Springfield Plaza owner sees new tenants in Kmart spot in ’18
An owner of Springfield Plaza expects to have one or more new tenants in the shopping center’s former Kmart space sometime in 2018. But don’t expect one big major retailer to take the entire 70,000-square-foot space occupied by the discount retailer until this fall. Charles Irving, a principal of Springfield Plaza co-owner Davenport Companies, said this…
Big Y Food opening 9 new supermarkets in Massachusetts, Connecticut
Big Y Foods Inc. is getting bigger on the eve of its 75th anniversary. Wednesday, Big Y announced that it had purchased seven Connecticut supermarkets from the faltering A&P chain. Read the source article at masslive.com
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