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Pride starts construction of 2 Springfield stores
Pride Stores has begun the work of installing underground tanks and improving drainage at 700 State St. with plans to build a 4,800-square-foot store on the site. At the same time, Pride has already begun site preparations for a new 4,600-square-foot store at its existing location at the corner of Breckwood Boulevard and Wilbraham Road in…
Read MoreSpringfield seeks buyer to redevelop 4 tax-foreclosed junkyard properties on Bay, Tapley streets
The two primary sites being offered are abutting properties on Tapley and Bay streets totaling 6.74 acres in the Bay neighborhood. The sites are zoned Industrial A. The two alternate sites, both on Bay Street, have a total area of 7.22 acres, are also zoned Industrial A and are adjacent to the primary sites. Kevin…
Read MoreHelp wanted: Manufacturers, jobs programs scramble to attract workers (photos, video)
Richard K. Sullivan Jr., president of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. “It’s a major economic development issue for us. These companies are major employers in their communities. And they can’t grow.” The 1,400-job deficit and other figures come from a recent survey prepared by the MassHire state job centers for Hampden County and…
Read MoreInnovation in Health/Wellness: TechSpring
Christian Lagier has a deep background in entrepreneurship, business operations, and strategic business development. He’s been involved with startups and high-growth companies in Paris and Copenhagen, and he spent 10 formative years in Silicon Valley’s high-octane startup environment at arguably its zenith (the ’90s). Thus, he’s an expert in … collisions. That’s a word you…
Read MoreDeveloper preparing to build $15 million Hilton hotel near MGM Springfield casino
A Longmeadow developer is preparing to demolish a Park Street building in the downtown-South End area to make way for a $15 million Hilton Hotel franchise, saying it presents a “great opportunity” across from the MGM Springfield resort casino. Louis Masaschi said he is planning a five-story, 100-room hotel at 24 Park St., to be…
Read More‘There is something special happening here’: Valley Venture Mentors, Spark get state funding for more business mentoring
OpenPixel Studios has done animated videos for General Electric, for the U.S. Open tennis tournament and for The Masters golf tournament. Hot Oven Bakery is preparing to move from a food truck into a brick-and-mortar bakery on Springfield’s Main Street, and founder Sheila Coon plans to sell dough to MGM Springfield. On Friday, the two organizations…
Read MoreLEGO in Enfield builds relationship with Springfield’s Square One
Multiply six brightly colored DUPLO bricks by 150 preschoolers from Square One, and then multiply that number by 30 LEGO employees from the famed Danish toy maker, and the possibilities for building a learning community are endless. On a recent morning at Square One’s Tommie Johnson Child & Family Center, cars, robots, dinosaurs and castles…
Read MoreElms College Launches Student Leadership Institute
To expand its offering of leadership-development opportunities to all students, the Elms College will launch the Elms College Student Leadership Institute (SLI) at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Affirming the Elms College values of faith, community, justice, and excellence, SLI — run by the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership — will offer…
Read MoreLife Sciences Center at Holyoke Community College aims to develop biotech workforce
Holyoke Community College’s new $4.55 million Center for Life Sciences will feature a cleanroom training facility, a first for Massachusetts two-year institutions. The 13,000-square-foot Center for Life Sciences, part of the Marieb Building, is set to open Sept. 4. The college plans to use the center for courses in biotechnology, genetics and microbiology, in keeping with the growing demand for…
Read MoreFacebook Community Boost Opens Registration for Upcoming Springfield Event
Last November, Facebook announced the launch of a new program to invest in small businesses across the country. The program, Community Boost, is designed to help small businesses grow and to give people the digital skills they need to compete in the new economy.Facebook Community Boost will be visiting 30 cities this year and will…
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