Business Development

Business leaders and Mayor Domenic Sarno attended the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) Western MA Program at the MassMutual Center on Tuesday. The ICCC is a tuition-free leadership training program that helps owners of small businesses build capacity for long-term growth, according to the City of Springfield. The program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Growth…

Community Music School of Springfield (CMSS), which provides accessible, affordable music education, has been awarded a $10,000 Community Impact Grant from New York Life. The grant will support the Adaptive Music Program (AMP), which connects music education and special education to improve students’ lives, impacting their social/emotional, academic, and artistic development. “We are grateful for…

Dan Moriarty, Monson Savings Bank president and CEO, recently met with Samantha Savoie, Marketing & Creative Services project manager at the Springfield Business Improvement District (SBID), and Michelle Grout, SBID executive director, to present them with a $4,000 contribution in support of SBID’s mission. “Monson Savings is grateful to be a part of the Springfield…

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has begun the process of moving into a new location! Preparations are underway this week with the new facility set to become operational on September 6th. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has been fighting hunger throughout the region for the past 40 years. Demand has only grown… leading…

Many people vividly remember their excitement when MGM Springfield opened its doors five years ago — as well as the early returns, which didn’t meet the lofty expectations casino proponents had laid out, followed by the pandemic shutdown and, later, a halting return to activity. What people might not realize is that the casino’s last…

As he reflected on 16 years in office and his intention to serve another four, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said that, while much has been accomplished during his tenure in the corner office — the longest in the city’s history — “there is still considerable work to be done.” And that assessment covers many different…

Five years ago Thursday, MGM took a gamble on Springfield and opened a multimillion dollar casino and resort in the south end. On Friday, August 24, 2018, Western Mass News was there as thousands of people gathered in a once-blighted and tornado damaged area of Springfield’s south end for a chance to see what three-plus…

Fighting back tears, incoming MassBay Community College interior design student Danita Mends recounted on campus Thursday how she had to drop out of college and enter the workforce in the early 2000s due to financial setbacks. In corporate America, Mends found she was “hitting ceilings” and “being overlooked constantly” for opportunities. Mends made the decision…

Sr. Mary Caritas, SP turned 100 on Aug. 22. It was a day to be celebrated in almost every respect, with one sad note, if it can be called that. She decided that would be the day she turned in her driver’s license (it expired then, actually), saying goodbye to at least the driver’s seat…

A Springfield business helping employers and residents navigate this new economic landscape has received a community empowerment and re-investment grant. Springfield WORKS received their second community empowerment grant in January of 2023. The group partners with local agencies to remove systemic and racial barriers and creates pathways to economic opportunity. This grant will allow them…