Long-awaited Springfield Innovation Center restoration nears completion; Bridge Street scaffolding to come down next week
Artisans working nearly four stories above Bridge Street affixed this week the last bits of replacement decorative terra-cotta tile on the soon-to-be-revealed facade of the Springfield Innovation Center. The scaffolding, in place since September 2018, will come down next week, said Chris Russell, executive director of the Springfield Business Improvement District, which is managing the…
Hooplandia tournament will inject $12M into Springfield-area economy, visitors bureau says
Hooplandia, the 3-on-3 basketball tournament coming to The Big E and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in June, could mean $12 million in local spending. To put that number in perspective, the 2019 American Hockey League All-Star Classic Game at the MassMutual Center in January pumped $2.8 million through the local economy, said…
Levellers Press Receives Manufacturers of the Year Award at State House
Levellers Press in Amherst received a Manufacturer of the Year Award at the fourth annual Manufacturing Award Ceremony at the State House on Oct. 22. Collective Copies, a collectively managed and worker-owned printing company, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its publishing wing, Levellers Press, on Sept. 18. Levellers’ beginning was marked by the launch of…
Women of Impact 2019 – BusinessWest
This is the second class of Women of Impact, a new recognition program created by BusinessWest to recognize individuals who are making a difference in this community and tell stories that need to be told. This is a diverse class of winners, in every sense of that phrase, but especially when it comes to the…
Held back by aging workforce, Massachusetts economy contracted in Q3; US economic growth slows to 0.9% – masslive.com
An aging baby boomer labor force, and lack of qualified younger workers to replace them, appears to be holding back the Massachusetts economy, but economists with MassBenchmarks are not warning of a recession. The state’s economy contracted two-tenths of a percentage point in the third quarter, according to the most recent report from MassBenchmarks, part…
Big boost on campus: Massachusetts could offer a match for donations to UMass, public universities, community colleges
Donors to endowment funds at state universities and community colleges, including University of Massachusetts campuses, could see their dollars partially matched under a supplemental budget pending on Beacon Hill. “Their money goes further, and who doesn’t want their money to go further,” said Erica Broman, vice president for institutional advancement at Westfield State University and…
Westover Metropolitan Airport awaits OK for 24-hour operations in Chicopee
After three years of work and with the help of two grants, Westover Metropolitan Airport is close to achieving a long-term goal of allowing planes to land overnight. U.S. Air Force officials are scheduled to sign a letter of agreement on Thursday to approve the plan. If everything goes smoothly, the extended hours will begin…
‘Hooplandia’ basketball tournament at Big E, Basketball Hall of Fame expected to draw 1,600 players in 2020
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Big E plan to welcome 6,000 basketball players on 1,500 teams to the region next year for a 3-on-3 tournament called Hooplandia. Read the source article at masslive.com
American International College Receives $2.2 Million Grant from Department of Education
American International College (AIC) has been awarded a $2.2 million Title III: Strengthening Institutions grant from the Department of Education for the AIC Plan for Excellence (APEX) program. The grant, to be distributed over five years, will cover a wide range of activities associated with the development of the APEX program. APEX is a shared…
Unify Against Bullying Presents Fifth Annual All-inclusive Fashion Show
On Oct. 21, students from 20 different schools in Massachusetts walked the runway and acted out anti-bullying performances at a fashion show dedicated to celebrating diversity. The show was attended by 500 guests at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. “This fashion show has far surpassed anything we ever initially imagined possible,” said Edward Zemba, president…
Educare Springfield Nearing Completion – A New Era in Early Education
Construction is nearing completion for the new Educare Springfield building at 100 Hickory Street, adjacent to the Brookings School in the Old Hill neighborhood of Springfield on land owned by Springfield College. Read the source article at Marketing Platform for Small Businesses
Azaya Evolves into a One-stop IT Solutions Company
While growing his business and keeping his employees busy at all times is Jitu Changela’s primary goal, his mission in business is to keep his clients’ employees busy and help those companies grow. He and his team at the IT solutions company Azaya believe this is one of the best ways to measure success in…