December 2006 issue - Springfield Regional Chamber

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A PUBLICATION OF THE AFFILIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
Serving Agawam, East Longmeadow/Longmeadow, Hampden/Wilbraham, Ludlow, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield
Power Shifts
in Boston and
Washington
Celebrating Our
Members
Pages 14 - 21
What That Means to
You and Your Business
SUPER 60 CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE
Region’s 60 Fastest
Growing Privately Held
Companies Honored
by Jeffrey Ciuffreda, vice president
government affairs
F
Agawam Business
Tour
Page 2
Super 60 Photo
Album
Pages 11-13.
Chamber Channels
Presenting Sponsor:
Hampden Bank
or the first time in sixteen
years, a Democrat will sit in
the Governor’s office in
Boston, the first of many
power shifts on Beacon Hill
and in Washington. Election Day 2006
re-visioned our political landscape in
many ways. In the state house the
Republicans are at their smallest number in well over 100 years; 5 out of 40
in the Senate and 19 out of 160 in the
House. With that said many of the
Republicans are veteran legislators and
are certainly experienced in working as
the minority party. Deval Patrick, Governor-elect, ran as an outsider to the
workings of the State House and as
such has promised to work with everyone with a good idea for the Commonwealth, regardless of party.
The most notable changes that will
occur over the next few weeks will be
in cabinet level positions and many
that report to those people. What that
means for Chamber members is a bit
uncertain at this time, but it is clear
that it is incumbent upon all of us to
make known to these new people the
unique assets and challenges we face in
this area.
In Washington, the changes are
much more dramatic. The Democrats
rode a wave of change that swept them
into the majority party of both the
House of Representatives and the Senate. What this means primarily is that
they will now be able to control the
flow of issues that is taken up by these
bodies. What is less certain is the outcome of some of those issues based
upon the razor thin margin they have
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Nearly 700 business leaders from throughout western Massachusetts were on hand at Chez Josef in
Agawam to honor the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield’s annual Super 60
companies. Thanks to Linda Skole and staff for another superb luncheon. Photo by Ed Cohen.
N
early 700 business leaders
from throughout western
Massachusetts were on hand
at Chez Josef in
Agawam to honor
the success of the
top fastest-growing, privately held
companies in the
region at the
Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield Inc.’s annual Super 60 Recognition Luncheon. Now in its seventeenth
year, the Super 60 Award Program,
sponsored by Health New England,
Media sponsor 22News WWLP, Platinum sponsors Moriarty & Primack,
PC and PeoplesBank, and Gold sponsors Sovereign Bank, Webster Bank
and Westfield Bank, recognizes the top
companies in the region.
Steven Rothschild, CEO/chairman,
bulbs.com, addressed the full house at
the luncheon, sharing his proven ideas
for driving business growth.
Rothschild, who calls himself a
“serial entrepreneur” is the founder
and leader of the nation’s fastest growing specialized lighting distributor.
Bulbs.com sells millions of light bulbs,
servicing over 45,000 businesses, organizations and government agencies in
over 120,000 locations. Rothschild
who says the company will do $12 million in sales this year, attributes his
success to some simple business concepts. “You have to establish a vision
for your company, lay out a plan, and
then sell it to your employees,” says
Rothschild. “Make sure your staff
understands the products you sell and
the business you run, and that everyone knows what they have to do to
achieve goals.”
Super 60 companies were nominated
in two categories: Total Revenue and
Revenue Growth. This year’s particiContinued on page 11
Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield • DECEMBER 2006
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Top: Ed Borgatti, EB’s Restaurant, Denise Moffatt, Fitness First, Batman,
Kurt Welker, Fitness First. Above: A whole new meaning to a bad hair day –
Denise Moffatt, Fitness First and Six Flags Makeup Artist Jeff Tingley. Staff
photos.
A
frightfully good time was
had by members of the
Agawam Chamber of Commerce during a recent tour of Six
Flags New England. Greeted by Pete
Shannon, Six Flags Entertainment
Manager and members of the Justice
League, attendees were treated to a
behind the scenes tour of “Fright
Fest.” Attractions for this annual
event include the “Trail of Terror”
where guests wander through the
haunted woods of Happy Valley,
“Crack Axle Ghost Town” where
the ghosts and zombies of Crack
Axle Canyon have broken loose and
roam the streets each Halloween
and the “Main Street Graveyard”
where caution is required as guests
enter the park through crypts and
graves and the living dead haunt
this street looking to take those less
fortunate mortals back to their soulless existence.
Those less brave or little trick or
treaters enjoyed the “trick or treat
trail” a journey of fun, great prizes
and sweets, a stop at “witch crafts”
where they could create a piece of
fun and freaky Halloween art or
they could visit the pumpkin patch
to find that
ews
perfect pumpkin. Six Flags
uses over 20,000 pounds of pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. They
average a $1,000 a day in sales
which is donated to the charity manning the patch.
Planning for “Fright Fest” begins
in July with casting calls. Over 120
characters are needed to put on the
show. Cast members must attend
“Scream Team Training” to perfect
their hair raising screams and Ghoul
School which helps them develop
their inner-ghoul.
Spotlight tours are free of charge
to Chamber members and are sponsored by the Agawam Chamber of
Commerce Program Committee. For
information on upcoming Spotlight
on Business Tours, visit the Events
Calendar on the Chamber’s website,
www.myonlinechamber.com or the
Agawam Chamber website at
www.agawamchamber.com or contact Sylvia Poole, Affiliate Coordinator at 755-1318 or by email at
[email protected].
AffiliaNte
©2006 Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Economic Issues Remain Focus of Chamber Agenda
by Jeffrey Ciuffreda, vice president
government affairs
he last day of the calendar
year is also the last day of the
2005 – 2006 legislative session at the State House. What this
means is that all bills that have not
been acted upon must be re-filed in
2007.
The Chamber is currently finalizing its legislative agenda for 2007
that is announced and distributed at
the annual “Outlook” luncheon.
Currently, an invitation has been
extended to Governor-elect Deval
Patrick with the last Friday in January and the two first Fridays in February as our target dates. Historically, the Chamber has been successful
in having new Governors address
this gathering, going back to Governor Weld, and we look forward to
welcoming our new Governor.
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Our Issues Remain
With the election of Deval Patrick
changes will certainly take place, not
only in that office but in almost all
offices in state government. Yet,
many of the same issues that the
Chamber has been involved in during the past year, will once again be
issues in the New Year.
The budget will once again be
center stage. With a new Governor,
the introduction of the budget is
somewhat delayed and may not surface until February. Revenues are
certainly slowing and just last
month, Governor Romney exercised
powers given to a Governor under
the constitution, called 9-c authority
that allowed him to cut spending by
$400 million. In order to exercise
these powers, the Governor had to
declare that ongoing revenues were
not sufficient to support expenditures. While there was disagreement
over that statement, it is clear that
revenues are not coming in at the
same level of increase over the past
few years. The Chamber continues
to focus on certain areas of the budget that are essential to our continued economic well being in this area.
Cost of Doing Business
Focus is still being centered on
cost of doing business issues. While
the list for 2007 has not been formally adopted, unemployment insurance cost is near the top as Massachusetts is in the top three in the
United States in this cost of doing
business. Reforms are long overdue.
It is expected that paid family leave
will rise to the top of issues with legislators this year and the Chamber
will weigh in on that. Guarding
against drastic changes to the Workers Compensation Reforms, and
working for legislation making it
easier for employers to share information on potential employees, will
be two areas that the Chamber will
be looking into.
Health Care Major Focus
Health care will of course be a
major focus. The reforms put into
law in 2006 are scheduled to be fully
implemented in 2007. This law
should be given every possibility to
succeed and the Chamber will be
vigilant in seeing that through. It is
expected that the mandated nurse to
patient ratio legislation will be a priority for unions and legislators and
the Chamber will continue to oppose
it based upon the fact that passage
of this bill would needlessly add
costs to our fragile health care system while doing nothing to address
the root problems of a shortage of
nurses.
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Editor: Alta Stark
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Thanks to all that supported our
successful Government Affairs reception on November 15th. That reception lays the groundwork for our
legislative activities. Please put this
on your 2007 schedule (tentatively
the last Wednesday in November).
Stay tuned for announcements on
Outlook. AND, get involved in the
2007 legislative agenda….it is carried out for YOU and for all our
members.
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Relations
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CHAMBER STAFF & THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
President: Russell F. Denver, Esq. • 755-1304
Senior Vice President: Debra A. Boronski • 755-1309
Vice President, Government Affairs: Jeffrey Ciuffreda • 755-1312
AFFILIATED
CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE
OF GREATER
SPRINGFIELD, INC.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Affiliated Chambers of
Commerce of Greater
Springfield, Inc. serves area
affiliated chambers,
organizations, and the
businesses they represent, to
meet individual and collective
goals promoting prosperity
for the region.
Accounts Payable Clerk: Carrie Dzialo • 755-1307
AFFILIATED
Affiliate Coordinator: Sylvia Nadeau-Poole • 755-1318
CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE
Controller: Lynn Kucejko - 755-1306
OF GREATER
Communications Director: Alta Stark • 755-1316
SPRINGFIELD, INC.
Events Manager: Diane Swanson • 755-1313
Executive Assistant • Lynn Johnson • 755-1310
Staff Accountant: Elizabeth McGrath • 755-1308
Director of Sales: Kathleen Plante • 787-1541
Westfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director: Lynn Boscher • 568-1618
Send any staff member email: [email protected]
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NEW MEMBERS
Companies and organizations listed
here have made an important investment in their business and in the
community by joining the Chamber.
Do business with Chamber members—it’s good business!
AFP Western Mass Chapter
Springfield Chamber
65 Elliot Street
Springfield, MA 01105
Virginia Webb,
(413) 452-0630
Associations
Bark Busters Home Dog Training
E.Longmeadow/
Longmeadow Chamber
35 Lance Drive
Somers, CT 06071
Scot Masamery, President
(413) 726-2911
Training/Instruction
Campagnari & Moltenbrey Construction, LLC
Springfield Chamber
128 Federal Street
John Moltenbrey,
(413) 782-3044
Building Contractors
Global Link Translations
Springfield Chamber
1 Federal Street, Bldg 101
Barbara Rodriguez, Owner
(413) 737-1888
Translators & Interpreters
Klondike Sound Company
Springfield Chamber
37 Conte Drive
Greenfield, MA 01301
Sharon Levenson, Account Selection
Advisor
(413) 772-2900
Sound Services
Message on Hold of N.E., Inc.
Agawam Chamber
P.O. Box 136
Agawam, MA 01001
Donald Rheault, President
(413) 789-3180
Telecommunications Services
Pioneer Valley Winnelson
Agawam Chamber
12 Bowles Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Holly Handfield,
Showroom Manager
(413) 439-0220
Retail Specialty
Sponsor: Donna Safford Fleury,
Vinson Associates
ANNIVERSARIES
Every month the Affiliated Chambers
of Commerce honors those members
who have continuously supported
our mission throughout the years.
The following members joined in the
month of December. Happy Anniversary!
OnTheMark Meetings & Incentives
Placemats LTD/Impact Media
Group
The Mortgage Answer, Inc.
WP - Carla Cardaropoli
WP - Dawn Creighton
WP - Dawn Leaks
1 Year Anniversary
5 Year Anniversary
Business Partner of
Springfield/Hartford
EBBE Group
MassMutual Center
Grimaldi, Inc.
Salvation Army, The
Skytech Communications, Inc.
There’s a Chamber Event for YOU
Check out our Calendar on page 22!
