Myers Information Systems moving from Northampton to Westfield with plans to expand
Myers Information Systems owner Crist Myers announced this week he will move his Northampton-based business to Westfield. Myers Information Systems, a 36-year-old media software company, provides broadcast management software and support to multimedia facilities of all types and sizes. “Our competitors are in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and London,” said Myers, a Longmeadow…
It Takes 2 Bakery opening Saturday in Westfield
It Takes 2 Bakery is opening its doors downtown at 31 Elm St. Saturday and will offer fresh baked goods from muffins and eclairs to cupcakes and bread. Owner Kayla Sypek began baking as a child and always dreamed of opening a bakery with her twin sister Sarah. “The only problem is, she doesn’t bake,” said…
Putnam teen creates winning name, logo for new Springfield Schools culinary program…
It was a little chili pepper in the logo of a national chain restaurant that gave Putnam Vocational-Technical Academy junior TaMya Romero her brilliant idea. A $1,000 idea. Romero was the winner of a contest between her fellow design and visual arts students at Putnam to come up with a new name and logo for an…
Massachusetts House passes health care bill to help community hospitals
The Massachusetts House passed a major health care bill late Tuesday night. “We recognize the complex factors that are driving the health care marketplace right now and view this legislation as a smart, stabilizing mechanism to ensure residents in each corner of the Commonwealth have access to quality care throughout the changes,” said House Speaker Robert…
UMass Amherst tuition costs held at bay by efficiency, spokeswoman says
If the financial projections hold, University of Massachusetts Amherst students will see a $188 tuition-fee increase per semester in fiscal 2019, or a 2.5 percent increase over fiscal 2018 costs. This does not include the $50 increase to the Student Activity Fee, which students approved in December to help support renovations to the Student Union. “Tuition…
Relocation of ex-Yankee Pedlar building scheduled in Holyoke with viewing areas arranged…
The spectacle of yanking a building off its foundation at the former Yankee Pedlar property and moving it intact on a truck to a lot several blocks away is scheduled to begin at 6:15 a.m. Sunday. “We ask members of the public to stay off the streets, and to give the vehicle a very wide…
People in Business: O’Connell Companies appoints new Financial Vice President
he O’Connell Companies announces the promotion of Joanne M. Beauregard to Financial Vice President. Ms. Beauregard fills the position vacated by Martin F. Schoenemann, who retired this spring after 38 years at O’Connell’s. As Financial VP she is responsible for management of the financial, accounting, and tax matters of the company’s real estate, construction, property…
Florence Bank Breaks Ground on New Springfield Branch
Florence Bank broke ground last week on its second Hampden County branch, at 1444 Allen St. in Springfield, and leaders said the full-service location will open later this year. “We’re coming to Springfield,” John Heaps Jr., Florence Bank’s president and CEO, told a crowd of roughly 50 people who gathered for the celebratory event. “Our…
GreatHorse says it’s working with Hampden to get ‘all necessary approvals’ for banquet center expansion, but critics of exclusive country club say otherwise
A lawyer for GreatHorse says the golf and country club expanded its Starting Gate banquet facility in anticipation of the Town of Hampden bringing water and sewer service to the Springfield suburb, leaving the exclusive “lifestyle club” susceptible to potential state violations. But after facing increasing pressure from the public, town officials late last year withdrew their application…
‘It was great’: Now arriving, the first batch of CTrail Hartford Line weekday riders
Marcello Toro took Monday what he hopes was the first of many trips on CTrail and the Hartford Line from Hartford to Springfield’s Union Station. Toro took the 12:26 p.m. train Monday from Hartford and arrived at 1:05 p.m. – five minutes ahead of schedule – for a 2 p.m. job interview with MGM Springfield at…
Gov. Charlie Baker signs $623 million life sciences bill
Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed into law a $623 million life sciences bill. The bill authorizes the state to borrow and spend up to $473 million over five years and provide tax credits of up to $150 million. “This bill demonstrates the Legislature’s commitment to economic development and workforce training by providing the tools…
SJC knocks millionaires tax off November ballot – CommonWealth Magazine
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL ruled that a proposal to raise taxes on high earners in Massachusetts cannot appear on the November ballot because it violates a constitutional provision requiring that all the elements of such a question be “related” or “mutually dependent.” Read the source article at CommonWealth Magazine