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On Tuesday, June 14th, the Western Mass Founders Network (WMFN) successfully held its first Demo Day. Fifteen scale-ready Western Massachusetts-based startups and local leaders came together to connect, network and celebrate the culmination of WMFN’s eight-month program. Read the source article at LinkedIn

The City of Springfield’s former Chief Development Officer (CDO), Kevin Kennedy, has died. Mayor Domenic Sarno made the announcement Thursday saying “First of all, my sympathy, thoughts, prayers and encouragement to Kevin’s wife Debbie, family and friends. I was very saddened to hear about my friend and retired Chief Development Officer Kevin Kennedy’s passing – ‘he fought…

The Institute’s signature program is its two-day Healing Racism sessions, which provide a safe environment to learn about the impact of racism on our nation and community in a process that is engaging and transformative. Upon registration, you will receive an email with session details including expectations regarding COVID 19 precautions and social distancing rules.…

SolaBlock holds the promise of a solar field turned vertical as part of a building façade. The 8-inch square and 8-inch-by-16-inch blocks called solar masonry units are designed in Easthampton. The block portion is made by Chicopee Mason Supplies in Chicopee. The company has other suppliers from Western Massachusetts and Pittsfield and the final assembly facility…

A new survey of Springfield residents who have been incarcerated, or have relatives who have served time, revealed that many people struggle to access support services.  The survey is part of a Western Mass Economic Development Council grant looking to asses the needs of families affected by the justice system.  Anne Kandilis is the director…

Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito will be making stops in western Massachusetts. Baker and Polito will first join other state officials for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Greylock Glen Outdoor Recreation and Nature Center in Adams at 10:00 a.m. Then traveling to Williamsburg for an announcement of the latest round of Municipal…

Linda Dulye calls them ‘spectators.’ That’s the term she uses to describe employees who, well, are not in the game, as they say in the sports universe. Instead, they’re watching it from the sidelines. They’re not engaged, and they are not part of the solution, said Dulye, the former journalist turned corporate communications specialist and…

When hackers gained access to a large retailer’s computer network through scam emails to employees, more than 900 store locations were affected, and 2 million customers were impacted before the company was alerted by a security blogger six months later. That led to several class-action lawsuits against the company, attorney generals in multiple states opened…

When Westmass Area Development Corp. and its board of directors went all in and acquired the massive and environmentally challenged Ludlow Mills complex in 2011, Jeff Daley said, they did so with the understanding that they were embarking on a long and difficult journey. But they probably didn’t know how long and just how difficult.…