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BusinessTalk with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council – BusinessWest
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien has a lively, wide-ranging discussion with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council. The two talk about the year that was … and what the region might expect in 2022 when it comes to everything from the workforce crisis to supply chain issues to attracting individuals…
Read MoreArtsHub Virtual Summit to Support Artists and Businesses in Western Mass.
The ArtsHub Virtual Summit: “How to Recover and Thrive” welcomes emerging and established artists, performers, arts managers, and those in creative fields to join in a week-long series of virtual interactive workshops, training, and networking sessions on Jan. 10-14. The ArtsHub Virtual Summit, designed to provide tools to help those working in creative fields recover…
Read MoreBehavioral Health Network Receives $125,000 Donation Commitment from PeoplesBank
Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced it has received a $25,000 donation from PeoplesBank to benefit the Katherine B. Wilson Staff Excellence Fund. It is the first installment of a $125,000 commitment over the next five years. BHN established the Katherine B. Wilson Staff Excellence Fund to support the career and professional development of the…
Read MoreFood Bank of Western Massachusetts Receives $5 Million for Food-distribution Center
On Monday, state Sen. Eric Lesser was joined by Chicopee Mayor John Vieau, members of Chicopee’s legislative delegation, and Andrew Morehouse, executive director of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, to announce $5 million in funding secured to build a food-distribution center and headquarters in the city of Chicopee. Lesser acted as lead sponsor in…
Read MoreThe Gray House receives ARPA funding
More than one dozen Springfield non-profits on tight budgets are sharing in a windfall of federal money distributed to the city. The Gray House, an agency that cares for North End families in need, received $23,000 to replace its windows this winter. 22News broke the news to executive director Kristen McLintock. “This is a huge…
Read MorePeoplesBank Builds a Presence in Commercial and Industrial Lending
For a bank that’s been around for 136 years, PeoplesBank came across commercial lending fairly recently. “My predecessor, Doug Bowen, started commercial lending at PeoplesBank probably 35 years ago,” Tom Senecal, the bank’s president and CEO, told BusinessWest. “We didn’t do any commercial loans until then, and we started out with just commercial real estate.…
Read MoreProjects Keep Longmeadow’s Momentum Going
While two major construction projects reached completion in 2021, it’s no time to slow down for Longmeadow officials, who are planning several more projects for 2022 and beyond. In June, Department of Public Works staff moved into their new $24 million facility on Dwight Road. Town Manager Lyn Simmons said the new location provides a…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Dr. Robert Roose, chief medical officer for Mercy Medical Center
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien has a lively, wide-ranging discussion with Dr. Robert Roose, chief medical officer for Mercy Medical Center. The two talk about everything from the state of the pandemic and the arrival of the Omicron variant, to the immense challenges facing hospitals today, to the ongoing workforce crisis and the many ways it is…
Read MoreHolyoke Vision Center celebrate grand opening
Holyoke Health Center celebrated the grand opening of their new and improved Vision Center Friday. The new Vision Center has a total of eight exam rooms, including two special testing rooms. The Vision Center was recently rewarded a $75,000 dollar grant from MassHealth to expand its eye care services to patients for whom English is…
Read MoreSurvey: City of Springfield asking for input on former MCDI property
Demolition is finished on a neighborhood eyesore in Springfield’s Mason Square district. The mayor’s office announced Thursday they’re looking to the public now for input on what to do with the former MCDI property on Wilbraham Avenue. You can voice your opinion in this survey. A fire, suspected to be arson, destroyed the Massachusetts Career…
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