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Salute to new Granby businesses

This month, we are offering a salute to new Granby businesses. Starting a business requires long hours, copious planning and nerves of steel. Historical data from the U.S. Small Business Administration indicates approximately 32 percent of new employer-based businesses do not survive beyond their first two years. To celebrate their...

Granby, CT · 7d

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Reassured Springfield City Council approves halal ‘slaughterhouse’

SPRINGFIELD — Business consultant Ryan McCollum reassured the City Council that a halal fresh market at 785 Page Blvd., which will slaughter chickens to order, will be a retail environment rather than a stereotypical butcher shop. The councilors unanimously approved the business on Oct. 26, which was first brought...

Springfield, MA · 10d

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The O’Connell Companies Announces Employee Stock Ownership Plan

HOLYOKE — The O’Connell Companies — the Holyoke-based family of construction, real estate development, and property management businesses — announced it has sold a majority stake in the company to a newly formed employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The transaction gives O’Connell employees a direct ownership stake in the company they’ve spent their careers building.

Holyoke, MA · 9d

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Berkshire Innovation Center Expansion Aims to Bring Jobs, Innovation to Pittsfield

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Innovation Center broke ground on its roughly 12,000-square-foot expansion on Thursday, surrounded by state and local officials, business leaders, and industry partners who helped bring the project to fruition. The approximately $8 million expansion will bring advanced manufacturing capabilities, new jobs, and additional opportunities...

Pittsfield, MA · 8d

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist. The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week.

Lee, MA · 11d

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Zoning Amendments to Agriculture Proposed at Upcoming Special Town Meeting

Between 2024 and 2026, the Town of South Hadley Planning Board, in coordination with the Planning & Conservation Department, the Board of Health, municipal legal counsel, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), and an Agricultural Bylaws Advisory Committee, undertook a comprehensive review of the Town’s zoning regulations governing agricultural activities at both the residential and commercial scales. This planning effort has culminated in a package of zoning bylaw amendments to be voted on at the November 9th Town Meeting in South Hadley.

South Hadley, MA · 9d

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MOLARI Employment & HealthCare Services Welcomes Staffing Coordinator

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Guin Griswold, Director of Employment Services of MOLARI Employment and HealthCare Services, announced that Ava Barenski has joined MOLARI as a Staffing Coordinator in its Employment Services division. In this role, Barenski works with job seekers and local businesses to make connections between candidates' skills, strengths,...

Berkshire County, MA · 9d

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Forget The Mall This Massive Connecticut Antique Store Fills An Old Factory With Unexpected Finds

This antique store sits inside a former axe factory. The company that once worked there made the first ready-to-use axes in America. Now the old building holds jewelry, porcelain, typewriters, toys, and furniture instead of blades. More than 50 vendors fill two floors with their finds. The mix keeps changing...

Canton, CT · 12d

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Water issues in Housatonic leads official to support buying water company

Officials say a water leak that has been repaired has lead to people in the village of Housatonic, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge getting brown and discolored water. NEWS10 spoke with two people in Housatonic who did not want to go on camera, but did allow cameras to see what it looks like.

Great Barrington, MA · 10d

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Patients share concerns over Mercy acquisition by Baystate

In the short term, patients who have relied on Mercy for years say they are getting the short end of the stick.

Springfield, MA · 11d

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Boosting the Creative Economy: Social Well-Being in the Hard Times of the Great Depression

This is the third article in a five-part series on the creative economy and social welfare. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. By the time the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, this region’s poor farms and poorhouses — the subject of the first article in this series — had been discontinued or transformed into very different types of institutions and organizations. Deerfield’s fascinating craft-revival experiment, the subject of the second article, had passed its prime, though it has enjoyed a renaissance since the early 2000s.

Deerfield, MA · 9d

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Farm Credit East to Present Webinar on Wine, Grape Industry Outlook

ENFIELD, Conn. — Farm Credit East and Horizon Farm Credit will host a free webinar with Andrew Adams of WineBusiness Analytics on Thursday, Nov. 12 at noon. The webinar will examine the forces shaping the wine and grape industry in 2027 and what they could mean for Northeast producers and businesses.

Enfield, CT · 10d

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BNapoli celebrates 10 years in business

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A West Springfield favorite marked a major milestone Monday night. BNapoli Italian on Elm Street is celebrating ten years in business, a “decade of excellence” the owner says wouldn’t be possible without loyal customers and staff. Monday’s event includes a ribbon cutting...

West Springfield, MA · 11d

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Saleh Jewelers opens eighth location in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Saleh Jewelers held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for its grand opening in Springfield, marking the family-owned business’s eighth location. The fine jewelry store opened on Sumner Avenue ahead of the holiday shopping season and offers a selection of fine jewelry, diamonds, and pieces from Pandora.

Springfield, MA · 11d

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Springfield council, activists in holding pattern on biomass facility

SPRINGFIELD — The City Council Public Health Committee met to discuss what actions the city’s legislative body can take to oppose a long-proposed biomass energy facility at 1000 Page Blvd. In the short term, the answer is to wait. “This project is like Frankenstein’s monster — It’s alive...

Springfield, MA · 10d

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New solar canopy project underway at Springfield College

Springfield College is continuing its investment in sustainability through the construction of a new solar canopy in the Health Science Center parking lot. Expected to be completed by March 1, 2027, the project represents another step towards expanding renewable energy use on campus. Construction of the structure, which will shade...

Springfield, MA · 9d

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Monson Savings Bank Welcomes Tania Airoldi as Client Services Manager

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank announced that Tania Airoldi has joined the bank as Client Service manager, supporting the Investment Services program offered through Osaic Institutions Inc. “Tania brings valuable experience and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction,” said Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. “Her...

Monson, MA · 11d

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Longmeadow’s Maple Shopping Center celebrates grand reopening

LONGMEADOW — Nearly five years after a fire destroyed the 62-year-old Maple Shopping Center on Nov. 23, 2021, Longmeadow and the Pun family are beginning a brand-new chapter after celebrating the plaza’s grand reopening. Located at the intersection of Shaker Road and Maple Street, the center’s four-alarm fire...

Longmeadow, MA · 12d

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Community voices opposition to Springfield Biomass Project

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield city officials and community members voiced opposition to a proposed biomass plant on Page Boulevard in East Springfield after building permits for developer Palmer Renewable Energy were reinstated earlier this year. No councilors, residents or committee officials at a recent city meeting spoke in...

Springfield, MA · 10d

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