yee’s Name – BusinessWest
Sarah Yee recalls that, during her husband’s final stay at Mercy Medical Center before he succumbed to cancer — a week in the intensive care unit in late May 2021 — there was some subtle “bending of the rules,” as she called it. Most of it involved visitation, and, more specifically, the number of people…
Read MoreFor 40 Years, the Ekus Group Has Been Supporting and Connecting Culinary Professionals – BusinessWest
The Hatfield-based Ekus Group describes itself as a ‘full-service culinary agency.’ This is a unique niche obviously, one that has been successfully cultivated over the past 40 years, during which time the name Ekus, like the names of many of the authors the company represents, has become known across the country and around the world.…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Peter Picknelly, chairman of Peter Pan Bus Lines and president of OPAL Development
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Peter Picknelly, chairman of Peter Pan Bus Lines and president of OPAL Development. The two discuss everything from the price of diesel fuel to the housing project taking shape in Court Square. But mostly, they focus on Picknelly’s recently revealed, very ambitious plans for a new courthouse in Springfield, a…
Read MoreNew Valley Bank to Open Third Office in West Springfield
New Valley Bank & Trust Co. plans to open its third office in West Springfield in September. MassLive reported that New Valley has a lease to occupy the former Holyoke Credit Union office at 333 Elm St. in West Springfield and is working on regulatory approval, according to President and CEO J. Jeffrey Sullivan. The…
Read MoreSpringfield welcomes back Movies in the Park
Springfield’s Movies in the Park returns Monday with showtimes in four different parks each week. The event was first held last year and is now returning with new movies on large inflatable screens. Mayor Sarno stated, “My administration is committed to continuing to enhance the quality of life for our residents with these types of…
Read MoreMural in Springfield to immortalize iconic local photo ads
Over on Worthington Street in Springfield six local artists are bringing ghost images back to life. The resurrection aims to showcase the history of the City of Firsts. The artists garnering inspiration from old Springfield ads for this restoration mural project. John Simpson, the Chief Artist of the project, told 22News, “It’s important to Springfield…
Read MoreMonson Savings Bank wins fitness challenge, $500 donated to Educare
Monson Savings Bank won the Monson Fitness Challenge by outstepping a team of Town of Monson employees. According to a news release sent to 22News by Hartling Consulting, from June 1 to June 21, Monson Savings Bank’s team of fifty-six employees walked on average 4.5 miles per day compared with Town of Monson employees who…
Read MoreBID/Town of Amherst Announce ARPA Economic Empowerment Initiative
The Amherst Business Improvement District is thrilled to announce its new partnership with the Town of Amherst to focus on Economic Empowerment in order to rebuild our economy post-pandemic and focus on growth, entrepreneurship, arts, and culture all to ensure a strong and vibrant future throughout Amherst. In response to the negative economic impacts of…
Read MoreBradley International Airport Cuts the Ribbon on New Ground Transportation Center Facility to Open to the Public in July
the Connecticut Airport Authority celebrated the anticipated opening of its Ground Transportation Center at Bradley International Airport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. After five years of planning and construction, which took place at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new $210 million state-of-the-art facility is on track to open to the public in mid-July. When…
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