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INCORPORATIONS
The following business incorporations were recorded in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties and are the latest available. They are listed by community.
AGAWAM
Skyway Elite Pro Co., 82 Kanawha Ave., Agawam, MA 01001. Kevin Zgherea, same address. Construction.
V & A Zimokha Construction Inc., 37 Bridge St., Agawam, MA 01001. Oleg Zimokha, same address. Construction.
CHICOPEE
New North China Inc., 1995 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, MA 01020. Qing Chen, same address. Chinese restaurant.
EAST LONGMEADOW
Give Kids Brick Inc., 123 Mountainview Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Sarah H. McClelland, same address. Fundraising and pur- chasing activities for children.
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GREENFIELD
New Renaissance Ministry Inc., 448 Colrain Road, Green- field, MA 01301. Krishna M. Vaughan, same address. Reli- gious organization.
The Greenfield Baseball Association Inc., 377 Main St., Suite 1, Greenfield, MA 01301. Aaron N. Campbell, 24 Eastern Ave., Greenfield, MA 01301. Fundraising for youth baseball organizations.
LONGMEADOW
Tyler Landscaping Inc., 78 Berwick Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Bruce Tyler, same address. Lawn care services.
NORTHAMPTON
Independent Housing Solu- tions Inc., 5 Franklin St., Northampton, MA 01062. Jes- sica M. Bossie, same address. Support services for low- income individuals.
SPRINGFIELD
Women Empowered Inc., 104 Woodlawn St., Springfield, MA 01108. Michelle Crean, same address. Fundraising
for the purpose of awarding scholarships.
to fund sev- eral capital
The Springfield Puerto Rican Parade Inc., 183 Dartmouth Terrace, Springfield, MA 01109. Victoria Ann Rodri- fuez, 71 Laurel St., Spring- field, MA 01107. Annual parade celebrating Puerto Rican culture.
The Wings Foundation
Inc., 35 Willow St., Apt.
101, Springfield, MA 01103. Gregory Todd, same address. Financial support for family and youth initiatives.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Red Oak Church, 337 Piper Road, West Springfield, MA 01089. Ryan John Bradley, 8 Spring Meadows, South Had- ley, MA 01075. Worship and Christian fellowship.
Shallot 16 Inc., 2260 West- field St., Unit 2, West Spring- field, MA 01089. Darin Kan- tarattanakul, 15 Pleasantview Ave., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Restaurant.
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES
The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month
Business Ventures
of January 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).
NORTHAMPTON
Brightworks Inc.
15 Higgins Way Douglas McCarroll
Chameleons Hair Salon
2 Conz St., Unit 64 Kathleen Molongoski
Context Capital Asset Management LLC
123 South St.
Melissa Frydlo
Cyclepottery
42 Maple St.
Kathryn Kothe Roszko
Maple Street Architects
39 Revell Ave. Peter Stevens
Northampton Athletic Club
306 King St.
Perry Messer, Judy Messer
Northampton Tire and Auto Service
182 King St.
Kurt Zimmerman
Northeast Painting Associates Inc.
881 North King St. Christopher Hellyar
Richard Huntley & Sons
254 Easthampton Road Richard Huntley
Sitelab Architecture & Design
35 Maynard Road
Caryn Brause
TommyCar Auto Group
347 King St.
Carla Cosenzi Zayac
SPRINGFIELD
Beast Constructions
40 Pecousic St. Gabriel Marin Pagan
Big Dan’s Express
1110 Page Blvd. Danny Diaz
Brightwood Construction
61 Clayton St. Diego Garay
Carlos Perez Home Improvement
179 Arnold Ave. Carlos Perez
Eze Shop & Accessories
59 Central St. Jose Lugo
Faith Continued LLC
24 Dartmouth St. Kire Smith
Family Handymen
11 Sumner Ter. Dean Banks
Fantastic Little Friends
167 Mildred Ave. Zulma Fermaintt
Glamour Girls by Wendy
787 Liberty St. Gwendolyn Centeno
Healing Infinity 444
115 Florence St. Joan Cole
Honey Brown Skin Essentials
45 Margerie St. Imani Perez
IV Home Improvements
214 Spear Road Pedro Cruz
projects.