Samuels Tavern
Springfield Chamber
101 State Street
Edward Grimaldi, Owner
(413) 732-7267
Restaurants
Sponsor: Art Jasper
Courier Express
1441 Main Street • Suite 136
Springfield, MA 01103-1449
Telephone: 413-787-1555
Fax: 413-731-8530
Web site: www.myonlinechamber.com
OFFICERS
Chairman: David Hobert, Sovereign Bank New England
Vice Chair: Arlene Putnam, Eastfield Mall
President: Russell F. Denver, Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc.
Treasurer: Barbara Jean DeLoria, United Bank
Budget Director: Malcolm Getz, Belt Technologies, Inc.
Clerk: David J. Martel, Esq., Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.
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DIRECTORS: Carol Baribeau, Verizon • Edward Borgatti, EB’s Restaurant
• Steven Bradley, Baystate Health • Al Bryant, H.L. Dempsey Company
• Karen Charbonneau, Hatheway Homes • Jeffrey Ciuffreda, ACCGS •
Richard DeBonis, Hampden Bank • Donna Safford Fleury, Vinson
Associates • Andrew S. Gross, Career Group Staffing Services • William
B. Harmon, William B. Harmon, P.C. • Keith E. Harvey, United Bank • David Hayes, WB
Mason • Shirley A. Herrick, Herrick Electric • Susan Fenelon Kerr, Mercy Medical Center
Robert Kolb, TD Banknorth, N.A. • David Parke, Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP •
Michael Robichaud, The Ranch Golf Club • Ali Salehi, Columbia Manufacturing, Inc. •
Mary Ellen Scott, United Personnel Services, Inc. • Walter J. Seiffert, Western Massachusetts Electric Company • Julie Siciliano, Western New England College • Kenneth C. Spafford, Spafford Leasing Associates, Inc. • Dawn W. Starks, Acres Power Equipment Co. •
John E. Steele, U.S Postal Service • Maura Tobias, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation • John
P. Weiss, Ormsby Insurance Agency, Inc. • Donald Williams, Westfield Bank • Bliss Young,
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Chamber’s Division of Business Excellence Announces
Group Coaching Series.
The Division of Business Excellence, (DOBE) of the Affiliated
Chambers of Commerce of Greater
Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) will
launch a new group coaching series
in January that will continue
throughout the New Year. The series
is presented in partnership with the
Rick Forgay Leadership Institute.
The DOBE series will feature a
series of three cost effective and high
impact group leadership excellence
coaching programs for executive and
entrepreneurial business leaders. The
series format will provide participants a consistent personal and team
development structure that is supported by continuity, consistency,
accountability, immediate implementation and application to real world
challenges.
Series offerings will include:
• Personal Best Leadership Excellence Series™
For individuals who want to organize, prioritize, strategize and realize
their highest goals while maintaining
a healthy balance in their career,
business and life.
• Executive Business Leadership
Excellence Series™
For individuals who want to excel
as business leaders people are compelled to work for and create a
healthy business environment that
employees and customers are proud
to be part of.
• Entrepreneurial Business Leadership Excellence Series™
For business owners and Entrepreneurs who want to create and activate highly focused business and
marketing plans that make running a
business more effective and enjoyable.
Each DOBE series will include a
curriculum that features four consec-
Springfield Chamber
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006 - 2007
President
Carol Baribeau, VERIZON
Vice President
Victor Woolridge, Babson Capital Mgt.
Treasurer
Thomas H. Themistos, Kostin Ruffkess Themistos
& Dane, LlC
Clerk
Jane Albert, Baystate Health System
Past President
Mary Ellen Scott, United Personnel Services, Inc.
Executive Director
Russell F. Denver, ACCGS
The DOBE series
will feature a series
of three cost effective and high impact
group leadership
excellence coaching
programs for executive and entrepreneurial business
leaders.
W
omen of
istinction
Girl Scouts of Pioneer Valley
utive sessions each. There will be
several individual course modules
within each series, which facilitates
mastery through knowledge, application and sustainability of each leadership dynamic. Each will be promoted separately along with locations and times.
If you are interested in learning
more about participating in any or
all of these Leadership Excellence
Coaching Series programs, please
contact Rick Forgay, Rick Forgay
Leadership Institute, by mail: P.O.
Box 60561, Longmeadow, MA
01116; email: rforgay@
rickforgay.com; or phone: 413-2624906.
HONORING WOMEN WHO LEAD, INSPIRE AND ACCOMPLISH
in Philanthropy, Business and Finance, the Arts, Education, Health and Fitness
Call for Nominations
The Women of
Distinction will
be honored at a
dinner Thursday,
March 8, 2007
at the Log Cabin.
All nominations must be returned to the
Girl Scouts of Pioneer Valley no later than
December 29, 2006.
For additional information or nomination
form, contact Judith Bullock at
413-525-4124, 800-639-7047 or
[email protected].
Completed forms may be faxed to
413-525-5901 or submitted online at
www.gspv.org.
Presented by
Girl Scouts
of Pioneer Valley
Sponsored by
40 Harkness Avenue
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
DIRECTORS
Dale Allen, Springfield College • Robert Bonsall, Disability Management Services, Inc. • Juan Campbell, Health
New England • Joseph Carvalho, Springfield Museums • Susan Chamberlain, TD Banknorth, N.A. • Jeffrey
Ciuffreda, Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc. • Joseph A. Collins, Collins Electric •
Frank Crosby, Verizon • Patricia Crutchfield, Cambridge College • Stephen A. Dinoia, Eastern Advertising Novelty, Inc. • John Doleva, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame • Herbert Dotterer, Big Y Foods, Inc. •
John T. Driscoll, Driscoll Photography • Bruce Eger, Westfield Bank • Rocco J. Falcone, Rocky’s Hardware Inc.
• Susan Fenelon-Kerr, Sisters of Providence Health System • Gary Fialky, Bacon & Wilson, P.C. • Daniel Flynn,
The Bank of Western Massachusetts • Ellen Freyman, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. • Kathryn Gibson, The
MacDuffie School • Daniel M. Glanville, Comcast • Dena Hall, United Bank • David A. Hirsh, DMD, David
A. Hirsh, DMD • Matt Hollander, MassMutual Center • Michael Hurwitz, Uno Chicago Grill • Stuart Hurwitz,
Velocity Sports Performance • Cidalia Inacio, Citizens Bank • Art Jasper, Courier Express, Inc. • Deb King,
Andrew M. Scibelli Enterprise Center • Bruce Landon, Springfield Falcons Hockey Club • Douglas L. Macmillan, Macmillan and Son, Inc. • Gary E. Martinelli, Martinelli, Discenza & Hannifan, P.C. • Judith A. Matt,
Spirit of Springfield, Inc. • William Miller, Friends of the Homeless, Inc. • Gary J. Moskal, Moskal, Frank, Insurance Agency, Inc. • Timothy F. Murphy, Skoler, Abbott & Presser P.C. • John M. O’Brien, J.M. O’Brien &
Company, P.C. • William M. Pepin, 22News WWLP • Paul C. Picknelly, Sheraton Springfield • Evan Plotkin,
NAI Samuel D. Plotkin & Associates • Arthur W. Price, Arthur W. Price & Associates, P.C • Ira Rubenzahl,
Springfield Technical Community College • Stoughton Smead, Motorace • J.Jeffrey Sullivan, United Bank •
Kathy Tobin, WGGB-ABC 40 • Mark Tolosky, Baystate Health • Nancy Urbschat, TSM Design, Inc • Mary
Walachy, Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation • Glenn Welch, Hampden Bank
Advisor • Catherine E. Barnes, Verizon
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Agawam Chamber of Commerce Holds Legislative Breakfast
A
gawam Chamber President
Ed Borgatti, owner of EB’s
Restaurant, welcomed more
than 80 business and town leaders to
the Chamber’s recent annual legislative breakfast. The breakfast, sponsored by H.L. Dempsey Company
and Reliable Temps was held at
Chez Josef. Ed took the opportunity
to introduce a new program created
by the Agawam Chamber Town and
Business Relations Committee –
Aganomics. The program is concerned with the analysis of spending
decisions and how tax dollars are
being spent in the Town of Agawam.
Ed stated that it is “critical for the
business community to be involved
with issues affecting the town.” Ed
then welcomed new Chamber members Baki’s Fine Jewelry, Berkshire
Power Company, and Clair’s Errand
Professionals before turning over the
program to Chief Greeter, Denise
Moffatt from Fitness First.
State Senator Stephen Buoniconti
updated attendees on issues at the
state level that could have an impact
on businesses. Guest speakers
Republican State Representative
Candidate Robert McGovern and
Democratic State Representative
Candidate Rosemary Sandlin each
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had the opportunity to highlight
their positions on election issues.
Mayor Richard Cohen brought the
audience up to date on town issues.
Attendees also heard from Legislative Steering Committee member,
Michael Grandews
field, Vice President in the Commercial Lending
Group at Hampden Bank. Michael
stressed the importance of the Legislative Steering Committee and its
mission to identify issues of major
concern to the business community,
research the issues and recommend
positions on these issues. The Legislative Agenda, produced by the
Legislative Steering Committee of
the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield each
year, highlights these issues and is
available at the Chamber Office.
For information on upcoming
Agawam events, visit the Events Calendar on the Chamber’s website,
www.myonlinechamber.com or the
Agawam Chamber website at
www.agawamchamber.com or contact Sylvia Poole, Affiliated Coordinator at 755-1318 or via email at
[email protected].
AffNiliate
Mayor Richard Cohen, Program Chair Denise Moffatt, Fitness First, Michael
Grandfield, Hampden Bank, Rosemary Sandlin, Democratic Candidate for
State Representative, Agawam Chamber President Ed Borgatti, EB’s Restaurant, Joe Ascioti, Reliable Temps and Robert Magovern, Republican Candidate for State Representative. Staff photo.
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber
Small Business Morning Roundtable
Greater Westfield Chamber Hosts
Business Symposium
Suzanne Boniface, ValleyStone Credit Union, Karen White, Wilbraham &
Monson Academy, Martha Rickson, Bank of America. Staff photo
Bill Vernon, State Director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses, addresses the Westfield Chamber Business Symposium. Staff Photo.
“Public Relations for Small Businesses” was the topic of discussion
at the latest Hampden/Wilbraham’s
Small Business Morning Roundtable.
Speaker for the morning Suzanne
Boniface, marketing and business
development officer, with ValleyStone Credit Union, stressed the
importance of using both public relations and publicity effectively. She
advised those in attendance to
“determine which media outlets
were a good fit for their business
and work to build relationships with
them.”
Founded in 1937, ValleyStone
Credit Union is a full service financial institution. Headquartered in
Wilbraham, ValleyStone has two
branch locations with 18 employees.
ValleyStone has 5,172 members and
$71 million in assets.
The Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd
Thursday of each month to discuss
Chamber involvement, membership
benefits and an “Issue of the
Month.” At the meeting scheduled
for December 21, 2006, Chris
he Greater Westfield
Chamber of Commerce
held its second Business
Symposium on October 24, 2006 at
Westfield State College. The featured speaker was Bill Vernon, State
Director for the National Federation
of Independent Businesses. The
state’s recent increases in the minimum wage, which Vernon said will
discourage efforts to create new jobs,
echoed loudly with the attendees
who ranged from small businesses to
AffiliaNte
ews
Cronin from The Villa Jidiots will
discuss “Using Comedy to Improve
the Creative Process.” Roundtable
meetings are held in the Lak Dining
Hall at Wilbraham & Monson
Academy at 8:00 a.m. All are invited to attend.
