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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…

Congressman Richard Neal will join Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, to announce a $1.5 million grant to support the Cyber Security Center in Springfield. This is part of Congressman Neal’s long-standing cybersecurity initiatives throughout western Massachusetts. This news conference is to be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Union Station at 55 Frank B. Murray…

The town of Amherst has been awarded a $755,000 grant to work in the East Amherst Village Center, improving accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. This will be upgraded under the State’s MassWorks Infrastructure Program. The sidewalks and bike lane stretching south from the village center along Belchertown Road are decades old. Since they were installed…

The Super 60, the Springfield Regional Chamber’s annual celebration of thriving companies in Western Mass., was riding high in 2019, when the program marked its 30th year.Since then … well, you know the story. A pandemic and a wave of economic impacts not only curtailed live events in 2020 and 2021, but created anything but…

WIT is a community of women innovators and trailblazers with the common goal of supporting other women in their professional and entrepreneurial aspirations. Our members include entrepreneurs, professionals, students, educators, and business leaders at all stages of their careers. WIT began as a collaboration between the EDC of Western Mass and Valley Venture Mentors (VVM)…

The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce will present its 2022 A+ Awards on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the UMass Student Ballroom at UMass Amherst, with returning presenting sponsor Peoples Bank and major supporting sponsor UMass Amherst. Each year, the Amherst Area Chamber bestows A+ Awards to individuals and organizations that…

United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) invites the public to a scary good time at its annual Boo Bash. This year, it will be held in Tower Square Park, next to the TDBank building in Springfield, on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children and their families will enjoy music with a…

At a press conference outside Agawam Town Hall, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, announced a $740,000 earmark to the town’s Main Street Sewer Main and Slope Stabilization project alongside Agawam Mayor William Sapelli. The allocation was made possible through congressionally directed spending (CDS) from the Department of…

The Connecticut Airport Authority announced that Breeze Airways is launching four new destinations from Bradley International Airport, including non-stop service to Vero Beach, Fla., and Phoenix, Ariz., starting from $79 and $99 one-way, respectively; and one-stop/no-plane-change ‘BreezeThru’ flights to Provo, Utah, and San Bernardino, Calif, starting from $99. Read the source article at BusinessWest