Peter Pan Charts a Route to Continued Growth
Peter Picknelly says the higher prices that consumers are experiencing at the gas pump are a fairly recent phenomenon, with the surge coming over the past few months or so. But in the bus business, such changes to the landscape can, and usually do, have a quick and profound impact. And Easter weekend provided ample…
Greater Northampton Chamber to Mark 100th Anniversary on June 13
The Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce will host its centennial event, “Torch: Our Time to Shine,” on Thursday, June 13 at 6 p.m., at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton. The evening’s program will honor Suzanne Beck, who has led the chamber for 27 years, and is retiring from the organization this spring. Beck…
Family Business Center to Host Leadership Summit on June 4
The Family Business Center of Pioneer Valley is gathering leaders of Western Mass. companies, agencies, and organizations to explore together the upcoming trends and forces all will need to respond to. On Tuesday, June 4 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, 100 local leaders will participate in a World Café-style session, led by strategic leadership…
What’s next for Friendly’s ice cream plant in Wilbraham as owner Dean Foods looks to restructure?
Dean Foods, the Texas-based dairy conglomerate that owns Friendly’s ice cream manufacturing business, isn’t tipping its hand when it comes its future or the future of Friendly’s. In February, Dean Foods announced plans to restructure and possibly sell all or parts of its business. Dean has already received a half dozen offers for various parts…
Educational Sessions in the Berkshires to Tackle Paid Family and Medical Leave
The state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) regulations go into effect on July 1 as part of the Commonwealth’s ‘grand bargain’ agreement that also raised the minimum wage. All employers large and small must take action with payroll deductions beginning July 1. Read the source article at BusinessWest
MGM Springfield Receives Industry’s First LEED Platinum Certification – BusinessWest
MGM Resorts International announced that MGM Springfield has received the world’s first U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) New Construction Platinum level certification for a gaming resort. MGM Springfield, which opened in August 2018, is the company’s most recent development. Working closely with state and city officials, as well as…
Associated Industries of Massachusetts chooses top lobbyist John Regan as its new CEO – masslive.com
ohn Regan was selected on Thursday to be the new president and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the state’s largest and most powerful business group. As of May 20, Regan will succeed AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, who is retiring after 20 years. Read the source article at masslive.com
‘There must be some good use for it,’ Jacob Trudeau says after buying Strathmore Mill building in Russell for $15K
A Pittsfield man who thought he’d get a chance to bid on different mill building has instead purchased Strathmore Mill #2 at auction from the town for just $15,000. “I thought as long I was here, I’d try and buy it anyway,” buyer Jacob Trudeau, 30, said Thursday following the auction at Russell Town Hall.…
Hampshire College expects just 15 freshmen in fall, plans summer recruiting visits for future classes
Hampshire College will have just 15 first-year students in the fall as it works to restructure after very nearly not admitting any freshmen at all for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read the source article at masslive.com
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield using augmented reality for fundraising
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will use augmented reality technology to help it raise funds. Augmented reality adds images or video to the screen as users look at the real world through the camera function on their phone or another electronic device. Its best-known application thus far has been in the game “Pokémon…
GCC Awarded Grant to Improve Post-incarceration Workforce Outcomes
Greenfield Community College (GCC) has been awarded $17,000 from the Commonwealth Corp. as part of an Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development initiative to improve workforce outcomes among individuals returning to their communities after incarceration. The Program Design Capacity Building Grant is part of the Commonwealth Corp. Re-Entry Workforce Development Demonstration Program. The goal…
MASS MoCA Continues to Expand and Contribute to the Big Picture in the Berkshires – BusinessWest
Anyone who hasn’t been to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in the past decade might be surprised at how different it is from its early days. From a near-doubling of art space to a growing array of long-term exhibits to a robust music, theater, and festival business, MASS MoCA has become a true driver…