For more information on the
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber’s
Small Business Morning Roundtable
or other Chamber events visit the
Events Calendar on the Chamber’s
website at www.myonline
chamber.com, Hampden/Wilbraham
Events, or contact Sylvia Poole,
Affiliate Coordinator at 755-1318 or
by email at [email protected].
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large. Vernon told the group non
profit businesses would be hit even
harder and that the increased
employee related expenses have led
to the state’s failure to replace the
estimated 400,000 jobs lost in the
2002 recession. “Our next Governor and State Legislature must
address and understand the impact
of these issues on small business,”
Vernon said. Small business was
called the backbone of the state’s
economy.
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VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
CEO/Treasurer: Rita Tremble
Website: www.valleycommunications.com
Nominated by: Charles E. Sullivan, CPA, Inc.
Valley Communications of Chicopee, MA, is a diversified communications company,
offering a wide range of equipment and services including data/video projection equipment and computer interactive whiteboards, conference room design, telephone systems, sound/security systems, broadband TV distributing systems and voice & data
cabling. Valley services everything it sells and offers its clients over 61 years of business
experience to draw upon.Valley Communications. We See It Your Way.
ESTABLISHED: 1945
Women’s Partnership
Agawam Chamber
Board of Directors 2006 - 2007
President
Karen Charbonneau, Hatheway Homes
Vice President
Ellen Albano, Eastfield Mall
Secretary • Harriet A. Fortin, Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc.
Treasurer • Tracy Sicbaldi, Hampden Bank
Asst. Treasurer • Laurie Cassidy, Greater Springfield Senior Services
Past President • Atty. Mary A. Socha, Bozenhard, Socha & Ely
President: Edward Borgatti, EB’s Restaurant
Vice President: Dee L. Emery-Ferrero, The VBO Magazine
Second Vice President: Malcolm Getz, Belt Technologies, Inc.
Treasurer: Janice Hills, Bank of America
Past President: Donna Safford Fleury,Vinson Associates
Directors
Susan Chamberlain, TD Banknorth, N.A.
Jennifer Midura D’Amour, Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, PC
Lisa Lemon, Berkshire Insurance Group
Jacklyn C. Stevenson, BusinessWest
Brenda Wolfe, Girl Scouts of Pioneer Valley
Directors
Gina Fusick, United Bank • Michael R. Grandfield, Hampden Bank-Main Office
Mark Haynes, Environmental Compliance Services, Inc. • Mark Kane, Six Flags New
England • Michele Lindenmuth, Berkshire Bank • Christopher Magiera, Christopher J. Magiera DMD, PC • Bonnie Massoia, Canary-Blomstrom Insurance Agency,
Inc. • Hubert McGovern, OMG, Inc. • Denise Moffatt, Fitness First, Inc.
Frank Palange, V & F Auto Inc. • Alan Rogers, Defense Investigators Group
Aaron Vanderhoof, Agawam Opticians • Ken Vincunas, Development Associates
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Hampden/Wilbraham Golf Classic a Success
Co-Chairs, Elissa Langevin, Joe
Lawler, and Tom Manzi declared the
4th Annual Hampden/Wilbraham
Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic
“a great success.”
More than 100 golfers took part
in the outing, which was made possible through the hard work and support of the Board of Directors of the
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber and
Golf Committee members:
Chair: Elissa Langevin,
Hampden Bank
Chair: Joe Lawler,
The Gaudreau Group, Inc.
Chair: Tom Manzi,
A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.
Trant Campbell,
Welch Campbell & Barba, P.C.
Greg Clark, Edible Arrangements
Lou Curto, Aflac
Art Ferrara, Landmark Realtors
Richard Green,
Richard R. Green Insurance Agency
Janet Murphy,
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Barbara Perry,
Reminder Publications
Kathy Selvia, N.E.P.M.
Donna Stone, Monson Savings Bank
Maura Tobias, Friendly’s
Held at the Country Club of
Wilbraham, the day began with a
stretching/warm up clinic conducted
by staff from Wing Memorial Hospital. Participants then could take
advantage of a golf clinic with Club
pro Pete Chapman. Golfers had the
opportunity to putt for a chance to
compete in the $5,000 Putting Contest sponsored by Friendly’s. Once
on the course, Valley Vodka provided samples to golfers. And for those
with a sweet tooth, Friendly’s provided ice cream sundaes for the
golfers to enjoy.
The committee would like to
thank the area businesses that contributed to the tournament for their
generous support. A special thanks
to Presenting Sponsor – Friendly’s,
who generously provided golf shirts
for each participant, Cart Sponsor,
Hampden Bank, Eagle Sponsors
ConnectiCare, Inc., The Gaudreau
Group, Hampden Bank, Landmark
Realtors, Monson Savings Bank,
N.E.P.M, and Optasite, Inc.
Proceeds from the Golf Classic
benefit the Minnechaug Regional
High School Entrepreneurial Program. This program, a collaboration
with Springfield Technical Community College’s Entrepreneurial Institute, the Public School Systems of
Western Massachusetts, and the
National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship, gives students at
Minnechaug Regional High School
the opportunity to learn the skills
necessary to start and maintain a
small business. The Hampden/
Wilbraham Chamber is pleased to
contribute to this valuable program
that teaches children the foundation
of what it takes to become an entrepreneur. Members of this year’s class
set up tabletop displays and sold
their products and services to attendees.
ews
Proceeds
also fund the
Chamber’s
scholarship program. This year
scholarships went to Chandler
Quintin and Kristin Blain. Chandler
is from Wilbraham and is attending
Drexel University, the LeBow College of Business, where he is in the
5-year co-op program, majoring in
Entrepreneurship. Kristin is from
Hampden and is attending Emerson
College with a major in Theatre
Management and Education. Both
recipients participated in the Entrepreneurial Program.
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Affiliate
Hole – in – one sponsors:
Burack Realty
Fran Johnson’s Golf and Racquet
Headquarters
Hampden Bank
Medeiros Williams
Golf Classic Winners
First Place, with a score of 59 –
S. Trombly & Goldsmith Insurance
Agency Team: Gordon Goldsmith,
J.R. Goldsmith, Chris Arilotta, Vinny Basile
Second Place, with a score of 60 –
Mederios Williams Team: John
Mederios, John Mederios, Sr., Jim
DiRico, Paul Cantalini
Third Place, with a score of 62 –
BlueCross BlueShield Team: Jules
Gaudreau, Dave D’Amours, Brian
Stebbins, Barbara Tierney
Best Mixed Doubles, with a score
of 67 – Country Bank Team: Sue
LaBarge, Jeff Brayton, Phil
Goncalves, Chris Wszokek
Closest to the Pin Hole 2: Chris
Arilotta 8’2”
Closest to the Pin Hole 5: Bill
Passy 10”
Closest to the Pin Hole 10: Jim
Selvia 2’6”
Closest to the Pin Hole 14: Mike
Rouette 5’2”
Top: HW Golf Winning Team
:Elissa Langevin, Hampden
Bank, Tom Manzi, A.G.
Edwards & Sons, Gordon
Goldsmith,of the winning S.
Trombley & Goldsmith
Insurance Agency team, Joe
Lawler, The Gaudreau
Group.
Above: HW Golf Sponsors:
Rick DeBonis, Hampden
Bank and Paul Kozub,
Creator of Valley Vodka.
Right: Joe Hinchey, putted for
the $5,000 Friendly’s Putting
Contest.
Staff photos
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Power Shifts in
Boston and
Washington
Continued from page one
in the Senate ( 51 to 49) and the fact
that many of the Democrats elected
in this election come from states
much more conservative overall than
in the past.
Congressman Richard E. Neal and
Congressman John Olver both move
up into positions of great responsibility and power due to their new
status as the majority party and to
their overall seniority in the House.
Both have exhibited great skill in the
past, while in the minority party, in
producing benefits for their constituency and it is expected that
they’ll achieve even more results
with their new status.
While a lot of changes have taken
place, one thing never changes. That
is the need for involvement by you in
the process. Nothing gets done without involvement. Or, if only the
“other side” of an issue is involved,
you can be sure that something will
be done and not necessarily something you will agree with. Your
Chamber is involved on a daily basis
and you can get involved by contacting Jeff Ciuffreda at the Chamber at
755-1312 or email at Ciuffreda@
myonlinechamber.com or contact
any member of the legislative steering committee.
Congressman
Richard E. Neal
and Congressman
John Olver both
move up into
positions of great
responsibility and
power due to their
new status as the
majority party
and to their overall seniority in the
House.
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WP Announces Annual Business Expo
T
he Women’s Partnership is
currently accepting reservations for the 9th Annual Business Expo which is geared toward
female professionals, affording them
the opportunity to showcase and
market their goods and services.
Last year’s event was a sold-out
overwhelming success, with some 75
businesses represented, so sign up
today to ensure your participation.
The Expo, sponsored by Hampden Bank, Bozenhard, Socha & Ely,
and TD Banknorth, will be held
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel and Conference
Center in West Springfield. A lunch
buffet will be provided with the general admission of $20 per Chamber
members or $25 for non members.
Exhibitor tables are available for
$60 per member or $75 per non
member and include price of admission and lunch for one. Reservations
may be made through Diane Swanson, Events Manager, Affiliated
Chambers of Commerce of Greater
Springfield, Inc., 1441 Main Street,
Suite 133, Springfield, MA 011031449, fax: (413) 755-1322, email:
[email protected] or
online at www.myonlinechamber.com, WP, Events.
Last year’s event was a
sold-out overwhelming
success, with some 75
businesses represented,
9th Annual
Business Expo
Wednesday • January 17, 2007
11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Best Western Sovereign Hotel
& Conference Center
West Springfield, MA
Sponsored by
Hampden Bank
Bozenhard, Socha & Ely
TD Banknorth
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006
President • Walter Seifert, Western Massachusetts Electric Co.
Vice President • Gloria Faria, Chicopee Savings Bank
Treasurer • Carla Alves, Berkshire Bank
Clerk • David Richer, HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
Past President • David Hayes, WB Mason
Directors: Benta Alves, Westbank • Paul R. Blomerth, D.C., Ludlow Chiropractic
Office • Carmina Fernandes, Law Offices of Carmina Fernandes • Lina Fernandes,
TD Banknorth, N.A. • Antonio Goncalves, Ideal Insurance Agency, Inc. • Theresa
Kane, Ludlow Public Schools • Toni-Marie Mancuso, Ludlow Public Schools • John
Pedro, John Pedro Real Estate Associates • William Rooney, Chartier, Ogan, Brady,
Sarnacki and Rooney • Anthony Tavares, Villa Rose • Ken White, Holyoke
Community College
Advisor: Allen Gurka
Congratulations Pride Stations and Stores, our #1 Total Revenue honoree for the second year in a row. Marsha Del Monte, director of stores, received her
company’s award. Peter Straley is to her left, Jeannine M. Pelchat, executive vice president of Platinum Sponsor PeoplesBank is to her right. Photo: Ed
REGION’S SUPER 60 HONORED
Continued from page one
pants combined for almost 1.2 billion dollars in the past fiscal year
with this year’s revenue winners
combining for $930,500,000. Average revenue for the top 30 revenue
winners exceeded $31 million and
50% exceeded $20 million. Seventeen (17) companies are new to the
revenue category this year. Four
companies on the revenue list also
qualified for the growth category,
with two companies in the top 10
qualifying for both lists. Four companies were new to the category this
year and were also new to the topten revenue winners list.
