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Western Mass. Business Expo Kicks Off Today at 9 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD — The big day has finally arrived. The Western Mass. Business Expo, organized by BusinessWest and presented by Comcast Business, will take place today, Oct. 29, at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield.

A full day of activities is planned. The show floor will feature more than 150 exhibitors and the new Retail Marketplace. There will be more than a dozen educational seminars and a full slate of special presentations on the Show Floor Theater.

Tickets are still available at the door for the luncheon, presented by the Professional Women’s Chamber and featuring keynote speaker Patricia Diaz Dennis, retired senior vice president for AT&T, presidential appointee to the Federal Communications Commission, and member of the MassMutual board of directors.

Starting at 4 p.m., Valley Venture Mentors will present its pitch contest, and the day-capping Expo Social will begin at 4:30.

For more information, visit www.wmbexpo.com.