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PeoplesBank announced the following: • Tammy Bordeaux has been appointed Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager. She joins PeoplesBank with more than 13 years of banking experience and is working at the North Main Street office in East Longmeadow. She is President of East of the River 5 Town Chamber
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‘Web Advertising’ Workshop March 30: Derek Allard of Gravity Switch will present a workshop titled “Web Advertising” from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Scibelli Enterprise Center, 1 Federal St., Springfield. The morning program is sponsored by the Mass. Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC). Allard will discuss organic search-engine
Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events
ACCGS www.myonlinechamber.com (413) 787-1555 • April 5: ERC5 Marketing/Membership Committee, 8 to 9 a.m., Reminder Publications, East Longmeadow. • April 5: Springfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, 12 noon to 1 p.m., EDC Conference Room, Springfield. • April 6: ACCGS Business@Breakfast, 7:15 to 9 a.m., the Delaney House, Holyoke.
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John J. Szczepanek has been appointed Manager of the Laboratory at Holyoke Medical Center. He had formerly been Chemistry Supervisor at the facility. ••••• John Murgatroyd has been named the Regional Sales Manager for the Small Business Administration (SBA) division of TD Bank. He will manage a team of business-development
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Average Starting Salary for Class of 2011 Up 3.5% BETHLEHEM, Pa. — For the first time since 2008, a college class is beginning the year with an average starting salary offer that is on the rise, according to results of a new survey conducted by the National Assoc. of Colleges
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‘Be the Authority’ March 16: Claudia Gere of Claudia Gere & Co. will present a lecture titled “Be the Authority & Attract More Customers” from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Scibelli Enterprise Center, 1 Federal St., Springfield. The lecture is hosted by the Mass. Small Business Development Center. Gere
Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events
ACCGS www.myonlinechamber.com (413) 787-1555 • March 16: Professional Women’s Chamber Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., MassMutual Room, Max’s Tavern at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Speaker: Libby Pidgeon, vice president of Human Resources for Big Y Foods Inc. Cost: members $25, non-members $35. To register, contact Lynn Johnson at
Court Dockets
The following is a compilation of recent lawsuits involving area businesses and organizations. These are strictly allegations that have yet to be proven in a court of law. Readers are advised to contact the parties listed, or the court, for more information concerning the individual claims. CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT Wilfred
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Send photos with a caption and contact information to: ‘Picture This’ c/o BusinessWest Magazine, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 or to [email protected] Breaking New Ground Officials broke ground March 3 on Boltwood Place, a 12-unit market-rate housing project in downtown Amherst, behind Judie’s restaurant. The project, praised by officials as
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The Challenge Facing Our Chambers The board of directors for the East of the River Chamber of Commerce voted late last month to continue its relationship with the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, a move that brought a dose of stability to an agency that sorely needed some.
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