Business Monday ETC : June 27, 2022

Engineering firm opens Holyoke office

Area leaders recently attended the grand opening of Pare Corporation’s third office in the region on Bobala Road in Holyoke.

State Rep. Patricia Duffy, D-Holyoke, Mayor Joshua Garcia, Ward 5 City Councilor Linda Vacon, Planning and Economic Development Director Aaron Vega, Jennifer Keitt, of Vega’s office, and Jordan Hart, of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, welcomed Pare’s leaders at the grand opening event held on June 9. The office of state Sen. John Velis presented a proclamation honoring the opening.

“The Pioneer Valley is very community-focused and I appreciate the warm welcome the leaders of the Holyoke community have given us,” said Pare vice president David Loring. “Because Holyoke is a hub point to the region, it is a perfect location for our new office. We look forward to meeting additional members of the community now that the office is open.”

Pare CEO John Shevlin, who grew up in Holyoke and maintains strong ties to the region, said, “We are excited to expand on Pare’s 52-year history of engineering and planning by opening this new office to better serve our clients and the communities in Western Massachusetts.”

The office is located at 14 Bobala Road, Suite 2B. Loring will manage the office.

Established in 1970, Pare Corp. is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm with more than 130 staff. In addition to Holyoke, the company has offices in Foxborough and Lincoln, Rhode Island. Pare has experience designing public and private facilities and the infrastructure that supports them.

Law firm helps Habitat for Humanity

The law firm of Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan and Blakesley on June 17 made a financial contribution of $2,500 and donated staff man hours to help with the construction of a new home on Jackson Street in Holyoke by the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity.

“This is the second build project the firm has been involved with for Habitat for Humanity. We are always happy to roll up our sleeves and dig into another project for this amazing organization,” said attorney Michael Cardaropoli, who is also vice president of the Habitat for Humanity board. “Making a financial contribution is critical, but being able to help with sweat equity is a labor of love for our whole team,” he added.

Six staff members from Pellegrini Seeley, Ryan and Blakesley donated a total of nearly 50 man hours to help with the construction.

“As a firm, we are committed each day to help make the lives for residents of our state better,” said attorney Charles Casartello, the firm’s managing partner. “To be able to literally construct a building to help a family in need is something very special indeed.”

Headquartered in Springfield, Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan and Blakesley is a law firm of more than 15 lawyers with offices across the region.

Carris Reels aids nonprofit

Shannon Mumblo, executive director of Christina’s House in Springfield, and Steve Sabourin, general manager of Carris Reels in Enfield, announced the company’s employee owners voted to contribute $15,000 to the nonprofit’s annual fund.

“Each year, Carris Reels allocates a portion of their profits to charity,” said Sabourin. “A group of our employee owners in Enfield voted this gift to Christina’s House that recognizes the work that is done to help women and children get back on their feet. We love that they are helped physically and spiritually. We love that the women are taught how to carry on their own life with gratitude to the many that helped them.”

To encourage donations to the annual fund, the organization recently received a $100,000 matching challenge from a donor that will match all contributions up to that amount.

“We are grateful that Carris Reels sees that what we do at Christina’s House is of value to our community and supports the work that we do with women and children who are homeless or near homeless in Springfield,” shared Mumblo. “Without the generous support of businesses like Carris Reels and individual donors, we wouldn’t be able to help mothers and their children make the changes in their lives necessary to become self-sufficient and begin anew.”

In its 10th year, Christina’s House operates two homes in Springfield that provide transitional housing and social services for homeless or near homeless mothers and their children.

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