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Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is hosted Allied Health Careers Exploration Night on Wednesday. This exploration night is an opportunity for anyone that is interested in becoming a healthcare professional, to learn more about STCC’s programs, and to see demonstrations with training equipment, according to a news release sent to 22News from STCC. The event…

The Connecticut Airport Authority is pleased to announce that Breeze Airways, the Seriously Nice™ low-fare airline founded by aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, is once again growing their presence at Bradley International Airport and will be launching new nonstop service to Raleigh Durham, NC, in February, 2023. In the new year, the airline will also return…

UMass Amherst has received a $7 million gift from an anonymous donor to build a UMass Service Workers Honor Pavilion, recognizing the vital contributions provided to the university community by these dedicated employees. The pavilion will be constructed on land adjacent to the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Renaissance Studies off East Pleasant Street. The…

Mike Zani says creating a community is important for workplace culture. With 3.5% unemployment and a continuing recession, the pressure to build a collaborative, productive, and happy workplace is greater than ever. “We all benefit on the business side from productivity, engagement, and performance. But more importantly, for every person in this room and every…

It’s called ‘Site 9.’ This is a 16-acre parcel within the William Stanley Business Park, created at the site of the massive General Electric transformer manufacturing complex in Pittsfield, which closed nearly 30 years ago. The site has been available for development for more than two decades now, said Linda Tyer, Pittsfield’s mayor for the…

In its first year, the Western Mass Anchor Collaborative (WMAC), founded by the EDC and in partnership with Baystate Health, has established multi-year targets to increase local procurement opportunities for women and minority owned businesses (MWBE) and to propel hiring and career pathways for BIPOC and marginalized populations. Read the source article at LinkedIn

 Local, state, and national leaders joined Dinesh Patel and Vid Mitta, owners of Springfield Hospitality, in a lavish ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Marriott hotel in downtown Springfield on Thursday, an event that capped more than three years of work to renovate the hotel in Tower Square and reclaim the Marriott flag. Read the source…

A $75,000 grant was awarded to the Town of Amherst for the development of streetscape standards for the downtown area. As part of the Department of Housing and Community Development’s ongoing program of grant awards, the Town has been awarded three grants so far this week, totaling over $1 million. In its downtown zoning districts,…

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, celebrated the recent announcement by the Baker-Polito administration and the MassCyberCenter at the MassTech Collaborative regarding a new initiative to promote the development of a diverse cybersecurity workforce and improve local cyber resiliency in the Commonwealth that will bring $1,462,995 to Springfield.…

Serial entrepreneur Peter Rosskothen has seen just about everything there is to see in business over the past four decades. But he admits that the past few years have been something altogether different. They have changed the way business is done, and these changes are likely permanent. These are just some of his observations in…