The top three Total Revenue honorees are Pride Stations & Stores, a
Springfield-based convenience store
conglomerate; Springfield College,
world renowned as the birthplace of
basketball; and Hannoush Jewelers,
a family-owned full-service fine jeweler with over 70 locations in the
U.S.
In the growth category, the average growth among the winners was
over 57% with companies having to
have had at least 23% growth in
order to be included in the category.
Twenty-six of the companies reported growth in excess of 30%, with 18
companies exceeding 40% growth.
Fifteen companies were new to the
growth category this year and seven
of these companies made it into the
top 10 in revenue growth. Three
companies in the growth category
also qualified for the revenue category, with two (2) companies qualifying in the top 10 on both lists.
The top three Revenue Growth
honorees were Allen & Burke Construction, a frame to finish commercial construction company; Whalley
Precision Inc., a full service manufacturing company and FAA Repair Station; and Ace Precision, Inc., which
has served the commercial and aerospace industries for more than 25
years.
Each summer the Chamber calls
for nominations for the Super 60.
Companies eligible for the program
must be independent, privatelyowned businesses, be based in either
Hampden or Hampshire counties or
be a member of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, be in business for at last three
full years and produce revenues of at
least $1 million in the last fiscal year.
Congratulations Super Sixty!
Growth 2006
Revenue 2006
Nominating firm in italics
Allen & Burke Construction
Aaron-Smith, PC
Nominating firm in italics
*Pride Stations & Stores
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Bank of
America
Whalley Precision, Inc.
Aaron-Smith, PC
Ace Precision, Inc.
Kostin, Ruffkess & Company LLC
*Suddekor, LLC
Self-Nominated
Springfield College
Cooley, Shrair PC,
David Shrair, Esq.
Hannoush Jewelers, Inc.
Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC
Dimauro Carpet & Tile, Inc.
Peter S. Benton, CPA
Whalley Computer Associates, Inc.
Aaron-Smith, PC
Excel Dryer
Moriarty & Primack, PC
*Northeast Treaters, Inc.
Field, Eddy & Bulkley, Inc.
Rocky’s Hardware, Inc.
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull &
Bitsoli, PC
Chicopee Industrial Contractors, Inc.
Kostin, Ruffkess & Company LLC
Parts Tool & Die
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC
*Kittredge Equipment Co., Inc.
Biolitec, Inc.
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Doherty,
Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy, PC
Wright Architectural Millwork Corp.
Westfield Bank & Meyers Brothers
Kalicka, PC
Bassett Boat Company, Inc.
Merrick & Young, LLC
Marcotte Ford Sales
Disability Management Services, Inc.
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC &
Sovereign Bank
Louis & Clark Drug, Inc.
W.F. Young, Inc.
JM O’Brien & Company, PC &
Sovereign Bank
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Affiliated
AffiliatedChambers
ChambersofofCommerce
CommerceofofGreater
GreaterSpringfield
Springfield• •DECEMBER
OCTOBER 2006
Growth 2006
Revenue 2006
Continued from page 11
*Specialty Bolt & Screw, Inc.
Downey, Sweeney, Fitzgerald
& Co., PC
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
Lester Halpern & Company, PC
Truss Engineering
Corporation
JM O’Brien & Company, PC
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Sovereign Bank
*Pinsly Railroad
Company Inc.
Westfield Bank
Court Square Data
Group, Inc.
Meyers Brothers
Kalicka, PC &
Doherty, Wallace,
Pillsbury, &
Murphy, PC
Westover Building
Supply
Micro Test Laboratories, Inc.
Westfield Bank
Springfield Spring Corp
Tech Roofing Service, Inc.
Aaron-Smith, PC
Millrite Machine, Inc.
United Industrial Service, Inc.
Westfield Bank
Ceramoptec Industries
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC & Doherty,
Wallace, Pillsbury, &
Murphy, PC
Poly Metal Finishing, Inc.
The Gaudreau Group, Inc.
Schultz, Robb & Associates
Manufacturing Technology
Group, Inc.
Westfield Bank
Environmental
Compliance
Services, Inc.
Lester Halpern &
Company, PC &
Westfield Bank
Valley
Communications
Systems, Inc.
Charles E. Sullivan,
CPA, Inc.
Pioneer Valley Concrete Service, Inc.
Olszewski & Liptak, PC
City Tire Company, Inc.
MJ Moran/Moran Management Co.
University Products, Inc.
Atlantic Fasteners
Maybury Material Handling
Burkhart, Pizzanelli, PC
*Rediker Software, Inc.
Bank of Western Massachusetts
City Stamp Works, Inc.
United Personnel Services, Inc.
Novak Charter Oak Financial
Squier Lumber & Hardware, Inc.
JM O’Brien & Company, PC
Sound Seal Co.
DeJordy Dugre Croteau & Co., PC
Elm Industries, Inc.
Westfield Bank
Spectrum Analytical Inc.
Lester Halpern & Company, PC &
Westfield Bank
Baystate OBGYN Group
Westfield Motorcycle, Inc.
Olszewski & Liptak, PC
Amherst Farmers Supply Inc.
Receiving the award for the #2 Total Revenue company, Springfield College, is Dr. Richard
Flynn, president, flanked by Peter Straley, and Jeannine M. Pelchat.
New to the Super 60 list this year, Hannoush Jewelers received the award for the #3
Total Revenue company. Norman Hannoush, treasurer, received the award from Peter
Straley and Jeannine M. Pelchat.
Associated Electro Mechanics, Inc.
Moriarty and Primack, PC
Insurance Center of NE Group
*An asterisk identifies those companies which would qualify in both
*An asterisk identifies those companies
which would qualify in both categories.
Steven Rothschild. CEO/chairman • bulbs.com
CONCEPTS FOR GROWTH:
• Buy Your Time – anything repetitive should be outsourced
• Establish a Board of Directors
• Employee Ownership (employees of bulbs.com own roughly 15%)
• Develop a Corporate Structure
~ Mongolian Culture – “Any manager can take out another”
~ Every employee is profiled
~ Employee education – understand product and business
~ Manage by metrics
~ Do the math and make hard decisions
• Recognize your Value Proposition and communicate this to customers
• Drive Customer Acquisition
• Vary Customer Base
• Search for the next Catalyst and Ride the Curve!
• Eliminate reasons a customer will not do business with you.
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A private reception was held prior to the awards for recipients and sponsors. Here Peter Straley, president/CEO of presenting sponsor Health
New England talks with Paul Whalley, vice president, Whalley Computer
Associates, Inc., #4 on the Total Revenue list.
Photography by Ed Cohen
Affiliated
AffiliatedChambers
ChambersofofCommerce
CommerceofofGreater
GreaterSpringfield
Springfield• •DECEMBER
DECEMBER2006
2006
Super 60 Photo
Album
October 27, 2006
Chez Josef
Receiving the award for the #1 Revenue Growth company, John Burke, partner, Allen & Burke
Construction of Springfield with Peter Straley and Jay Primack, managing partner of our platinum
sponsor Moriarty & Primack, PC.
Speakers l to r.: Steven Rothschild, CEO/chairman, bulbs.com,
addressed the full house at the luncheon, sharing his proven ideas for
driving business growth. • Super 60 emcee Barry Kriger, anchor,
WWLP 22News, the event’s media sponsor, once again delivered a
flawless performance. • David Hobert, senior vice president of gold
sponsor Sovereign Bank, and chairman of the Affiliated Chambers
Board of Directors, welcomed recipients and guests.
Receiving the award for the #2 Revenue Growth company, Whalley Precision,
Inc. is David Whalley, vice president, flanked by Peter Straley, and Jay Primack.
Receiving the award for the #3 Revenue Growth company, Ace Precision, Inc.
is Tony Elias, vice president, flanked by Peter Straley, and Jay Primack.
Thanks to gold sponsor Webster Bank.
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Affiliated
AffiliatedChambers
Chambersof
ofCommerce
Commerceof
ofGreater
GreaterSpringfield
Springfield••DECEMBER
DECEMBER2006
2006
The Sisters of
Providence Health
System had much
to celebrate in
October, holding a
Grand Opening
for the new
MercyCare Forest
Park (top) and a
Groundbreaking
for Mercy Medical
Center’s $16M
new intensive care
unit and ambulatory surgery unit
(left). Photos submitted by Sisters
of Providence
Health System.
sponsors
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ELEBRATING
Sisters of Providence
Health System Expanded
Services
The Sisters of Providence Health System expanded services in October,
and began an extensive construction
and renovation project at Mercy
Medical Center. A ribbon-cutting
ceremony and blessing marked the
grand opening of MercyCare-Forest
Park, the new women’s health center
which offers a variety of services, at
473 Sumner Avenue, Springfield.
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The center is staffed by Brian Toole,
M.D., Robin LaValley, C.N.M., and
Carmen Smidy, C.N.M., the same
team of health care professionals
who formerly served Springfield’s
Forest Park neighborhood at the
Caring Health Center.
On October 11, Mercy Medical Center broke ground for an extensive
construction and renovation project
to improve patient care services and
operational efficiency in both the
Intensive Care Unit and the Ambula-
UR
S
EMBER
tory Surgery Unit. The $16 million
project includes a 15,400 square foot
Intensive Care Unit including 16 private rooms, dedicated family space
with shower and toilet facility; private consult room, staff lounge,
physician on-call room, five main
nursing stations and conference
room. The 14,900 square feet
Ambulatory Surgery Unit will have
43 beds for all phases of ambulatory,
or outpatient surgery, pre-surgical,
surgery and post surgical. Hospital
operations will continue uninterrupt-
ed during the construction project,
which is expected to be completed in
late 2008.
Baystate Medical Center
Announces Major PVLSI
Investment
The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences
Institute (PVLSI), a partnership
between Baystate Medical Center
and the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, has received a $3 million
the children’s first photographs of
their early days in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit. Smith also
donated thank you cards with a
complimentary portrait session to all
attendees with future proceeds benefiting the March of Dimes. The
March of Dimes Chefs for Healthy
Babies brings together some of the
premier chefs in the Pioneer Valley
who prepare culinary specialties.
Springfield Street
Renamed in Honor
of Falcons
Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen was on hand for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony October 14 to mark the grand opening of Baki’s Fine Jewelry, which
is located at the Galleria Shops in Feeding Hills. Nearly 80 people turned out
to welcome and support the store, which is owned by Oussoud Baki. Photo
submitted by Baki’s Fine Jewelry.
investment from the Massachusetts
Technology Collaborative’s John
Adams Innovation Institute to establish a new Center for Excellence in
Apoptosis Research. The center will
pursue new clinical treatments for
disease by identifying and regulating
signaling pathways of the biological
process of cell death. The new center
will be based at PVLSI in Springfield.
Health New England
Expands Network
Health New England (HNE) recently
announced agreements with three
key hospitals in central Massachusetts. In October, UMass Memorial
Medical Center in Worcester along
with Wing Memorial Hospital in
Palmer and its affiliated Medical
Centers became participating
providers in the HNE provider network. In September, HNE signed a
provider agreement with the Fallon
Clinic, a 255-doctor group practice
with medical centers throughout central Massachusetts. Athol Memorial
Hospital in Athol joined the HNE
provider network this past July. With
these additions, HNE is expanding
the options available to subscribers,
particularly those on the eastern
edge of its western Massachusetts
service area. Subscribers to HNE
now will be able to obtain care from
these providers in addition to
Baystate Health and the many other
facilities and practices in western
Massachusetts.
