Posts by DIFDESIGN
Baker-Polito Administration, MassDevelopment Announce Funds for Collaborative Workspaces
The Baker-Polito administration and MassDevelopment announced $2,165,000 in funding for the fourth round of Collaborative Workspace Program grants, a MassDevelopment program that accelerates business formation, job creation, and entrepreneurial activity in communities by supporting infrastructure that fuels locally based innovation. Eligible organizations may apply for either seed grants to plan and study the feasibility of…
Read MoreThat’s What the PVPC’s Tim Brennan Has Done for the Past 47 Years – BusinessWest
Tim Brennan’s almost-half-century-long career with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission will draw to a close later this summer. As he pivots into retirement, Brennan talked with BusinessWest about the many ways the landscape has changed over the past four and half decades, and especially the emergence of a more regional focus in the Valley. Read…
Read MoreGrand opening of BarKaya sushi and ramen restaurant in downtown Springfield
BarKaya, a brand new Japanese sushi and ramen restaurant in town has officially opened its door to the public. A grand opening and a ribbon cutting ceremony were held at 278 Worthington Street location Tuesday afternoon. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and city councilor Jesse Lederman attended the event to congratulate owner Chris McKiernan and the…
Read MoreOMG’s Josh Kelly Takes Over as President of Roofing Alliance
Josh Kelly, vice president of New Product Development and Innovation at OMG Roofing Products, has been named the 2019-20 president of the Roofing Alliance (formerly the Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress). Established in 1996 under the National Roofing Foundation, the Roofing Alliance is a not-for-profit group of roofing contractors, manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and industry…
Read MoreTrade war: will US espionage fears scupper Chinese rail group? | Financial Times
In its 19th century heyday, the city of Springfield in Massachusetts produced the first industrial assembly line, the first gasoline-powered automobile and the first sleeping rail car. Wason, one of its leading companies, made passenger coaches and streetcars for clients across the US and countries as far afield as Egypt. While Wason went out of…
Read MoreDelaney’s Market in Springfield plans Wednesday opening
Owner Peter Rosskothen will host a grand opening for his second Delaney’s Market store at 1365 Main St. in Springfield at 4 p.m. Wednesday. “We are excited to have the Honorable Domenic J. Sarno, Mayor of the City of Springfield, preside over the ceremony,” Rosskothen said in a news release. “We are also looking forward…
Read MoreCTrail ridership in Springfield totals 11K after first year; Union Station welcomed 2.5 million passengers
Ridership on CTrail’s Hartford Line trains to and from Springfield has hovered just above 1,000 passengers a month according to Union Station visitor numbers provided by the Springfield Redevelopment Authority. Through its first 11 full months of operation, July 2018 through May 2019, CTrail trains have carried 11,570 people to and from Union Station in…
Read MoreElms Professor Receives Google Grant for Computer Science Education Project
A professor at Elms College has received a Google computer science research grant for $145,400 to lead research designed to broaden high-school students’ participation in computer science and programming courses, especially among underrepresented populations in the field, such as women and minorities. Beryl Hoffman, associate professor of Computer Science and co-chair of the Natural Science,…
Read MoreHayden Corp. of West Springfield marking its 100th anniversary
Hayden Corp., in the words of its retired president John O. Hayden, is in the business of throwing spitballs against a stucco wall and making them stick. Only employees at Hayden, located in a nondescript building along the railroad tracks at 333 River St., hurl those spitballs with a rocket engine, said his son and…
Read MoreJob expo features dozens of companies
Dozens of area companies will be on hand at the “Get a New Career at The Keeping Western Mass Working” Job Expo today from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Center Court of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. MassHire Springfield Career Center is sponsoring the event along with Entercom Communications Springfield and Radio.Com…
Read More