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Grants awarded at WorcLab offer ‘inspiration and hope’ for 31 organizations in Springfield, Worcester and across the state
Thirty-one envelopes stacked on a podium could almost be overlooked within a large conference room on the fourth floor on Portland Street in Worcester. Their importance, though, wasn’t lost on the dozens that packed inside the space. Each of them carried hope or dreams in the form of funding for the dozens that packed into…
Read MoreWurst Haus German restaurant opens Jan. 17 at former Pleasant Street Theater in Northampton
Bavarian-style food and a variety of international beers will be on the menu for the grand opening of the Wurst Haus Restaurant in Northampton on Jan. 17. The German-themed restaurant is a smaller version of the Student Prince & The Fort in Springfield, which opened in 1935 and is a Western Massachusetts landmark. The name…
Read MoreEconomic Outlook 2020 – BusinessWest
‘Optimistic skepticism.’ That’s the phrase one area bank president summoned as he talked about the year ahead and, more specifically, talk of a recession. While history — especially as it relates to the inverted yield curve — tells us one is very likely, most all other indicators, from unemployment and inflation rates to the stock…
Read MoreMary Walachy retires from Davis Foundation after 23 years; praised for early education and literacy initiatives
Mary Walachy, executive director of the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation, announced Wednesday that she will retire in June. Walachy has been associated with the foundation, which promotes early education and literacy, for the past 23 years. She will continue to represent the Davis Foundation in its role supporting Educare Springfield, a new…
Read MoreNouria buys $55M in Western Massachusetts gas station properties; Worcester firm already operated former F.L. Roberts sites
Nouria Energy Corp. has bought 22 gas station properties it was operating after buying the businesses from Springfield-based F.L. Roberts in 2016.The transactions were recorded in December at Registry of Deeds offices in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties. They include sixteen properties in Hampden County, three in Hampshire County and three in Franklin county Read…
Read MoreChicopee requesting proposals to redevelop 2 former brownfield properties
The city is again attempting to sell two cleaned up brownfields, including a portion of the former Facemate property, in the hopes of redeveloping the land. The city is asking for proposals from developers who want to buy an about 4-acre property on West Main Street and an about quarter-acre parcel in Chicopee Center. The…
Read MorePVTA will use $265K grant to integrate with regional rail, other transportation options
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority plans to tie itself and its riders more closely into emerging regional rail options and other transportation providers using a $265,172 state grant. The money was part of $3.5 million in Massachusetts Department of Transportation Regional Transit Authority Grant Awards announced last week. Read the source article at masslive.com
Read MoreWestern Mass News names Steve Doerr its new vice president, general manager
The news director of an Atlanta television station has been named vice president and general manager of Western Mass News. Steve Doerr will replace John Hesslein, who was promoted to the post in March 2018 after serving as station manager and general sales manager since 2014, said Kara Kelly, associate director for corporate communications. Read…
Read MorebankESB and Its Employees Support United Way of Hampshire County
Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced that the bank recently donated $61,000 to the United Way of Hampshire County. The bank directly pledged $25,000, while the bank’s employees contributed another $36,000 of their own funds in support of the United Way’s workplace campaign. That campaign provides employees with the opportunity to donate and…
Read MoreWestfield’s John S. Lane & Son quarries sold to Palmer Paving owner Peckham Industries
Peckham Industries Inc. of Brewster, New York, has purchased JSL Materials of Westfield, parent company of John S. Lane & Son quarries and JSL Asphalt, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Monday. Peckham is the same company that purchased Palmer Paving, also a maker of asphalt and builder of roads, in 2018. The JSL…
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