As coronavirus outbreak spurs grocery shopping, C&S Wholesale Grocers partners with companies that supply restaurants
C&S Wholesale Grocers, which has Massachusetts warehouses in Westfield and Hatfield, announced partnerships Thursday with US Foods Holding Corp. and with Performance Food Group Company. Supermarkets have been busy in recent weeks restocking as shoppers buy more than usual. People are eating at home due to the state-mandated shutdown of restaurants except for takeout and…
Baystate Health Urgent Request for Personal Protection Equipment
Dear EDC Members and Affiliates Attached is a list of personal protection equipment (PPE) that Baystate Medical and our other surrounding hospitals are in desperate need of. While the attachment does picture specific items that does not mean that supplies that you may have in inventory aren’t as good or acceptable. (Manufacturers…your safety googles may…
Conference Call wih Senator Elizabeth Warren
Please join Senator Elizabeth Warren for a conference call with small businesses across Massachusetts today, March 26th at 3pm to discuss the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the call details: Thursday, March 26, 2020 – 3PM Dial In: +1 646 876 9923 Meeting ID: 721362773# If you are interested and able to join, please submit your RSVP here. We will accept…
Link to Libraries, MGM Provide Books to Springfield Students Learning from Home
Link to Libraries and MGM Springfield announced a partnership to promote learning and literacy in support of Springfield students who are out of the classroom and learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Link to Libraries and MGM Springfield donated more than 1,000 books to children ranging from kindergarten through high school. The books were…
Elms College Reschedules Executive Leadership Breakfast to Sept. 22
Elms College has rescheduled its third annual Executive Leadership Breakfast to Tuesday, Sept. 22 due to state-mandated caution regarding large crowds and coronavirus. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is still slated to be the keynote speaker for the event, which was originally scheduled for April 9. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, the college will…
STCC Donates Personal Protective Equipment to Area Hospitals
Responding to an urgent call for supplies, Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC) School of Health and Patient Simulation is donating personal protective equipment to area hospitals and medical centers. The equipment, which includes surgical masks, isolation gowns, and exam gloves, will serve as a first line of defense for healthcare professionals and reduce their risk of…
Coronavirus: Chicopee offering grants to small businesses struggling to stay in operation
The city will be offering loans to local businesses to help them to continue to operate and keep their employees working during the coronavirus pandemic, even if it is remotely. Officials have received approval to reallocate $150,000 in the anti-poverty Community Development Block Grant money it receives from the federal government to help small businesses.…
Coronavirus shutdown doesn’t close Springfield Smith & Wesson plant; gunmaker donates eye protection to Baystate Health
SPRINGFIELD — Saying it is “critical infrastructure for the United States and the Commonwealth,” gunmaker Smith & Wesson is keeping its manufacturing plants, including the Springfield factory, operational during Gov. Charlie Baker’s order closing “nonessential” businesses across the state. Read the source article at masslive.com
HCC Donates Personal Protection Equipment from College Programs
In response to requests from area hospitals experiencing shortages of supplies, Holyoke Community College (HCC) is preparing to donate surgical masks, isolation gowns, exam gloves, and other personal protection equipment from its health-science programs to help front-line medical professionals as they battle conoravirus. HCC’s Emergency Response Team has been coordinating with the Massachusetts Emergency Management…
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Webinar
Below you will find a link to a recorded webinar on the SBA EIDL loans. This is a comprehensive presentation. The first half is the overview of the SBA Disaster loans and process. The second half is a page by page review of the application process with questions answered at the end. Please note that…
We’re Here When You Need Us – Eversource COVID-19
As a member of the communities we serve across New England, we’re here to support our customers through this challenging time: Read the source article at Eversource
Coronavirus testing: Baystate Health has OK, but lacks supplies to begin
Despite winning federal approval to begin processing coronavirus tests at its Holyoke lab, Baystate Health still lacks the supplies needed to get the effort off the ground. Baystate spokeswoman Shelly Hazlett said Tuesday afternoon that the health system is awaiting swabs and laboratory chemicals including a reagent, which is asubstance or mixture used in chemical…