The board of trustees of Western New England University (WNE) announced the appointment of Joseph Hartman as the university’s ...

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) released Massachusetts unemployment and job estimates for November, with preliminary data indicating that payroll jobs increased by ...

LEE — Sharp Sterile Manufacturing announced a $28 million expansion of its site in Lee. The enhanced, state-of-the-art facility will strengthen opportunities for highly skilled engineering and ...

Community Spotlight They call it ‘the Pit.’ This an open area with several work stations, and it’s built “for momentum, not necessarily quiet,” said Adam Rovithis, adding that it is […] ...

Combating the ‘Silent Thief of Sight’ As part of January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness, the nation’s ...

Surveying the Landscape Beyond the big-picture context provided by regional business leaders in the lead story on page 4, how ...

Wired for Success Tim Paciorek always knew he wanted to own a business one day. In fact, he can trace that itch for ...

Freedom Credit Union is once again inviting the community to support its Month of Giving campaign by donating funds at any of its branches throughout Western Mass. during […] ...

Clouding the Issue The Forecast Calls for … More Uncertainty It’s called the ‘quits rate.’ As that name suggests, it ...

The second annual Light and Love Amherst Community Food Drive, organized by state Rep. Mindy Domb, will be held from Jan. 6 through Martin Luther King Jr. Day […] ...

SOUTH DEERFIELD — MassDevelopment has provided a $1.3 million loan from its Emerging Technology Fund to SCV Holdings Inc., d/b/a Smart Connected Ventures (SCV), a South Deerfield-based company ...

EASTHAMPTON — Hometown Financial Group, the multi-bank holding company for bankESB, bankHometown, and North Shore Bank, and ...