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Hybrid Workplaces Make Sense
It takes only a few months, even a few weeks, to establish a habit. And in under 18 months, some new habits have completely altered the work world. The question now is, for how long? It’s a well-told story at this point how companies across the U.S. sent their employees home in mid-March 2020 for…
Read MoreGreat Barrington Reinvents Itself for Success
On a summer Friday night in Great Barrington, Mark Pruhenski simply enjoyed the sight of dozens of diners eating outside and the sound of musicians playing from various spots around downtown. Town manager since 2019, Pruhenski said Great Barrington is fortunate to have weathered the pandemic well. He gave much of the credit to a…
Read MoreBusinessTalk with Meghan Rothschild, president and owner of Chikmedia
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien has a lively discussion with Meghan Rothschild, president and owner of Chikmedia and one of five finalists for BusinessWest’s coveted 40 Under Forty Alumni Achievement Award. The two talk about her business, but especially her efforts to mentor and coach women in business and also her work within the community and to…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Professor Part of Team Building Internet of the Future
UMass Amherst’s Jim Kurose, distinguished university professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences and associate chancellor for Partnerships and Innovation, is part of the research team recently awarded a $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to build the internet of the future. The grant, which will support the AI Institute for Future…
Read MoreFinck & Perras Supports CitySpace in Restoration of Easthampton Old Town Hall
Finck and Perras Insurance donated $15,000 to CitySpace in a multi-year pledge for support of the restoration of Easthampton Old Town Hall into a center of the arts for Western Mass. In 2006, beginning with Old Town Hall’s first floor, CitySpace embarked on an effort to create affordable space for arts organizations and creative businesses…
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Awards $700,000 to Grow Tech & Innovation Companies
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined executives from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to announce $700,722 in grants from the ‘Pathways to Scale’ program, an effort from the Commonwealth to boost tech and innovation companies emerging from the startup phase and poised for growth. The four grants will help build or expand mentorship programs statewide that support…
Read MoreBelt Technologies Receives $45,600 Workforce Training Fund Grant
Belt Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of custom metal belt conveyer solutions and conveyor systems for more than five decades, has been awarded a $45,600 grant to assist in the training of 24 workers and the creation of at least two new jobs before 2023. This project is funded by a Workforce Training Fund grant from…
Read MoreSupport Our Restaurants with the “413 Let’s Go Out” Campaign!
“413 Let’s Go Out” Campaign Going on Now Through September 30th! The East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5), in collaboration with 11 other chambers in Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties, is pleased to announce that the “413 Let’s Go Out” restaurant campaign has launched! This campaign was created to encourage the continued…
Read MoreGCAi-LA’s New Co-working Space Comes with Coffee and a Porsche 911
At the time, it would have been hard to imagine a more elegant place for James Garvey to knock out digital marketing campaigns. WeWork and GCAi’s co-working space at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. brought together an eclectic group of startups, most of which skewed toward the fashion-tech industry. On any given…
Read MoreLeadership Pioneer Valley Welcomes LaTonia Naylor, Gregory Thomas to Board
Leadership Pioneer Valley (LPV) recently welcomed LaTonia Naylor of Springfield College and Gregory Thomas of UMass Amherst to its board of directors. Naylor is a dedicated Springfield native and LPV class of 2016 alumna who has been serving the region for years through her work at nonprofit organizations and the Springfield School Committee, where she…
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