Archive for September 2022
Holyoke to Launch ‘Permanent Pop-up’ Featuring Local Works
As part of transformative development initiatives and rapid-recovery tourism efforts to attract more visitors to downtown, the city of Holyoke, in collaboration with the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce and Print Shop Inc., will open the Artery, an art store and gallery at 289 High St., this month. It will run throughout 2023 and feature…
Read MoreConstruction Businesses Continue to Work Around Challenges
John Raymaakers, operations manager and estimator at J.L. Raymaakers & Sons, says he is happy to have the projects he does to carry him into the fall of 2023. “In this area, I can’t give a for-sure number of how many people are doing this kind of work,” he said of the civil construction company,…
Read MoreGreat Barrington Is Regaining Its Momentum
Like most communities that rely on tourism and hospitality to anchor their economies, Great Barrington was hit hard by COVID-19, with its lively downtown coming to a virtual standstill in the early months of the pandemic and recovery coming slowly amid different surges in 2021 and even early this year. But in recent months, this…
Read MoreIntroducing the 2022 Healthcare Heroes
Since BusinessWest and its sister publication, the Healthcare News, launched the recognition program known as Healthcare Heroes in 2017, the initiative has more than succeeded in its quest to identify true leaders — not to mention inspiring stories — within this region’s large and very important healthcare sector. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Read MoreInnovation in Health/Wellness, The Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
Intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems are among the most recognized technologies in healthcare, used by about 90% of hospital patients. They’re also hopelessly out of date, Karen Giuliano said. “The design has been around a long time, and hospitals don’t buy one; they buy an entire fleet. They have to invest in training, service contracts,…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Katie Allan Zobel, outgoing president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien has a lively discussion with Katie Allan Zobel, outgoing president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. The two talk about Zobel’s eventful tenure at the community foundation, the many new programs introduced in recent years, and the evolution of the institution into what she calls a “catalyst for…
Read MoreOverview of EDC and Springfield WORKS’ Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Press Event & Data Walk
One of the most important steps in facilitating systems change strategy, is asking community members what needs to change. Springfield WORKS/Working Cities Challenge, a community-wide initiative with the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, conducted a survey in which those who are involved in the justice system had the opportunity to tell share what needs to…
Read MoreFresh Paint Springfield Mural Festival Begins This Weekend
The Fresh Paint Springfield mural festival will begin this weekend with the painting of seven new murals downtown and in Mason Square, kicking off with two Paint Parties open to the community on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Mason Square Library, 765 State St., and on Sunday, Sept. 11 from…
Read MoreBasketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement this weekend
The basketball world will be focused on Springfield this weekend, as the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 is enshrined. This year’s class of 16 honorees includes four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili, five-time NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, and three-time WNBA champion and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsay Whalen, among others. Read the source article…
Read MoreMassachusetts awards $3M for rail access including Palmer and Wilbraham
The state is awarding grants designed to enhance rail and freight access, economic opportunity, and job growth. Seven grants totaling over $3 million from the Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP) are going to freight rail-supported businesses across the state including in Palmer and Wilbraham. Read the source article at WWLP 22 News Springfield
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