Hampden Papers Building in Holyoke Sold to Green Thumb Industries Inc.
Colebrook Realty Services Inc. announced the sale of the 326,664-square-foot industrial mill building at 100 Water St. in Holyoke from Hampden Glazed Paper + Card Co. to Green Thumb Industries Inc., a cannabis grower and retailer. Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is a national marijuana producer headquartered in Chicago with various brands and business units to…
ninth annual virtual CYBERSECURIT Y SUMMIT
Our PresenterJessica BairDirector, Cisco SecureTechnical Alliance Jessica Bair has over two decades of leadership experience in security. Currently, she is the director of the Cisco Secure Technical Alliance, where she and her team focus on building open ecosystemsfor SecureX and over a dozen security product offerings. She also manages the Cisco team in the Security…
HCC announces three new professional development options through HCC and TWO.
We are happy to announce three new professional development options through HCC and TWO. Certified Bookkeeper Exam Prep Course – This course is great for people working in accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory control, payroll, budgeting and other accounting related departments who are looking to elevate their skills. The class runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30…
MGM Springfield Announces Reopening of Nightlife Destinations
MGM Springfield continues to focus on expanding amenities to accommodate increasing numbers of guests as demand grows and visitation continues to rise. To that end, two of the casino’s popular nightlife hotspots, Commonwealth Bar and Lounge and the Knox Bar, reopened last week. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Survey Shows Small Businesses Struggling amid Pandemic-related Headwinds
Small businesses are struggling to recover amid pandemic-related headwinds, according to data released this week from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices. The data from a forthcoming survey completed last week is a critical warning sign for policymakers amid the increase in COVID-19 cases that more action is needed to aid small-business owners as they…
Ariel Clemmer Named 2021 Emerging Women Leader by Women’s Bar Assoc.
Ariel Clemmer, director of the Western New England University School of Law Center for Social Justice, was named a 2021 Emerging Women Leader in Law by the Women’s Bar Assoc. (WBA). The award honors women attorneys who have demonstrated professional excellence or had a significant professional achievement in their first 12 years in the legal…
UMass Announces $175 Million Transformational Gift to Its Medical School
The University of Massachusetts has announced a history-making $175 million donation from the Morningside Foundation to UMass Medical School. The transformational gift is unrestricted and will more than double the medical school’s endowment. It comes as the medical school celebrates its 50th year of educating future physicians, nursing leaders, and biomedical scientists and as its…
Thunderbirds Collaborate with Downtown Springfield on Rally in the Alley
Downtown Springfield will be the site for Rally in the Alley, a month-long outdoor ping-pong points league held on Market Street in collaboration with the Springfield Thunderbirds, NOSH Café, and Sweet Ideas Café. The first event of its kind hosted in the heart of the city, it will take place every Thursday from 4:30 to…
WNEU Names Mercedes Maskalik Assistant VP for Marketing and Communication
Mercedes Maskalik, formerly the director of Marketing at CUE Inc., a membership and professional-development nonprofit organization, has been appointed assistant vice president for Marketing and Communication at Western New England University. Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing Bryan Gross announced the appointment, citing Maskalik’s high degree of professionalism, technical skill, and expertise. Read the…
BusinessTalk with Eugene Cassidy, president and CEO of the Big E
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien has a lively discussion with Eugene Cassidy, president and CEO of the Big E. As the start of the fair approaches, there is both anticipation and apprehension about the 17-day gathering in the wake of COVID and the Delta variant. The two discuss what the expectations are for the 2021 fair, the…
Tickets Now Available for Ad Club’s 2021 Creative Awards Show
The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts encourages the community to purchase tickets by Tuesday, Sept. 7 to attend its 2021 Creative Awards Show, slated for Tuesday, Sept. 14. The Ad Club, the premier organization for marketing and communications professionals in Western Mass. and Northern Conn., will present the show at Union Station, 125A Pleasant St.,…
With COVID-19 Surging at Baystate, Dr. Mark Keroack Encourages Vaccination
Despite having just 5.5% of the state’s hospital inpatient beds, Baystate Health’s four hospitals housed 18% of all inpatient COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts on Wednesday — and system President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack is calling on the community to do its part, through vaccination and other measures, to help slow a recent surge in…