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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] ICNE Open House Insurance Center of New England staged an open house and ribbon-cutting on March 31 at its new headquarters building on Suffield Street in Agawam, the

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Opinion

Public Radio, TV Strengthen Communities National Public Radio is only a small part of federal funding for public broadcasting. This year it will receive about $3 million in direct programming support through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It’s true that stations may use some or all of their federal money

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Editorial

Mentors Program Is a Big Step Forward It’s way too early to even make an attempt at quantifying or qualifying the potential impact from a new program known as Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), but only a few months into the proceedings, this seems to be one of the best ideas

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of March 2011. AGAWAM Six Flags New England 1623 Main St. $35,000 — Pour concrete sono-tubes and frame building AMHERST First Baptist Church 434 North Pleasant St. $3,500 — Partial sprinkler system for shelter Slobody Development Corporation 101 University Dr. $207,000

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Doing Business as Certificates

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of March 2011. AGAWAM Insurance Center of N.E. 1070 Suffield St. David Florian Knock Out Fitness 297 Springfield St. Karen Ollari Sarat Ford Lincoln 245 Springfield St. John Sarat Jr. W.C. Pet Care 604 South West

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Building Permits

BUILDING PERMITS The following building permits were issued during the month of March 2011. AGAWAM Fitness First 60 North Westfield St. $45,000 — Repairs to damaged roof system Western Mass Electric Company 198 Springfield St. $200,000 — Construction of retaining walls AMHERST IAT Partnership LLC 49 Boltwood Walk $7,500 —

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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. AMHERST Armstrong Educational Associates Inc., 7 Pomeroy Lane, Suite 5, Amherst, MA 01002. Stephen Armstrong, 113 Huntington Road, Hadley, MA 01036. Student tutorial services. F40PH Preservation Society Inc.,

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Editorial

Time to Pull the Plug on NPR While it may seem outwardly risky to support one’s argument with statements made by Ron Schiller — this is, after all, the man who described Tea Party members as “not just Islamaphobic, but xenophobic … seriously racist people” — we’re going to do

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Picture This

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] Hometown Heroes The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter held its ninth annual Hometown Heroes breakfast at the MassMutual Center earlier this month, honoring nine local residents who

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Briefcase

Multiple Factors Drive Construction Prices Higher WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the fifth consecutive month, prices for construction materials increased, rising 1.1% in February, according to the March 16 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the Department of Labor. Year-over-year, construction materials prices are up 6.1%. A number of categories experienced

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