Southworth sells Agawam plant for $1.9M; Turners Falls paper mill sold for $4M
Bankrupt Southworth Paper Co. is selling its Agawam plant for $1.88 million to investors from Adams. The city of Agawam has first claim on $140,000 it’s owed by Southworth. Papers field this week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Springfield detail the sale. Southworth needed court permission to transfer its assets after filing in September for federal…
Baystate PURCH Program Puts Focus on Population Health
Like most first-year students, Kathryn Norman entered medical school in August not knowing exactly what to expect. But there were certainly some things she never expected. Like a curriculum that included a visit to the Hampden County jail in Ludlow, where she and fellow classmates talked with inmates about their health and well-being and learned…
MGM Springfield continues to take shape with 2018 grand opening in sight (photos) | masslive.com
With a September 2018 opening coming fast, MGM Springfield officials are keeping their cards close when it comes to discussing details from inside the walls of the $960 million project. But a walk around the 14.5 acre campus reveals a transformed section of downtown that has risen from a landscape left tattered by a 2011…
Cambridge College, MGM Springfield launch hospitality training program
Cambridge College’s Tower Square campus is the first school in Massachusetts certified to offer classroom pre-apprenticeship training in hospitality under a program it designed with the help of MGM Springfield. Apprenticeships as a way of training people for careers make most people think of the construction trades — for example plumbing, carpentry, steelworking — said…
Dress for Success Pop-up Tag Sale Offers Good Deals for Good Cause
Western Massachusetts Dress For Success (DFS) will hold a pop-up tag sale featuring new and gently used professional clothing and accessories Friday through Sunday, Jan. 19-21, inside the former Macy’s building at Eastfield Mall. The public is invited to fill a bag for just $25. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Public meeting scheduled on potential new Westfield industrial park
An informational meeting on the potential development of 66 acres of land on Turnpike Industrial and Cabot roads is planned for Jan. 10. The public meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the North Middle School auditorium. Westfield Advancement Officer Joe Mitchell said this is one of the required steps associated with pre-permitting the…
New Developments Light the Way in Chicopee
Mayor Richard Kos is fond of pointing out that Chicopee is alone among Western Mass. communities in having two exits off the Mass Pike — and now it has a third ‘beacon’ of sorts, as he calls it, with the new Mercedes-Benz dealership lighting the night as it overlooks the Pike at exit 6. “One…
Granite State Development Corp. Helps Businesses — and the Economy — Expand
Certified development companies, or CDCs, are entities that partner with banks to help small businesses secure financing to grow their operations. But in doing so, they’re also growing the economy by promoting economic development, which is, in fact, a key element of their mission. Since its inception in New Hampshire in 1982 — and its…
Springfield renews offer of federal grants to nonprofits doing building improvements
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno on Monday issued a “request for proposals” from nonprofits who might qualify for Round 3 grants of up to $25,000 for each successful organization under the federal Community Development Block Grant program. Funds must be used for rehab to the building for the purpose of preserving or expanding the existing service…
Massachusetts Is Fertile Ground for Biotechnology Careers
For college students — or career changers — seeking a career path with plenty of opportunity close to home, biotechnology in Massachusetts is certainly enjoying an enviable wave. For example, drug research and development — one key field in the broad world of biotech — has been surging in Massachusetts for well over a decade,…
UnitedBank opens new downtown Springfield branch at Monarch Place
Saying it wanted a presence in the heart of Springfield’s financial district, United Bank opened its new branch Monday in the Monarch Place office and hotel tower at Main Street and Boland Way in Springfield. Monday was the first day of operations at the new branch office. The bank’s former downtown Springfield office a few…
Berkshire Hills Announces Employee and Community Investments – BusinessWest
“Berkshire’s unique culture is built on the recognition that our employees are our most important asset,” CEO Mike Daly said. “As an organization, we believe that taking care of our employees leads to more satisfied customers, healthier communities, and higher returns to shareholders. We’re pleased to have the opportunity to further reward the team for…