The college will use $45,095,000 to build and equip
a new environmentally friendly and sustainable, 76,000-square-foot health sciences building; this portion of the financing received the Green Bond designation by Kestrel Verifiers, which are approved verifiers accredited by the Climate Bonds Initiative. The college will use the remaining proceeds to build an academic quad and campus pavilion; renovate classrooms, residence halls, administrative buildings, and the existing health sciences building; improve a steam-plant facility; upgrade walking and running paths and outdoor seating; and refinance previously issued debt. The bond was sold through a public offering underwritten by Hilltop Securities Inc. “This major investment represents Springfield College’s commitment to its students, staff, and the entire Greater Springfield community,” MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera said. “MassDevelop- ment is proud to lend a helping hand to support construction of a new health sciences building and significant upgrades to the college’s campus and aca- demic facilities.”
Bradley International Airport Earns COVID-19 Health Reaccreditation
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — In recognition of its con- tinued health and safety response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bradley International Airport has achieved reaccreditation from the Airports Council Interna- tional (ACI) World Health Accreditation program. During the extensive accreditation process, ACI assesses the airport’s response and safety measures throughout the entire passenger journey in line with industry best practices. This includes evaluation of the airport’s cleaning and disinfection, physical dis- tancing (where feasible and practical), staff protec- tion, physical-layout modifications, passenger com- munications, and passenger-facility enhancements. The Connecticut Airport Authority voluntary initi-
ated the reassessment after receiving its initial health accreditation from ACI in December 2020. In addition to surpassing these high industry safety standards, Bradley International Airport offers contactless access to the parking garage and surfaces lots through the airport’s free parking-rewards program; an opportu- nity to apply for TSA PreCheck at the airport’s enroll- ment site, which speeds up the screening process and also helps reduce touchpoints; and contactless meal ordering, allowing passengers to easily purchase food online for pickup on their journey through the airport. Additionally, the airport is continuing to offer voluntary COVID testing for passengers and airport employees in the main terminal’s baggage claim.
Free COVID vaccinations and boosters are also avail- able on certain days in the same location. A federal face-covering mandate is also in place for everyone, regardless of their vaccination status.
NIH Grant Will Support Research in UMass Amherst Lab
AMHERST — Jianhan Chen, a UMass Amherst chem- istry and biochemistry and molecular biology profes- sor, has received a five-year, $2 million National Insti- tutes of Health (NIH) grant to support research in his computational biophysics lab aimed at better under- standing the role of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in biology and human disease. The grant falls under the National Institute of General Medical Sci- ences MIRA program, which stands for Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award. It’s designed to give highly talented researchers more flexibility and stabil- ity to achieve important scientific advances in their labs. “The MIRA award enables us to continue work- ing on several central problems regarding the study of disordered proteins and dynamic interactions. The flexibility of this funding mechanism also allows us
to follow new research directions as they emerge,” Chen said. Until relatively recently, it was thought that proteins needed to adopt a well-defined struc- ture to perform their biological function. But about two decades ago, he explained, IDPs were recognized
as a new class of proteins that rely on a lack of stable structures to function. They make up about one-third of proteins that human bodies make, and two-thirds of cancer-associated proteins contain large, disor- dered segments or domains. “This disorder seems to provide some unique functional advantage, and that’s why we have so much disorder in certain kinds of proteins,” Chen said. “These IDPs play really impor- tant roles in biology, and when something breaks down, they lead to very serious diseases, like cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.”
Happier Valley Comedy Offering Free Events to Local Nonprofits
HADLEY — After the year nonprofit organizations have had, who couldn’t use more happiness? Happier Valley Comedy offers the Free Happiness Program, through which nonprofits serving underrepresented, marginalized communities can apply for a free Hap- pier Valley Comedy event, such as an improv show, a personal- or professional-development training ses- sion, a keynote, or a workplace-wellness event to be held either online or in person at a venue selected by the organization or Happier Valley Comedy’s theater and lounge in Hadley. The Free Happiness Program
is one part of the comedy theater and training pro- gram’s ‘green-lining’ efforts, which aim to provide some balance for the historic, grossly unjust ‘red- lining’ of BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) communities in the greater worlds of comedy, personal and professional development, wellness, and beyond. Preference is given to local organiza- tions serving underrepresented, marginalized, and/or BIPOC individuals and communities. Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to qualify. The next round of applications are being awarded by Happier Valley Comedy’s board of directors in late February. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis at www. happiervalley.com/free-happiness.html.
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