MassMutual Responds to a Changing Landscape
Over the course of its 167-year history, MassMutual has successfully responded to changes in society and also in how business is conducted. Today, the pace of change has accelerated greatly, but the company is answering with new strategic initiatives involving everything from the design of workspaces to how individuals apply for life insurance. They call…
Greenfield’s Downtown Gaining Momentum
Greenfield Mayor William Martin acknowledged that it isn’t exactly a scientific measure of either his downtown’s vibrancy or the efficiency of his long-term strategic plan for the central business district. But it certainly works for him. He’s being told there’s a parking problem downtown. Actually, he’s been told that for some time. Until recently, the…
Big Y announces opening of gas station on Cooley Street in Springfield
The newest Big Y Express Gas and Convenience Store is open, Big Y Foods Inc. announced Monday. The 471 Cooley St. location is a former Ultagas. It is the seventh Big Y Express location. The other six are in Lee — which was the first one, having opened in 2013 — Pittsfield, Hadley, Longmeadow, Wilbraham and…
MGM announces roadway projects in Springfield and West Springfield; city also lists projects
MGM Springfield has released a roadway construction advisory for the weeks of May 14 and 21, in and around downtown Springfield and West Springfield to improve certain roadways, intersections, sidewalks and traffic signals in advance of the resort opening on Aug. 24. MGM Springfield is investing $5.5 million and the city of Springfield more than…
Investors unveil New Valley Bank & Trust Co., 1st new Massachusetts bank since 2009 and…
Sixty Springfield-area investors, led by Frank Fitzgerald, who founded Bank of Western Massachusetts here in 1986, are in the process of organizing a new bank — with a name sure to be familiar to many — to be headquartered in Springfield. “It’s remarkable the support we’ve gotten so far,” Fitzgerald said in an interview with…
Elms College adds computer science major
Elms College has revamped its computer information technology and security major and added a major in computer science for the fall 2018 semester. “Computer science graduates are in high demand, and computer security is one of the fastest-growing job markets within IT,” said Beryl Hoffman, associate professor of computer information technology at Elms, in a…
Construction hums along in downtown Springfield, ranging from Riverfront Park to Stearns…
City officials said a $2.5 million renovation project now underway at Riverfront Park is one prime example of a series of public projects in the downtown area slated for completion by late fall. The Riverfront Park project began in mid-April and is slated for completion in November, said Peter Garvey, the city’s director of capital…
Nebraska-based energy company finalizes purchase of Berkshire Power LLC and Agawam plant | masslive.com
An affiliate of Tenaska, an independent energy company based in Omaha, Nebraska, has purchased Berkshire Power Company LLC and its 289-megawatt natural gas-fired generation facility in Agawam, according to Jason Behrens, Tenaska’s vice president for strategic development and acquisitions. Behrens said the purchase was finalized Wednesday. The company is now transitioning plant operations from Ares…
Chicopee Cabotville project back on: Developer to renovate mill, create 600 apartments
The project that would turn the largely-vacant Cabotville Mill into as many as 600 apartments is back on 15 months after the project was withdrawn from consideration. Mayor Richard J. Kos announced Thursday that Aaron Popowitz, founder and managing principal of SilverBrick LLC and 4 Perkins LLC, has submitted new plans to renovate the downtown…
Baystate expands Orthopedic Surgery Center in Springfield in $3.8M project
Baystate Health this week received state Public Health Council permission to spend up to $3.8 million to complete unused space at the Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center at 50 Wason Ave. The project will create six to eight new full-time positions as it ramps up, said spokeswoman Shelly Hazlett. The project will add two new ambulatory surgery operating rooms and…
Chamber Names Ellen Freyman Citizen of the Year
The Springfield Regional Chamber has named Ellen Freyman, an attorney with Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. in Springfield, its 2018 Richard J. Moriarty Citizen of the Year. The award is given annually to honor the memory of Moriarty, a long-time active participant in the chamber who gave of his time, talent, and personal and professional…
Tighe & Bond Announces CEO Succession Plan
At its annual stockholder’s meeting in April, Tighe & Bond announced that Robert Belitz will succeed David Pinsky as president and CEO when Pinsky retires from that position at the close of 2018. Belitz, the firm’s current chief financial officer, will assume the role of president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2019. Belitz will be…