WMECO News
The Western Massachusetts Electric
Company (WMECO) and Attorney
General Tom Reilly recently
announced a settlement agreement
that significantly reduces a planned
distribution rate increase of approximately $27 million. The agreed upon
distribution rate adjustment provides
for a two-step increase in customer
bills beginning in January 2007.
The increases in distribution rates
amount to $1 million in 2007 and
$3 million in 2008. If the settlement
is approved by the Department of
Telecommunications and Energy, residential WMECO customers using
700 kilowatt-hours would see an
increase of approximately $2.64 or
2.4% per month related to the delivery charge on their total bill. As a
part of the agreement WMECO will
implement transmission and distribution system upgrades that improve
reliability and reduce energy supply
charges that customers in western
Massachusetts currently pay by up
to $87 million per year.
To help customers manage their
energy usage and their costs,
WMECO is offering programs to
assist customers who experience difficulty paying their electric bills this
winter or who want to spread their
electricity costs over a year, avoiding
higher winter bills from increased
usage. Visit online at
www.wmeco.com for full details of
programs that include: The Winter
Protection Program; NUStart; Energy Bucks; Equal Payment Plan; Residential Discount Rate; and Conservation Programs.
A special Open house was held
November 4th for Westfield’s Optimum Health Therapeutic Massage,
LLC, which is located at 120 Elm
Street. Pictured are Christine Bissonnette, massage therapist, Lynn Boscher, executive director, Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and
Maureen Belliveau, massage therapist. Photo submitted by Optimum
Health Therapeutic Massage.
United recently announced winners
of their annual scholarship, which
was developed to recognize and
reward the academic goals and community involvement of United’s Field
Staff and the children of their field
staff. Tanisha Stewart, who currently
attends American International College, and Mikey Phillip, a student at
Manchester Community College,
and a United Field Staff employee
since 1995, received the scholarships.
Denise Smith Photography
Supports March of Dimes
Denise Smith Photography helped
the Western Mass Division of the
March of Dimes showcase its 2006
Chefs for Healthy Babies. Smith was
an event sponsor, and donated a portraiture display of two families
touched by premature birth, whose
tiny babies were fortunate to survive
the odds. The children are now
between 1 to 3 years old. Smith
exhibited the portraits along with
East Court Street, at the entrance of
the MassMutual Center, has been
renamed Falcons Way in honor of
the hockey team’s presence in
Springfield. Bob Oliver, Falcons vice
president of operations, is credited
with bringing the idea for the name
change to the City. Mayor Charles
Ryan recently joined Falcons president Bruce Landon to make the
change of address announcement.
American Red Cross
Pioneer Valley Trains
Springfield Fire Dept.
The first group of trained Springfield
firefighters has received first responder emergency response training and
certification from the American Red
Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter. The
goal of the training program is to
provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to work as
a first responder in an emergency to
help sustain life, reduce pain, and
minimize the consequences of injury
or sudden illness until more
advanced medical help can arrive.
Participants are taught the skills
needed to act as a crucial link in the
emergency medical services system.
Trainings began in October and will
continue through June of 2007. Each
class provides training and instruction to 6 to 12 individuals who must
each complete the full training program and testing to receive certification for the course work. The Red
Cross contracted with the City and
the Springfield Fire Department to
provide the training.
United Personnel News
For the fourth year in a row, United
Personnel Services, Inc. has made a
list of the top 100 woman-led businesses in Massachusetts. Owned and
led by Mary Ellen Scott, United
ranked 55 on the list. The fifth
annual Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College/Commonwealth Institute research project
based rankings on 2005 revenues,
and finds that 55% of woman-led
businesses in Massachusetts grew by
more than five percent in 2005,
which more than doubles the state
average, and nearly doubles the
national growth rate.
The first group of trained Springfield firefighters who received first responder emergency response training and certification from the American Red
Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter. Photo submitted by the Red Cross.
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books, puzzles, games, stories, and
puppets related to specific themes
such as Incredible Insects, Fairy
Tales, Math Fun, Animal Adventures, Cultures of the World, and
Diving Into Oceans. In all, 13 different theme-based backpacks all
aligned with the Massachusetts
Department of Education frameworks will be developed in support
of the MassMutual Financial Group
Reading Achievers Program.
STCU Credit Union to
Offer Business Services
The Springfield Day Nursery’s
Chestnut Street Children’s Center
recently received the donation of a
new train set, given by local children’s retailer Sister’s Kids. The table
was handcrafted by carpentry students enrolled at Putnam Vocational
High School. Center Director
Vernita Reid is pictured with toddlers enjoying the gift! Photo submitted by Springfield Day Nursery.
Springfield Day Nursery
Receives Special Gifts
The Springfield Day Nursery has
received $15,000 in funding from
the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation, which will be used to launch
a new series of workshops designed
to train the organization’s early education and care staff in identifying
students’ special needs, accessing
appropriate supports, developing
behavior modification/intervention
plans, and applying techniques within the classroom or home-care setting to promote school-readiness and
success. Training for Springfield Day
Nursery staff will consist of a combination of half and full-day in-service
trainings for all teaching staff and
evening workshops for Family
(home) Child Care providers. Each
session will encompass whole-group
sessions to introduce major concepts
and smaller break-out groups specific to the ages of the children served.
SDN is working with the MassMutual Financial Group to support literacy. Literacy backpacks, or “lending libraries,” which are being developed by SDN, and funded by a
$30,000 contribution from MassMutual, will be given to children attending Brunton, Zanetti, Sumner
Avenue, Ells, Mary Lynch, and Frederick Harris Schools who are participating in MassMutual’s Reading
Achievers Program. The Reading
Achievers Program is an incentive
program that encourages and
rewards children for reading a total
of 25 books during the school year.
Each backpack is filled with fun,
hands-on literacy-building materials
including fiction and nonfiction
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STCU Credit Union has joined forces
with CU Business Capital to provide
members with a complete line of
business services. Current and
prospective STCU members, who
live or work in Hampden, Hampshire or Franklin counties, will be
able to obtain business savings and
checking services; business loans/
leases and participations; certificate
of deposit and money market
accounts; credit and debit cards,
online E-banking as well as additional financial services. STCU was
established in 1929. Today it serves
more than 11,000 members throughout the Pioneer Valley. STCU Credit
Union is located at 145 Industry
Avenue in Springfield. A second
location in the Westfield Shops
opened earlier this year.
Jewish Geriatric Services
Receives National Quality
Award
Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS),
located in Longmeadow, MA, has
been awarded the American Health
Care Association’s (AHCA) and the
National Center for Assisted Living’s
(NCAL) Step I Quality Award for
demonstrating a strong commitment
to quality improvement. JGS was
one of approximately 92 facilities
nationwide to receive the prestigious
Step I award. As part of the award
application, the organization underwent a rigorous review of the services it provides (specifically in the
areas of long-term care and assisted
living) and the quality improvement
initiatives in place over the last few
years. In addition, JGS’ mission,
goals and customer expectations
were also analyzed, as well as its
relationships with residents, families,
staff, outside medical professionals,
Board leadership, vendors and other
third-party providers of services.
Carson Center Receives
Grants
A recent $1,000 grant from the
Kiwanis Club of Westfield will help
provide mental health services for
local children who are under/uninsured and whose families cannot
afford necessary services. The grant
Carson Center Executive Director Kathleen Damon is presented with a
donation of $1,000 from the Kiwanis Club of Westfield by Kiwanians Joe
DeLeo (left) and Brad Cassin (right). Photo submitted by the Carson Center
for Human Services.
will contribute to a pool of funds
raised each year by the Carson Center for Human Services to support a
sliding scale payment schedule for
qualifying children in need of services.
The United Charitable Foundation
recently awarded the Carson Center
for Human Services $6,720 to support its Center for Children and
Youth program in fielding a series of
Parenting Education Groups. The
grant will fund three Parenting
Groups, one each for the parents of
pre-school, latency-age, and teenage
youth so that an interested
parent/guardian can attend regardless of their ability to pay. The Center’s executive director, Kathleen
Damon says “Successful outcomes
with parents will result in improved
parent/child relationships and prevent more serious or violent future
problems.”
Big Y News
Big Y Foods recently celebrated its
70th anniversary with a gala celebration dinner. The gala was the culmination of Big Y’s events throughout
the 2006 anniversary year. The semiformal, held at the MassMutual
Center, was attended by 1500
employees from throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Big Y® World Class Market shoppers can pick up their free Holidays
at Home magazine at any store location. The magazine includes holiday
baking recipes as well as a Winter
Calendar of Events for local holiday
activities.
Community Music School
Welcomes Latin Master
The Community Music School welcomed pianist and music producer
Israel Tannenbaum to conduct a student Master Class in late November.
Master Classes, sponsored by Westfield Bank, bring visiting artists to
instruct and critique selected students in a special class environment.
Tannenbaum, who has more than 25
years of music industry experience
and has worked to further interest in
Latin music and jazz, worked with
members of the School’s Charles
Majiid Greenlee Scholarship Jazz
Ensemble.
Spirit of Springfield
Celebrates the Holiday
Season
The Spirit of Springfield once again
ushered in the holiday season with
the annual Tower Square Parade of
the Big Balloons. The parade saluted
Springfield and was led by the
Springfield City Council serving as
parade marshals. The balloons,
including returning favorite “Cat in
the Hat” require 30,250 cubic feet
of helium and 192 volunteers to
safely guide them down Springfield’s
Main Street.
When you visit Bright Nights at Forest Park this year, you’ll find a new
display. “Santa’s Cottage” offers visitors their first opportunity to get out
of their vehicles and walk amongst
the lights leading the way to the display. To get to “Santa’s Cottage,”
which is sponsored by United Bank,
visitors will be invited to park in the
zoo parking lot. They will then walk
along a lit path to the display and a
forest of trees wrapped in thousands
of mini lights. There will also be animated carolers and an oversized
greeting card wishing all Happy Hol-
idays. Inside “Santa’s Cottage” Santa
will greet visitors, pose for photos
and listen to holiday wish lists. Gifts
and souvenirs will also be available
for purchase. Visit www.brightnights.org for all operation times
and fee schedules.
A new event this year for Bright
Nights, the “Bright Nights 5K Road
Race,” is already a big success, and
it hasn’t even happened yet! The race
was fully subscribed with 350 runners by late October, and will be run
on December 5th under the “Seuss
Land” arch. For this first road race,
participation was limited to 350 people for logistical and safety reasons.
Organizers hope to expand next
year’s event to satisfy the tremendous response from runners throughout the region. Participants in the
race, which is sanctioned by the
USATF, will run the complete route
through Bright Nights from “Seuss
Land” to the “Giant Poinsettia Candles” at Picknelly Field, and then
return to “Seuss Land” by way of
the Aquatic Gardens.
Bright Nights is traveling the highways this holiday season. A newly
designed Peter Pan bus features the
logo for Bright Nights at Forest
Park, the website address and vinyl
lights. The bus will travel between
New York City, Hartford, Springfield and Boston. Peter Pan Bus
Lines has been a sponsor of Bright
Nights since its inception in 1995.
The Bright Nights Ball, held November 18th at the Sheraton Springfield,
was sponsored by Baystate Health
and chaired by Baystate Health president/CEO Mark Tolosky. This year’s
theme was Moonlight Over Morocco.
Storrowton Village Holds
Annual Workshop Series
Storrowton Village, at the Eastern
States Exposition, once again offered
its annual “Crafts for Giving” work-
shops just in time for the holiday
season. Over three days in November participants learned how to create bandboxes, work with a blacksmith’s forge and make a hand-sewn
quilt.
pressure screening, hearing screening
by appointment, continental breakfast, and much more. For more
information contact the Eastfield
Mall at 413-543-8000, x11 or visit
online at www.eastfieldmall.com.
