Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
SPRINGFIELD — After 13 years of ownership, MassDevelopment announced it has sold 1550 Main in Springfield to Mittas Holdings, LLC and DGP Properties, LLC, owned by Vidhyadhar “Vid” Mitta and […]
Inflation, Workforce Issues Cloud the Forecast A Look Ahead to the New Year Talking the Talk Roundtable Panelists Note Opportunities, Challenges for Year Ahead Read More >> Selling […]
Reasons for Optimism — and Concern [email protected] Chris Geehern says there’s been a slight but significant uptick in the Business Confidence Index issued each month by Associated Industries of […]
Selling Points [email protected] As he surveys the scene in Western Mass., especially the ongoing focus on encouraging entrepreneurship and helping startups get to the next level, Charlie D’Amour […]
Talking the Talk As part of its annual Economic Outlook, BusinessWest put together a roundtable of area business leaders to discuss the issues facing the region and its business community […]
Dishing Out Something Different Growing up in Monson, with a father who worked in auto-body services, a young Teri Skinner occasionally visited downtown Springfield with her mother to pick […]
Grass-roots Effort ‘Buy Weed from Women.’ That’s what is printed on the back of the coat was wearing as she led BusinessWest on a tour of Canna Provisions’ Holyoke […]
Leading the Charge The dates seem … well, close. Volkswagen wants all its cars to be electric by 2035. Nissan has set a 2030 goal. Volvo? 2025. “So there’s a […]
Match Makers Lenore Abare was familiar with Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and even attended one of its events when she was dabbling with the idea of becoming an entrepreneur a […]
A Tradition Returns The Super 60, the Springfield Regional Chamber’s annual celebration of thriving companies in Western Mass., was riding high in 2019, when the program marked its 30th year. […]
‘A Pivotal Moment’ Rites of Passage & Empowerment (ROPE) recently announced its official transition to independent 501(c)(3) status. The Pittsfield-based program, founded in 2010 by Shirley Edgerton, a longtime […]
Getting Employees in the Game Linda Dulye calls them ‘spectators.’ That’s the term she uses to describe employees who, well, are not in the game, as they say in […]
NORTHAMPTON — Richard ‘Rich’ Cooper, whose family built and nurtured the Cooper’s Corner and State Street Fruit Store markets, announced today that he is selling the businesses to a dedicated, […]
The Art of Connection “Like the steampunk aesthetic, Bruce Rosenbaum thrives on paradox. His artwork is a blend of gilded era opulence, modern functionality, and futuristic aspiration,” author Daniel […]
Going with the Flow They’re called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. But they’re known by a much simpler, and more troubling, moniker. “They’re nicknamed the ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break […]
