Three County Fair to receive $4 million grant to build horse barns
“This is fantastic news,” Anderson said. “It will have a significant impact on Northampton and the entire region.” Read the source article at masslive.com
Campanelli breaks ground in Chicopee
WMDC’s president, Allan W. Blair, welcomed the Campanelli investment, saying, “We are pleased that the Campanelli Companies have joined the Westover family. Their project represents a fitting capstone to WMDC’s 35 year effort to convert this 224 acre vestige of the Cold War to a source of employment for the people of Western Massachusetts and…
Northampton Coca-Cola announces $33 million expansion project at bottling plant
The Coca-Cola Co. Monday announced a $33 million expansion project, the project is also expected to create a minimum of 40 new jobs. Read the source article at masslive.com
Former site of Mastex Industries chosen as home for Holyoke’s high performance computing center
Gov. Deval L. Patrick, speaking at Heritage State Park this morning, named the former Mastex Industries Inc. facility as the chosen site for a proposed $100 million high-performance computing center Read the source article at masslive.com
A Tale of Two Cities and One Region
Economic-development leaders on both sides of the border generally agree with that assessment. And they say this education is ongoing, albeit hampered by a lack of public investment in that process, especially in the past few years. Read the source article at BusinessWest
Blu Homes, manufacturer of environmentally efficient modular homes, officially opens East Longmeadow factory
When a Waltham-based manufacturer of environmentally efficient modular homes and room additions started to outgrow its small factory just off Interstate 495 in Littleton, it found exactly what it was looking for in a vacant former Pratt & Whitney airplane factory in East Longmeadow. Read the source article at masslive.com
Chicopee firm plans upgrade
“We have been working hard to have them stay here in Chicopee and keep the 85 jobs here. They were looking at relocating” before deciding to stay here, the mayor said. Read the source article at masslive.com
Big, small businesses assisted by Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts | Business – MassLive.com – – MassLive.com
But ironically, the services and programs authorized by our board actually assist small and medium-sized companies more than our members. Read the source article at masslive.com
Economic Development Council promotes WMass businesses | Business – MassLive.com – – MassLive.com
In 2010, the Economic Development Council will focus on initiatives that merge our “Homefield Advantage” goals with our (international and domestic) corporate attraction goals. Read the source article at masslive.com
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.-Western New England College partnership gets $1 million in federal funding
FloDesign hopes to have a prototype wind turbine up in about a month, somewhere in Wilbraham. Read the source article at masslive.com
Chicopee welcomes biofuels company
Chicopee welcomes biofuels companyThe Republican – MassLive.comThe technology was developed by Dr. Susan Leschine and her University of Massachusetts lab in Amherst. “I was fascinated when I first heard about this. …and more » Read the source article at masslive.com
Massachusetts Collaborative Announces Intention to Build a World-Class Green High-Performance Computer Center and Statewide Research Program in Holyoke
HOLYOKE Governor Deval Patrick, Dr. Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Jack M. Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts, Dr. Robert Brown, President, Boston University, Joseph M. Tucci, Chairman, President & CEO, EMC, and John T. Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems today announced a collaboration that will lead to the development of a…