Harold Grinspoon
Charitable Foundation
Empowers Entrepreneurs
PVPC Launches Vehicle
Recycling Program
The Harold Grinspoon Charitable
Foundation recently held its annual
conference to encourage young
entrepreneurs to turn their dreams
into businesses. “Empowering a
New Generation of Entrepreneurs”
included an address by Hampshire
College graduate Cynthia Carr
Gardner, who shared her experiences
as a Glamour Magazine editor, Hollywood stylist and successful entrepreneur and presentations on several
topics, including “The Importance of
a Business Plan,” “Ten Paths to
More Successful Entrepreneurship,”
and “Small Business Regulations: A
Small Business Owner’s ‘Crash
Course’ in Regulatory Compliance.”
More than 250 undergraduate and
graduate students from 13 area colleges were expected to attend the
day-long event.
Eastfield Mall News
The Eastfield Mall held several flu
clinics over the past two months
with variable billing availabilities
and times. For information about
any upcoming flu clinics, contact the
Eastfield Mall at 413-543-8000 or
visit online at www.eastfieldmall.com.
The Eastfield Mall Walkers program
continued in November. On Nov.
8th the Redstone Rehabilitation &
Nursing Center sponsored Deborah
P. Stroetzel, MA, CCC-A Audiologist, who discussed “Understanding
Hearing Loss.” The Mall Walkers
programs are offered free of charge,
and offer health information, blood
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC), with support from
the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection, has successfully initiated its new Vehicle
Recycling Program and recycled
three pilot vehicles. The Vehicle
Recycling Program aims to reduce
air pollution in the Pioneer Valley
region by removing older polluting
vehicles from the road, and to prevent groundwater contamination by
relocating abandoned vehicles to
scrap yards for disposal. Owners of
suitable vehicles in operating condition are eligible to receive a cash
incentive (up to $750) in return for
recycling their vehicles. Free towing
of abandoned vehicles to a participating scrap yard is available. For
more information about qualifying
vehicles and the recycling program
contact PVPC environmental planner
Kristin Heery at 413-781-6045 or by
email at [email protected] or visit
online at www.pvpc.org.
annual flu shot is recommended for
everyone 65 years of age or older;
residents of long-term care facilities;
anyone with a long-term health
problem (Accompanied with a physician’s note); and anyone whose
immune system is weakened (accompanied with a physician’s note). For
additional information, please contact the Senior Department at the
Springfield JCC, 413-739-4715.
Bacon & Wilson Merges
with Amherst Firm
The Springfield based law firm of
Bacon & Wilson, P.C. recently
announced a merger with Monsein
& MacConnell in Amherst, which
will expand the firm to 36 attorneys.
Bacon & Wilson wanted to expand
its reach across the river in Hampshire County, and Monsein and
MacConnell’s well established real
estate and litigation practice is complimentary to Bacon & Wilson’s
ideals and goals. Stephen B. Monsein
is a member of the domestic relations and litigation departments,
while Peter W. MacConnell is a
member of the real estate department handling both residential and
commercial transactions. Stacey D.C.
Brock, a member of the litigation
department will split her time
between the Amherst and Springfield
offices.
Springfield Jewish
Community Center to
Hold Flu Shot Clinic
United Bank Announces
Stock Repurchase Plan
Springfield residents age 65 and older and/or Springfield residents with a
chronic illness are invited to a flu
shot clinic Friday, December 8,
10:00 a.m. – noon at the Springfield
Jewish Community Center, 1160
Dickinson Street. Participants must
bring HMO, Social Security and
Medicare card with them. Short
sleeve shirts are recommended for
participants’ convenience. People at
risk for getting a serious case of
influenza or influenza complications,
and people in close contact with
them should get the vaccine. An
United Financial Bancorp, Inc., the
holding company for United Bank,
announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase
program. Under the plan, the Company intends to repurchase up to
858,000 shares from time to time,
depending on market conditions, at
prevailing market prices in openmarket or privately negotiated transactions over a six-month period. The
authorized share repurchases represent approximately 5% of the United
Financial Bancorp’s total outstanding
East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber of Commerce
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2007
President: Dawn W. Starks, Acres Power Equipment Co.
Vice President: Steven Graziano, Veritech Corporation
Second Vice President: Tammy Bordeaux, Berkshire Bank
Treasurer: David Leslie, Glenmeadow Retirement Community
Clerk: Edward Zemba, Robert Charles Photography
Past President: Ken Spafford, Spafford Leasing Associates, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2007
Chair: Maura Tobias, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
Vice Chair: Barbara Perry, Reminder Publications, Inc.
Treasurer: Joseph Lawler, The Gaudreau Group
Clerk: Janet Murphy: Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Directors: Mathew Audette, Jewish Geratric Services, Inc. • Christopher M. Buendo, Reminder
Publications, Inc. • Thomas Crogan, T.F. Crogan, P.C. • Martin C. Dunn, Bacon & Wilson, PC
James M. Hannifan, Martinelli, Discenza & Hannifan, PC • Ainsley McGill-Gaboury, McGill
Hose & Coupling, Inc. • Tim O’Brien, Lenox/American Saw • JoAnne O’Neil, Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness • Greg Pytka, Hasbro Games • Susan Roule, Hampden Bank • Barry Stephens,
IRM Insurance Agency, Inc. • Nicole Stuart, PeoplesBank • Jessica Szczepanek, East Village Place
Debra Taylor, Debra Taylor, Realtor • Thomas J. Tubman, Carlin Combustion Technology, Inc.
Advisors: Nick Breault, Town of East Longmeadow • David Brown, First Baptist Church •
Edward Costa, East Longmeadow Public Schools • Joseph F. Dilk, Sr., Connecticut Valley Artesian Well Company, Inc. • Gerri Gagnon, Gerri Gagnon • John F. Maybury, Maybury Material
Handling • Foy Miller, Foy Miller & Associates • Lavada Munoz, The Republican
Directors: Charles Bennett, Wilbraham-Hampden Times • Suzanne M. Boniface, ValleyStone Credit Union • M. Trant Campbell, Welch, Campbell, &
Barba P.C. • Thomas M. Crochiere, Collins-Crochiere Construction Services, Inc. • Art Ferrara,
Landmark Realtors • Kate Forest, Bliss Yoga of Wilbraham
Richard R. Green, Richard R. Green Insurance Agency, Inc. • Elissa Langevin, Hampden Bank
• Thomas S. Manzi, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. • Clark E. Matthews, Louis & Clark Drug •
Terry Nelson, Terry Nelson Consulting Services • Malcolm Reese, Rediker Software, Inc. •
Kathryn Selvia, N.E.P.M. New England Promotional Marketing • Stoughton Smead, Motorace
• Donna Stone, Monson Savings Bank
Advisors: Caroline Cunningham, Wilbraham Public Access
William Fogarty, Town of Wilbraham
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common stock, or about 10.8% of
the Company’s publicly traded
shares. As of September 30, 2006,
the Company had 17,153,995 common shares outstanding, including
9,189,722 shares held by United
Mutual Holding Company.
Holyoke Mall Hosts
Magical Night of Giving
The Holyoke Mall at Ingleside held
its first annual “Magical Night of
Giving” Sunday November 19th.
The event helped raise funds for
numerous local non-profit organizations. More than 60 organizations
sold tickets including the American
Red Cross and Salvation Army, as
well as several local schools and
churches many other not for profit
groups. A $5 ticket was good for an
evening of discounted shopping at
many participating stores including
American Eagle, Aeropostale, Eddie
Bauer, Babies R Us, Sears, Macy’s,
Best Buys, Express, Cache, Yankee
Candle and more. Tickets also entitled bearers to enter to win a $1,000
mall shopping spree, two tickets to
see Jewel, compliments of Mix 93.1,
or two tickets to see “A Christmas
Carol” compliments of CityStage
and Symphony Hall. Door prizes
were also raffled off. Entertainment
and refreshments were also served.
For a complete list of all participating stores and more information
about the “Magical Night of Giving” visit online at www.holyokemall.com.
WGBY and Springfield
Museums Receive $250,000
Grant
WGBY and The Springfield Museums recently received a $250,000
grant from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services. The grant, one
of just 15 in the nation, will fund
“Perspectives on America: Currier &
Ives,” a multimedia project aimed at
utilizing the Museums’ extensive collection of Currier & Ives prints to
offer area students lessons in American history, visual literacy and the
role of art as “mass media.” Highlights of the project include development of a project website, with podcasts, virtual tours and curriculum
materials; Currier & Ives exhibitions
at the Museums; museum visits
allowing every 5th grade student in
Springfield to participate in an
American History project focused on
the Currier & Ives collection and
related materials; a series of published articles and an essay contest; a
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workshop assisting educators to
develop lesson plans based on the
Currier & Ives collection; a Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield
(CCGS) conference at the Springfield
Museums with sessions focusing on
the Currier & Ives collection and
related resources; and three documentaries produced by WGBY
focusing on how Currier & Ives
reflected and influenced how Americans understood their world in the
19th Century. Planning is in its final
stages and the first elements of the
project are scheduled to begin in
January.
Springfield Museums News
The Springfield Museums received a
$100,000 grant from the MassMutual Financial Group to support the
third year of “Learning Together,” a
series of educational programs for
Springfield Public School students.
“Learning Together” addresses the
goals of Step Up Springfield, the
community-wide initiative that challenges the whole community to work
together to promote academic proficiency and character development
among Springfield’s youth. The
“Learning Together” grant will support several activities including fee
waivers for Springfield Public School
students to participate in educational
school group programs at the museums; bus transportation for all
Springfield fifth grade students to
visit the Museums for grade-specific
science and social studies programs
that target the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and MCAS
testing; after-school outreach programs at the North End Youth Center, South End Community Center,
and Springfield Day Nursery; and
coupons for free adult admissions to
encourage parents to visit the Museums with their children. “Learning
Together” activities will take place
during the 2006-2007 school year.
Two light-hearted exhibits ushered in
the holiday season at the Museums.
“The Middle Ages in Miniature” at
the Connecticut Valley Historical
Museum and “Tis the Season” at the
Springfield Science Museum opened
November 24th. “Middle Ages” features ten vignettes depicting major
events and ceremonial activities of
medieval life, and will run through
January 14th. “Season” displays
antique and collectible dolls from
around the world, interspersed with
other objects from the museum collection. This exhibit will be on view
through January 7. Several other
exhibitions at the Museums, are
either current or coming attractions,
Springfield Symphony Orchestra conductor Kevin Rhodes and Santa work out
the final details for the orchestras and chorus’s two Holiday Pops concerts,
Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. Ticketing information is available by
calling 733-2291 or online at www.springfieldsymphony.org. Photo submitted
by Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
like the dinosaur exhibit at the
Springfield Science Museum in February. For a full description of all
exhibits, location, time and fee
schedules visit online at www.springfieldmuseums.org.
Exit 7 Players Perform
“Scrooge”
Take the humbug out of your holidays with the Exit 7 Players’ presentation of “Scrooge!” the show that is
based on “A Christmas Carol” and
the 1970 Oscar Nominated film version which starred Albert Finney.
Several performances will be held in
December, all at the Exit 7 Theater
located at 37 Chestnut Street in
Ludlow. The cast features more
than 25 individuals from western
Massachusetts. For times, dates
and ticket information visit
www.exit7players.com.
November SRO for
CityStage and Symphony
Hall
November was a great month for
CityStage and Symphony Hall, with
more than 13,000 patrons enjoying a
variety of shows and performances.
