• Future Tense: Inaugural Event: An Unprecedented Technology Disruption.

    Future Tense: Inaugural Event: An Unprecedented Technology Disruption.Inaugural Event: An Unprecedented Technology Disruption. Thursday, February 22, 2018 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Cost: $25 donation to Tech Foundry Presenter: Delcie David Bean IV: Paragus IT, Chief Executive Officer What’s Next in the Pioneer Valley Business World Big changes are up ahead, and they are coming unexpectedly faster than […]

  • Reading by Writer Ben Hersey

      The Blue House Visiting Writers Series at College of Our Lady of the Elms will host a reading by writer Ben Hersey at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Borgia Gallery. An author reception will be held in conjunction with this reading, which is free and open to the public. Hersey is a […]

  • How the Tax Act will impact Business Owners

      The biggest tax overhaul in more than two decades has officially hit the books, and businesses are scrambling to figure out what this means for their bottom line, workforce and more. On February 27, XPX New England will take you beyond the headlines surrounding the Tax Act for How the Tax Act will impact […]

  • Supported Decision-Making: Eliminating the Need for Guardianship

    Join Center for Public Representation and Nonotuck Resource Associates to learn more about the Supported Decision Making model, hear the results of their first-in-the-nation pilot program to move adults supported by DDS from a model of guardianship to supported decision making, and discuss the future of this practice. Providers with clients supported by DDS and […]

  • An Evening with Gerard Doherty, Advisor to the Kennedys

    In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, College of Our Lady of the Elms will host an evening with Gerard F. Doherty, author of They Were My Friends – Jack, Bob & Ted: My Life in and out of Politics, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in Elms College Veritas Auditorium. This event, one of a series of […]

  • Reading by Writer Khadija Queen

      The Blue House Visiting Writers Series at College of Our Lady of the Elms will host a reading by writer Khadija Queen at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Borgia Gallery. An author reception will be held in conjunction with this reading, which is free and open to the public. Queen is the […]

  • Difference Makers

    Honorees Announced in the Jan. 22, 2018 issue of BusinessWest Join us as we honor the 2018 Difference Makers with a celebration of their contributions to the community we call Western Massachusetts. Through their hard work to improve the quality of life of everyone in this region, these individuals are motivating others to understand that […]

  • “Swish Night” hosted by Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island

    Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island is hosting the 7th annual Swish Night, an evening of wishes and college championship basketball at Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm Street, West Springfield on Saturday, March 24, 7 – 11 p.m. Watch the magic happen on the court on large screen TVs and enjoy food and beverages in luxurious […]

  • Reading by Writer Sarah Blake

    The Blue House Visiting Writers Series at College of Our Lady of the Elms will host a reading by writer Sarah Blake at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in the Borgia Gallery. An author reception will be held in conjunction with this reading, which is free and open to the public. Blake is the founder […]

  • BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty

    40 Under Forty is a celebration of 40 young business and civic leaders in Western Mass. The 40 Under Forty Gala is a lavish cocktail party featuring butlered hors d’oeuvres, food stations and entertainment. The event will begin with a cocktail hour, open food stations and networking. This will be followed by an exciting awards […]

  • Future Tense: Change Considerations: An Examination of Lean Process, Market Disruption and The Future of Your Business

    Tech Foundry

    Thursday, September 20, 2018 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Cost: $25 donation to Tech Foundry Presenter: Mark Borsari: Sanderson MacLeod, President  Join us for a limited leadership series exclusively forbusiness owners, CEOs, and CFOs in the region. Mark Borsari, president at Sanderson MacLeod, will discuss change and innovation through lean concepts, and focus on resulting cultural considerations. […]

    $25
  • Thanks for the Feedback (dinner forum of Family Business Center of Pioneer Valley

    Delaney House

      THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK: THE SCIENCE AND ART OF RECEIVING FEEDBACK WELL Join us at an evening with SHEILA HEEN, the bestselling co-author of the classic Difficult Conversations, who will teach how to turn evaluations, advice, criticisms, and coaching into productive listening and learning. We swim in an ocean of feedback. Bosses, colleagues, customers—but […]

  • 2nd Annual Healthcare Heroes

    Starting Gate at GreatHorse

    BusinessWest and Healthcare News have created Healthcare Heroes to honor those who live up to that word’s definition. This region’s health and wellness sector is large, diverse, and dominated by heroes of all kinds. They’re on the front lines, in the administrative office, the research lab, the neighborhood clinic, the family dentist’s office, the college health and […]

    $90
  • Leaders OnBoard Fall Board Conference

    Greenfield Community College 1 College Drive, Greenfield, MA, United States

    Join us for Leadership Pioneer Valley’s Leaders OnBoard Program’s 3rd Annual Fall Board Conference on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 8:30am to 2:00pm at Greenfield Community College, 1 College Way, in Greenfield MA. The theme of the conference is “Leading in a Time of Disruption” Boards and staff of non-profits come together each year to […]

    $50 – $150