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Report identifies opportunities in food science, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy. A mural depicting characters from the Wizard of Oz including Dorothy in downtown Springfield on June 10, 2022.CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF Think about Massachusetts’ economic engines and often the “eds and meds” — the state’s thriving education and health care sectors — are top…

Tourism is critical to the economic energy of Western Mass. — it’s often the first experience people have with the region, and can be a strong factor in whether they want to move or work here. And the annual economic impact of visitors — at tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels, conventions, and events — soars into…

MTF’s next webinar will look at the role that public and private colleges and universities play in the Commonwealth’s economy. Higher education has been a magnet for talent and investment in the state, while building tomorrow’s workforce. This conversation will assess where that sector currently finds itself in a post-pandemic world. Click here to register.

When Lucy Damkoehler returned to Western Mass. after 20 years away, she opened a bakery in a town she knew well — Bernardston, to be exact, with its population of 2,000. That was in 2018. Today, Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop is thriving, demonstrating, like many other businesses already have, that it’s possible to succeed in a…

‘Diverse.’ That’s the one word Jessye Deane kept coming back to as she talked about Deerfield and its business community. And with good reason. Indeed, while this community of just over 5,000 is home to Yankee Candle Village, Historic Deerfield, the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory, and other tourist attractions, its economy is quite broad, covering…

Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll will be making a trip out to Western Mass to speak at the 7th Annual Massachusetts Farm and Sea to School Conference. Massachusetts Farm to School, along with a number of farm to school advocates presenting workshops on a wide variety of topics, such as local procurement, farm to school curriculum…

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SUMMIT Fostering Vendor-Procurement Partnerships and Digital Equity Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 8:00AM-11AM MGM Springfield, One MGM Way, Springfield, MA 01103 Join us for an event designed to foster connections between vendors, community resource partners, and prominent local suppliers such as Big Y, MGM Springfield, PVTA, Wayfinders, and others. This event offers a…

It’s called “The Pick, Place, Podcast.” It’s co-produced by Worthington Assembly Inc. (WAi) and a collaborator — and tenant within its space in Deerfield’s industrial park — called CircuitHub, and it’s billed as an electronics show where representatives from the companies, which specialize in circuit-board design and assembly (contract manufacturing), discuss the printed circuit board…

Springfield WORKS, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, the Economic Pathways Coalition, and the Western Mass Economic Development Council are hosting a Legislative Briefing on Tuesday, April 2nd, from 1:00–2:00 pm, in Room 428, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St., Boston. We will be highlighting the Economic Impacts of Cliff Effects and the Pilot Working…