Chicopee Chamber to present over $4k to Boys and Girls Club of Chicopee on Friday
At 12 p.m. on Friday, The Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce will present a check of $4,357 to the Boys and Girls Club of Chicopee. According to the news release sent to 22News, The non-profit was selected to be the beneficiary of proceeds of the “Chicopee Thriller 5K” that took place in October of 2021.…
MGM has strong month of gaming revenue bringing in $22 million
Business is starting to heat up for MGM which had a strong month of December, racking up a high number in revenue. The Springfield based business brought-in just over $22 million in gaming revenue. The jump in revenue made December their best month since July of 2021. It was their second best month since the…
Springfield Symphony Orchestra announces return of concerts this spring
The Springfield Symphony Orchestra will be back and performing two concerts this spring, the first official SSO concerts since the start of the pandemic. A long-running dispute between the symphony and its musicians just recently ended with a settlement between the SSO and the National Labor Relations Board. The concerts are scheduled to be held…
Florence Bank Hires Jim Hickey as VP, Director of Marketing Operations
Florence Bank hired a Greenfield native with 25 years of strategic marketing experience with a focus in the banking sector to serve as vice president and director of Marketing Operations. Jim Hickey stepped into the new role in mid-November after keeping his eye on Florence Bank for many years because he respects its creative marketing…
Exciting news from Bay Path University’s MS in Cybersecurity program!
Increasingly we are learning that cyber threats are posing serious challenges to businesses and governments. Today, the need for cybersecurity professionals far outpaces the supply. In response, Bay Path University has added new, career-focused concentrations to its MS in Cybersecurity program! These new concentrations include Cyber Defense, Digital Forensics, and Generalist. Cyber Defense – Students will learn best practices for identifying malicious…
Mergers and Acquisitions Continue to Dominate the Insurance Industry
If you think you’ve seen more headlines than usual lately about insurance agencies being bought and sold, you’re not mistaken. In fact, 2021 was the fifth straight record-setting year for M&A activity in the insurance world. The reasons range from federal fiscal trends to a desire to broaden an agency’s expertise; from pandemic fatigue to…
Continuing a Proud Tradition
BusinessWest launched its Top Entrepreneur program back in 1996 to recognize individuals, groups, and institutions that were honoring a tradition that went back centuries and made Greater Springfield a hub for innovation and industry. For much of that decade, and into the next one, the list of honorees was top-heavy with those from the IT…
Northampton Leaders Seek to Boost Economy
As 2022 begins, Gina-Louise Sciarra starts the new year as Northampton’s new mayor. As she settles into the job, the city faces big opportunities and challenges, especially the constant challenge of managing COVID-19 and its variants. Even as the pandemic adapts, Sciarra said she’s confident the workers and businesses in Northampton will also adapt and…
Springfield YPS and the Ad Club to Host Annual Membership Event on Jan. 20
The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) and the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts will host an annual Mix & Mingle membership event to support young professionals and encourage them to become more involved and invested in their local communities. The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.…
PeoplesBank Sets New Record for Charitable Contributions in 2021
With a focus on food insecurity, housing, and literacy, PeoplesBank announced a record level of charitable contributions, with donations reaching $1,315,000 over the past year with a total of close to $11 million donated since 2011. The bank has doubled its donations in the last five years. “It is a big part of who we…
Monson Savings Bank Announces $15,000 in Donations Through Community Giving Initiative
The people have voted, and the results are in for the Monson Savings Bank (MSB) 2022 Community Giving Initiative. After MSB asked its community members to cast their vote for their favorite nonprofit, they did just that with great enthusiasm, submitting over 3,500 votes. In total, 373 organizations were nominated. Now that the votes have…
HCC Professor Vanessa Martinez Honored for Inspiring Civic Engagement
Holyoke Community College (HCC) Professor of Anthropology Vanessa Martínez is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award from Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. The award, presented in partnership with Brown University’s Swearer Center, recognizes senior faculty who practice exemplary,…