Business Development
LightHouse Holyoke to purchase Gateway City Arts
After nearly 12 years in the City of Holyoke, Gateway City Arts announced LightHouse Holyoke has agreed to purchase the complex. Gateway City Arts, a three-building arts complex located at 92 Race Street in Holyoke, opened in 2012 and provided a venue for events theatre, concerts, a restaurant, and an art gallery. Last year, the…
Read MoreFalcon Landing Wins Approvals for Warehouse, Distribution Facility
Taking Flight In a location that once thrived as part of a computer manufacturing facility for Digital Equipment Corp., a joint-venture development team of Winstanley Enterprises LLC and NorthPoint Development is moving forward with approved plans to build a general warehouse and distribution facility. The recently obtained state and local approvals for the sought-after location…
Read MoreMassDOT and Springfield DPW Announce Major Traffic Alert for Intersection of St. James Ave & Tapley Street
Construction Work to Begin April 8, 2024 The City of Springfield Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is in the process of reconstructing the St. James Avenue and Tapley Street Intersection into a roundabout. As a result of the construction, traffic will be impacted. Beginning the week…
Read MoreWhat is the Cliff Effect and how it affects low income households in western Massachusetts
Several western Massachusetts organizations gathered Tuesday at the State House for a briefing to bring attention to the Cliff Effect, which largely affects low income households. The Cliff Effect happens when an individual who relies on public assistance receives a slight increase in their salary, and they get pushed over the cliff to disqualify them…
Read MoreCitySpace Invites Artists to Apply for Free Venue Access to Rehearse, Perform
CitySpace announced the launch of its 2024 Pay It Forward program, aimed at supporting artists and organizations across Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. This initiative provides free access to CitySpace’s Blue Room, a performance and incubator space situated in Easthampton’s historic Old Town Hall. Interested applicants can submit their proposals at cityspaceeasthampton.org/pif through May 6.…
Read MorePalmer Aims to Expand on Rich Rail History
Palmer is known to many as the Town of Seven Railroads, a nod to a very rich history as a transit center. Indeed, several passenger and freight rail lines ran though the community at one time, most notably the Boston & Albany, which ran east-west between the two cities, and the Central Vermont, which ran…
Read MoreClean Crop Technologies Is Changing the Greentech Landscape
Dan White calls it “turning back the clock on decomposition of food and seeds.” That’s how he chose to describe the technology created by Clean Crop Technologies, a Holyoke-based company that has become one of the foundations of that city’s emerging cleantech and greentech sector and one of the more intriguing regional entrepreneurial success stories…
Read MoreWestern Mass. has untapped economic potential
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…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Mary Kay Wydra, president of the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
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…
Read MoreThe Economic Impact of Higher Education in Massachusetts
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.
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