Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
CHICOPEE — The Donahue Institute at UMass Amherst issued a study Tuesday showing that the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation (WMDC) industrial parks in Chicopee and Ludlow and the civilian airport generate […]
SPRINGFIELD — MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the film music of John Williams on July 21, at 7:30 PM in Springfield Symphony Hall. MOSSO will […]
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Union Station is again hosting a music video of The Star-Spangled Banner sung by local talent Vanessa Ford, who is known as “The Songstress of Springfield.” Also this 4th of […]
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber (SRC) is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program. Super 60 recognizes the success of the fastest-growing and privately owned businesses in […]
BOSTON – The echoes of the COVID-19 global health crisis were apparent in the latest edition of The Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy, a report that tracks the strength of the Commonwealth’s […]
A Home Game By Mark Morris While the specific job responsibilities are new, most everything else about Jessye Deane’s new assignment, as executive director of the Franklin County Chamber of […]
Growing Desire For many, the pandemic was a time for introspection, for thinking about what’s important in life, for finding what makes one happy. It was that way for […]
Spinning Ideas into Gold When BusinessWest first spoke with the founders of the Alchemy Fund four years ago, their vision of helping entrepreneurs spin their ideas into profitable businesses by […]
Cooking Up Sustainability By Kailey Houle UMass Amherst Dining is serving up a new dish. Sort of. It’s called sustainability. The dining program, long ranked among the best in […]
Celebrating Innovation By Julie Rivers The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) turned 50 in 2021. It was a milestone, like many, that was marked in quiet fashion, and in […]
Beyond the Numbers The numbers speak for themselves. But more importantly, they demand a response. According to a global study published in the Lancet, between March 2020 and September […]
Putting the Focus on Leadership It’s called the CliftonStrengths Assessment. And that name pretty much says what it is. Created by Gallup, it’s a 177-question assessment designed to identify […]
Reimagine the Possibilities In many respects, the Bay Path University Women’s Leadership Conference that will unfold on April 1 at the MassMutual Center is the same one that was […]
Inflation: It’s Economics, Not Politics By Jeff Liquori In July 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released an unusual piece of data: the average price of used cars and […]
Decisions, Decisions By Barbara Trombley, CPA, MBA Many employees are faced with the decision about whether to invest a portion of their paycheck in a Roth 401(k) or traditional […]
