Articles in "The CRE Insider, June 2012"
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Casino Operators Vie For Western Mass. License (posted 06/25/12)
Want to build a casino in Massachusetts? Better head west, high roller – all the way to Springfield, Palmer or Westfield, that is. Suffolk Downs is close to galloping away with the Boston-area license, and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is homing in on the license for Southeastern Massachusetts.
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Western Mass. EDC Adopts New Strategies (posted 06/25/12)
The recent global recession significantly curtailed corporate investment in new facilities. While investment has bounced back somewhat from its post-recession low point, it has not yet recovered to pre-recession levels.
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Resurgent Springfield Rebuilds In Wake Of Tornado (posted 06/25/12)
In Springfield, we all remember where we were on June 1, 2011. Without a great deal of warning, an EF-3 tornado with winds of more 160 miles per hour tore a 6.2 mile path through the city from one end to the other, leaving behind a trail of damage unprecedented in the city’s history.
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Western Mass. Housing, Manufacturing Buzzes With Activity (posted 06/25/12)
Following the #westernma hashtag on Twitter – an easy way to track trending topics on the social media site – shows a wealth of activity. Solar power programs in Lenox, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray welcoming a Springfield family to its home rebuilt after the tornado, and farmers’ markets in area hill towns. Since the beginning of this paragraph, about 20 new messages have popped up that mention the region.
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Palmer Gambles On Casino’s Payoff (posted 06/25/12)
Casino fever has been heating up all over the Bay State, and communities from across the commonwealth have been clamoring for a seat at the table. Tiny Palmer was one of the first Western Massachusetts towns to come forward with a proposal, having given the idea its stamp of approval as far back as the late 1990s -- and Paul Burns has been there every step of the way.
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Former Pittsfield Brownfield Welcomes New Industries (posted 06/25/12)
Named for one of the country’s most prolific inventors, the William Stanley Business Park in Pittsfield is open for business, and aims to continue the legacy of innovation left by its namesake, the inventor and owner of the Stanley Electric Manufacturing Co.
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Creativity, Culture Fuel Region’s Growth (posted 06/25/12)
Why do business in the Berkshires? The real question is … why not do business in the Berkshires?
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Universities Take Energy Efficiency Lessons To Heart (posted 06/25/12)
Going “green” is no longer a trend. Today, it is the norm. People have come to understand the negative impacts that many of their day-to-day activities impose on our surrounding environments.
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