The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center and the MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board announced their official merger effective July 1, characterizing the strategic unification as a ...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Holyoke Community College (HCC) a TRIO Student Support Services grant of $423,190 to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, […] ...

EASTHAMPTON — bankESB recently promoted Judy Taylor to commercial credit analyst officer, based at its 241 Northampton St., ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4, extends and amplifies the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for farmers and makes significant changes […] ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Eastern States Exposition (ESE) attracts about 3 million people to its grounds in West Springfield annually, across its bustling calendar of more than 120 year-round events. This ...

BusinessWest and its sister publication, the Healthcare News, created a new recognition program called Healthcare Heroes. It was launched with the theory that there are heroes working across […] ...

For Danielle Curry’s vision of a child-centered, sensory-inspired, and creative art studio comes alive at Yonder Community Toy Shop and Rec Room, where she offers enriching toys, puzzles, […] ...

Springfield City Councilor Jose Delgado, chair of the working group on digital equity, is calling on the city of Springfield to prioritize bringing high-speed fiber internet access to […] ...

Forbes has produced its inaugural America’s Best-in-State CPAs list, a compilation of the finest CPAs active in public practice. Those nominated were rated on a range of […] ...

EASTHAMPTON — Hometown Mortgage recently announced it had helped more than 50 low- and moderate-income families across Massachusetts and neighboring states buy homes through securing nearly $1.5 ...

PITTSFIELD — Downtown Pittsfield Inc. (DPI), with funding from MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative (TDI), has launched a “Hey Neighbor!” marketing campaign to spotlight and support ...

Xiomara Albán DeLobato has been elected to the board of directors of New England Public Media (NEPM). “We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome Xiomara Albán DeLobato to the New […] ...