Highlights included “The Change,”
the Golden Dragon Acrobats, the
critically acclaimed Tony Award and
Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway
musical RENT, “An Evening of
Indulgence” presented by the Divine
Diva Society, “A Christmas Carol”
and a BB King concert. For upcoming shows and schedules visit
www.citystage.symphonhall.com.
Symphony Orchestrates
Holidays
The Springfield Symphony Pops ushered in the holiday season November
18th with an Arlo Guthrie performance that included his Thanksgiving anthem “Alice’s Restaurant.” A
food drive was also held at the concert on behalf of the Food Bank of
Western Massachusetts.
Two holiday Pops concerts will put
everyone in the holiday spirit. Maestro Kevin Rhodes will lead the family holiday tradition which will
include favorite carols like “Joy to
the World,” and American favorites
like “The Christmas Song” by Mel
Torme. The 120-voice Springfield
Symphony Chorus will add to the
rich tapestry of holiday music led by
its new director Nikki Stoia. Santa is
also expected to visit the performances.
Promotions,Additions and
Honors
TD Banknorth announces Michael
M. Lefebvre. has been promoted to
senior vice president and Assunta
“Sue” E. Albano has been promoted
to vice president in the Commercial
Lending Division.
Holyoke Community College
announces Kathleen Bronner has
accepted the position of Development Officer in HCC’s Office of
Institutional Development.
STCU Credit Union announces the
appointment of Jennifer Reiszel to
the position of assistant vice president of retail operations.
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC recently announced several staff additions
in the Holyoke office: Anthony J.
Gabinetti, CPA, has joined the firm
as a senior manager; Bridget M.
Hale as a senior associate; Maura J.
Perry joined the firm as the bookkeeper; Deborah A. Gates as a receptionist; and Christel d. Harju as a
senior associate. Abigail Kingman
and Kaitlin E. Scahill are both
interning with the firm. Two
employees have successfully met
requirements to advance their
careers: Jeremy M. Leblond, CPA,
may obtain his MBA, and Lisa M.
Hazeltine, her MSA.
Morrison Mahoney LLP announces
Attorney Heather G. Beattie has
been appointed as a partner of the
firm. Beattie works in the Firm’s
Health Care Practice Group in
Springfield.
The Community Foundation of
Western Massachusetts announced
board appointments at its recent
15th Annual Meeting. Stephen A.
Davis will serve as the Chair of the
Board of Trustees; the Honorable
Elizabeth D. Scheibel as the Vice
Chair. Peter Daboul, Jean Deliso,
James Morton and Peter Picknelly
were introduced as new members of
the Board, and the following members have been nominated to serve
an additional term: Bruce Brown,
Carol Leary, Sonia Nieto, Mary
Ellen Scott and Linda Silva Thompson.
The Carson Center for Human Services elected new officers at the Center’s 43rd Annual Meeting held in
Edward Jones in Westfield,
announces John Rebmann has
achieved the professional designation
of Accredited Asset Management
Specialist.
Bacon & Wilson, PC announces
eight of their attorneys were distinguished as “Super Lawyers” in the
November issue of Boston Magazine. Paul R. Salvage, Gary L. Fialky,
Michael B. Katz, Paul H. Rothschild,
Stephen N. Krevalin, Hyman G.
Darling, Francis R. Mirkin, and
Bruce M. Fogel were distinguished.
The honors were determined by the
results of 31,000+ ballots that were
distributed to Massachusetts
lawyers, with only 5% receiving the
designation.
PeoplesBank recently announced
two changes at the executive level.
Douglas A. Bowen has been promoted to president and chief operating
officer from his current role as executive vice president and chief lending
officer; and current president and
chief executive officer Joseph D.
LoBello is taking on the new role of
chairman and chief executive officer.
CORRECTION:
In the November 2006 issue of
Chamber Channels reference to
“Mark A. Tanner as the incoming
Hampden County Bar Association
president” should read “Mark A.
Tanner is the Hampshire County Bar
Association president.” We regret the
error.
Bay Path College
The Graduate School at Bay Path
College will be offering a Master of
Science in Nonprofit Management
and Philanthropy, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Fundraising Man-
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Announcing the STCC Shays grant are Michael Quijano, superintendent,
Springfield Armory National Historic Site; Ira H. Rubenzahl, president,
STCC; Lynne Spichiger, project manager for the grant project; and Congressman Richard E. Neal. Photo submitted by STCC.
agement and Graduate Certificate in
Nonprofit Management linked to the
Master’s program beginning March
2007. Bay Path’s new degree program and accompanying certificates
have been specifically designed for
mid and senior nonprofit professionals and leaders working in and with
nonprofit organizations and their
unique business environments and
day-to-day operational demands.
Developed with the input and guidance of area nonprofit leaders and
business professionals, the degree
and graduate certificates will emphasize concepts within a nonprofit context including: leadership, strategic
and fiscal planning, financial management and operation, fundraising,
board governance, and legal standards. Bay Path established the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy and the
Graduate Certificates because of the
critical need for qualified professionals and leaders in the future.
Holyoke Community
College (HCC)
Through December 15th area
employers are invited to take part
take part in a free employee assessment program, sponsored by HCC
and ACT, Inc. The free assessments,
which should take about 90 minutes
for employees to complete and 15
minutes for supervisors, will help
companies evaluate employee performance, talent, and job fit. To sign up
or to receive more information,
please call Elaine at Holyoke Community College (413) 552-2112.
Springfield Technical
Community College
(STCC)
STCC, located on what is now the
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, recently received a
$240,990 grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), to create a national website
and curriculum on Shays’ Rebellion,
November. Officers elected include
Philip Cameron, president; Joe
Young, vice president; Michael
LaCroix, treasurer; and Carmel Steger, clerk. In addition, a new member, staff representative Jessica Newman, was inducted.
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Cynthia Bailey, whose business Event Massage was formerly a tenant company in the STCC Student Business Incubator, exchanges cards with Andrew
Jensen, owner of JX2 Productions, a current resident of the incubator.
Photo submitted by STCC.
which was an ill-fated attack on the
Springfield Armory in 1787 by Pelham farmer Daniel Shays and 2,000
supporters, and was an important
factor in the creation of the United
States Constitution. The grant project, announced by Congressman
Richard E. Neal will also include
creation of “Shays’ Days” activities
to be used by six partner community
colleges around the country, in their
Constitution Day festivities each
September 17. STCC was the only
community college in America to be
selected in this highly competitive
grant cycle, and to receive the NEH’s
“We the People” distinction.
Five families or organizations were
inducted into the Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame,
located in the Scibelli Enterprise
Center in the STCC Technology
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Park. Each year the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame honors outstanding businesses and individuals who
have helped to create the economic
and social fabric of the region. The
Class of 2006 includes the founders
of Smith & Wesson; The Balise Family, founders and owners of Balise
Motor Sales; The Grenier Family,
founders and owners of the Greniers
photography studio; The Fontaine
Family, founders and owners of
Fontaine Bros. Construction Company; and Jesse Lanier Sr. and Barbara
Moss Lanier, operators of seven area
Kentucky Fried Chicken stores in
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Keith Parent, owner of Court Square
Data Group, was also honored,
receiving the Hampden County
Achievement award.
The STCC Entrepreneurial Institute
(EI), located in the Scibelli Enterprise
Center in the STCC Technology
Park, recently celebrated its 10th
anniversary of providing entrepreneurship education programs for
area school children.The EI also
administers the Student Business
Incubator, a bridge between academics and real world entrepreneurial
experience.
The Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Class of 2006.
Photo submitted by STCC.
STCC’s Steven G. Budd, Assistant
Vice President for Institutional
Advancement, has been elected president of the national Council for
Resource Development (CRD).
Based in Washington, the CRD
serves more than 1550 members at
two-year colleges throughout the
United States. The Council focuses
on professional development for
fund-raising professionals, and develops leaders in the field. Budd’s term
of office began on November 4 and
will run for one year.
STCC’s Center for Business and
Technology is offering several courses and training opportunities including certification training for photovoltaic installers, medical and community interpreting, and personal
trainer national certification; an
EKG technician training program;
web-based medical transcription,
medical coding and billing specialist
programs; a pharmacy technician
program; phlebotomy course, and
business writing program. Interested
individuals can call the Center at
413-755-4225 or 755-4501 to
request a copy of the detailed
brochure.
Western New England
College (WNEC)
WNEC has received one of the
largest gifts in its history – a one
million dollar donation from The
Phyllis and Donald Campbell Charitable Foundation. The donation will
support the College’s recently
unveiled $20 million fundraising
effort, “Transformations: The Campaign for Western New England College.” Donald G. Campbell is Vice
Chairman of The TJX Companies,
Inc., and serves on the College’s
Board of Trustees. He received his
bachelor’s degree in finance in 1973
and his MBA in 1979 from Western
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New England College. Campbell
says “I’ve always felt that my education at Western New England College provided me with the base on
which I was able to build my
future.” Campbell and his wife,
Phyllis, a Springfield native, have
established the Steerage Rock
Endowed Scholarship to provide
financial aid through the College’s
School of Business for students from
Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Wales,
or Warren, MA. To date, “Transformations: The Campaign for Western
New England College” has raised
more than $15.5 million to support
projects in four areas: academic
quality, student enrichment, financial
aid endowment, and The Fund for
Western New England College.
Broadcaster Jack O’Neil will receive
a Lifetime Achievement Award at the
4th annual communications conference titled “Getting Noticed in the
21st Century.” The conference is
presented in partnership between
WNEC and the Valley Press Club. It
will be held Tuesday, January 9 from
8:00am to 2:30 pm, and is intended
for business professionals, members
of non-profit organizations and students as an opportunity to build
skills including how to communicate
effectively through various media.
For more information call 800-6609632 or 413-782-1473; or visit
online at www.wnec.edu/communications.
In October WNEC hosted a debate
featuring the three candidates for the
Eighth District seat on the Governor’s Council, and in November the
School of Business hosted its sixth
annual International Business Week
program.
Westfield State College
The MassMutual Financial Group
has awarded a $33,000 grant to The
Bridge Project, a Westfield State College program offered at the Dunbar
Community Center in Springfield.
The Bridge Project, started last year
The 21st annual Westfield State College Haunted House and Halloween
Fun Stop raised a record $1,250 for
this year’s charity, the Westfield Cancer House of Hope. More than 500
attended the event on Wednesday,
Oct. 25, at Juniper Park School,
including Westfield school children
and their families, college students
and college employees. Besides the
haunted house — presented in both
“scary” and “not-so-scary” versions
— the evening also included food,
activities and entertainment.
Several members of the area business community met with students and faculty at the Westfield State College annual Business Networking Dinner. Photo
submitted by Westfield State College.
with funding from an internal grant
from Westfield State College, is designed to help students overcome
obstacles that might prevent them
from considering college. The project
offers accredited Westfield State College courses, using both traditional
classrooms and distance learning,
and eventual full-time enrollment at
the College with a wide array of student support services. The project
encourages more students to enter
college and also encourages more
people from minority populations to
consider careers in education. The
first year provided 30 students with
courses to prepare them for the college environment. The project focused primarily on students from the
Mason Square area who are either
ethnically diverse, first-generation
college students or from low-income
families.
Westfield State College and Janet
Garcia, the college marketing director, recently received an “Innovative
and Creative Programming Award”
from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA). The
award recognized the various Lifelong Learning programs that Garcia
formerly administrated as director of
Lifelong Learning, especially College
for Kids, which offers several entertaining and educational classes for
more than 600 children each summer.
Ronald L. Applbaum, 62, president
of Westfield State College 1990 to
1996, died Thursday, Nov. 16, in
Pueblo, Colo., of complications from
cancer. He also had been president
of Colorado State University-Pueblo
before stepping down last year to
undergo cancer treatment.
Westfield State students are giving
back to the community. Members of
the College Bike Club and other volunteers helped clean up Tekoa Park
prior to its re-opening to public use
November 4th. The city discontinued major park maintenance in the
1950’s. Last year the Bike Club took
an interest in the park as a community service project and began clearing brush on the trails.
Members of Kappa Delta Pi, the
education honor society, prepared
and served dinner to residents of the
Treehouse community at Easthampton Meadow in November. The dinner was the first of a special service
project in the community.
Westfield State held several special
events in late October and November, including the 11th annual
Criminal Justice Fair, the first annual
Feminist Fair, and a business networking dinner that brought students and faculty together with
members of area businesses. Area
educators attended a workshop to
better understand how to incorporate state education standards into
the curriculum and a two-day seminar at Old Deerfield that brought 70
teachers together to relive history.
Presentations were given on old
growth forests, the biblical view of
evolution, and guest speakers included media analyst and advertising
critic Jean Kilbourne and Chief Dan
Daly, a 24 year veteran of the New
York City Fire Department and first
responder on 9-11.
On the stage, the Theatre Arts program performed Arthur Miller’s
“The Crucible,” while the College
Musical Theatre Guild presented the
Tony-Award winning musical Into
the Woods. Several concerts and
recitals were also held, including performances by the Wind Symphony
and the college Big Band.
The Arno Maris Art Gallery features
“Flood Lines: A Photographic Statement of Hurricane Katrina” by
Boston-based photojournalist Nicolaus Czarneki through Dec. 9.
Greater Westfield
Chamber of Commerce
West Springfield Chamber of
Commerce
2005-2006 Officers and Directors
Chairman • Ali Salehi, Columbia Manufacturing, Inc.
Vice President • Michael Robichaud, The Ranch Golf Club
Second Vice President • Joseph Young, Westbank
Treasurer • William Harmon, Downey, Sweeney,
Fitzgerald & Co., P.C.
Past Chairman • George Koller, Noble Health Systems
Board of Directors
President: Al Bryant, H.L. Dempsey Company
Vice President: Marco Amato, Gent Financial New England
Financial
Treasurer: Andrew S. Gross, Career Group Staffing Services
Clerk: John P. Weiss, Ormsby Insurance Agency, Inc.
Past President: Barbara-Jean DeLoria, United Bank
Greater
Westfield Chamber
of Commerce
Members
Roger Butler, Roger Butler Insurance Agency, Inc. • Kathleen Damon, The Carson Center for
Human Services • Rick Gaylord • Dana Huff, Tighe & Bond, Inc. • James Kauffman, Jen-Coat
Inc. • Daniel Kelly, Westfield Housing Authority • Marcil Kerdavid, 104th Fighter Wing MA Air
National Guard • Russ Klauert, Air Compressor Engineering Co., Inc. • Dr. Thomas McDowell,
Westfield Public Schools • Anthony Novak, Mestek • Pablo Nyarady, ECI • William Parks,
Greater Westfield Boys & Girls Club • Judy Puffer, Puffer’s Salon and Day Spa • Harry Rock,
YMCA of Greater Westfield • Chip Smith, Bacon & Wilson, P.C. • Brian Whiteway • Whiteway
Construction Corp. • Donald Williams, Westfield Bank • Kathleen Witalisz, Witalisz & Associates
• Robert Ziomek, Westfield State College
Directors: Scott Abel, Southworth Company • Frances Appleby, A & A Packaging, Inc. •
Steven G. Berninger, Berninger & Associates, • Richard Burkhart, Burkhart, Pizzanelli, P.C. •
T. David Constant, Webster Bank, N.A. • Judith N. Davis, Insurance Center of New England, Inc. • John P. A Ely, Bozenhard, Socha & Ely • Cindy Johnson, Fran Johnson, Inc. • R.
G. Ledoux, Westbank • Dale Mazanec, United Bank • Joyce Viecelli, McNally Brothers,
DMD.
Advisors: Paul H. Boudo, Paul H. Boudo & Associates, Inc.
Honorable Edward J. Gibson, Mayor, Town of West Springfield
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ACCGS Events Calendar
AFFILIATED
CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE
OF GREATER
SPRINGFIELD, INC.
December
1
East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Holiday/Legislative Breakfast, Elmcrest Country Club, 7:15
a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
5
Board of Directors Meeting, Lenox, 8:00 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.
•
Springfield Chamber Executive Committee
Meeting, EDC Conference Room, 12:00 p.m. –
1:00p.m.
•
Agawam Chamber After Hours, The Federal,
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., No fee. Non-perishable
food donation requested.
6
ACCGS Breakfast Club, Westfield State College,
7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., $20 Members, $25 Non
Members.
8
ACCGS Legislative Steering Committee, TD
Banknorth Conference Center, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00
a.m.
13
ACCGS After 5 & New Member Reception,
Springfield Sheraton, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., $10
Members, $15 Non Members.
14
Business Market Show Committee Meeting,
12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m., EDC Conference Room
15
Membership/Marketing Meeting, EDC Conference Room, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
•
Westfield Chamber of Commerce Holiday
Breakfast, Tekoa Country Club, 7:15 a.m. –
9:00 a.m., $20 Members, $25 Non Members.
19
West Springfield Chamber Board of Directors
Meeting, United Bank, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
20
5
17
Executive Power Networking, Sheraton Springfield, 7:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., $20 Members, $25
Non Members.
West Springfield Chamber Legislative Breakfast,
Springfield Country Club, 715 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.,
$20 Members, $25 Non Members
Westfield Chamber Board of Directors Meeting,
Noble Hospital, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
•
10
Westfield Chamber Board of Directors Meeting,
Noble Hospital, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Ludlow Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, Healthsouth Rehab Hospital, 8:00
a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Women’s Partnership Business Expo,
Best Western Sovereign Hotel & Conference
Center, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $20 Members,
$25 Non Members.
ACCGS Board of Directors Meeting, TD
a.m.
•
18
ACCGS After 5, Springfield Marriott, 5:00 p.m.
– 7:00 p.m., $10 Members, $15 Non Members.
•
11
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber Small Business
Round Table, Wilbraham/Monson Academy,
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber Small Business
Round Table, Wilbraham/Monson Academy,
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Business Market Show Committee Meeting,
12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m., EDC Conference Room
ACCGS Executive Committee Meeting, EDC
Conference Room, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
25
12
ACCGS Legislative Steering Committee, TD
a.m.
Membership/Marketing Meeting, EDC Conference Room, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
21
Christmas Day, Chamber Offices Closed
26
Agawam Chamber Board of Directors Meeting,
Captain Leonard House, 7:30 a.m. – 9: 00 a.m.
27
Women’s Partnership Board of Directors Meeting, EDC Conference Room, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00
a.m.
January
•
•
19
16
23
West Springfield Chamber Board of Directors
Meeting, United Bank, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Agawam Chamber Board of Directors Meeting,
Captain Leonard House, 7:30 a.m. – 9: 00 a.m.
Affiliate Networking Events
DECEMBER 5
Agawam Chamber After Hours, The Federal, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., No fee. Non-perishable
food donation requested.
1
DECEMBER 15
New Year’s Day – Chamber Offices Closed
Westfield Chamber of Commerce Holiday Breakfast, Tekoa Country Club, 7:15
a.m. – 9:00 a.m., $20 Members, $25 Non Members.
2
Board of Directors Meeting, Lenox, 8:00 a.m. –
9:00 a.m.
DECEMBER 21
•
JANUARY 5
Springfield Chamber Board of Directors Meeting, TD Banknorth Conference Center, Noon –
1:00 p.m.
West Springfield Chamber Legislative Breakfast, Springfield Country Club, 715 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.,
$20 Members, $25 Non Members
3
Women’s Partnership Business Expo, Best Western Sovereign Hotel & Conference Center, 11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m., $20 Members, $25 Non Members.
ACCGS Breakfast Club, Springfield College,
7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., $20 Members, $25 Non
Members.
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber Small Business Round Table, Wilbraham/Monson Academy,
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
JANUARY 17
JANUARY 18
Hampden/Wilbraham Chamber Small Business Round Table, Wilbraham/Monson Academy,
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRANT NAMES
December 6
R•S•V•P
ACCGS Breakfast Club, Westfield State College, 7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.,
$20 Members, $25 Non Members.
December 13
ACCGS After 5 & New Member Reception, Springfield Sheraton, 5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m., $10 Members, $15 Non Members
January 3
ACCGS Breakfast Club, Springfield College, 7:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.,
$20 Members, $25 Non Members.
January 10
ACCGS After 5, Springfield Marriott, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., $10 Members, $15 Non
Members.
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After
After 5
5
Photo
Photo Album
Album
Oct.
Oct. 11,
11, 2006
2006
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The Carriage
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Barney
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Estate
Clockwise from top: Ira Wettenstein, sales representative, Resavue Exhibits
and a Chamber Diplomat and Diane Ranaldi, Dean, Continuing Education
& Graduate Admissions for silver sponsor the Graduate School at Bay Path
College. • Marjorie Hurst, An AfroAmerican Point of View and Michele
Curley, account executive, CTC Communications. • Thanks to our gold
sponsor, Freedom Credit Union. Pictured are Wendy Tariff, business development officer and Edward Nunez, member service representative. • Getting in
the Halloween spirit, silver sponsor Donna Safford Fleury, financial advisor,
Vinson Associates, matie Steve Buynicki, owner, Cyber Exchange and a
Chamber Diplomat and Michelle Lindenmuth, The Bank of Western Massachusetts.
Photos by Ed Cohen
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Breakfast Club
Photo Album
November 1, 2006
The Oaks
Top: Nearly 300 business professionals attended the November
Breakfast Club hosted by The Oaks in Agawam. • Above left: The Graduate
School at Bay Path College sponsored the coffee bar. Pictured left to right are
Veatrice Carabine, assistant director Continuing Education and Graduate
Admissions, Lynn George, associate director, and Elizabeth Clark, assistant
director. • Above right: The MassMutual Center was the gold sponsor. Pictured
are Ben Gibbs, director of marketing, Jennylyn Fontaine, sales manager, Jerid
Otis, group sales manager, Paul Dionne, marketing and group sales coordinator,
and Monique Messier, director of sales.• Right: Linda Grimaldi and Marie
Waechter of our Non Profit salute WGBY compare notes with Sarah Tanner, of
the United Way. • Below center: Ron Copes, vice president community
relations, MassMutual Financial Group was our Chief Greeter. • Below left:
Tom Creed, former chair of the ACCGS Legislative Steering Committee
updated us on legislative priorities and urged everyone to get out and vote
on Election Day! Donna Safford Fleury, financial advisor, Vinson Associates served as committee chair at Breakfast. At right: Setta McCabe,
director of publications, goes over a publication with Dr. Ira Rubenzahl, president of Springfield Technical Community College, saluted
for the STCC Technology Park’s 10th anniversary • Far right: Fellow salutees Regis MacNeil Johnston, president of Crocker Communications, celebrating its 50th anniversary and Jeff Roberts, of
Robinson, Donovan, PC, saluted for a recent merger and the company’s 20th anniversary.
Photos sponsored by Driscoll Photography

December 2006 issue - Springfield Regional Chamber

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