Economy

Making It Here: Crooked Stick Pops

After considering several business ventures in the food and beverage industry, Julie Tuman realized that the Valley was already saturated with bakeries, bars and restaurants, so she set her sights on something that would be fresh and healthy with brilliant flavors. It...

Conway Tornado

On February 25, 2017, Western Massachusetts was hit by a rare mid-winter tornado, with serious damage reported in the small hill towns of Goshen and Conway. Connecting Point’s Carolee McGrath visited Conway to find out about the damage left behind by the Conway...

West Mass Rebrand

Rick Sullivan, President and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, discusses the new branding for region, making the Pioneer Valley known as West...
The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

State Representative Joe Wagner, (D–Chicopee), who chairs the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, discusses on-going development of casino gaming in the Commonwealth, the fiscal health of the lottery, as well as the coming 2018 budget debate,...

Wired West and Broadband Access

WiredWest Executive Board members Tim Newman of New Marlboro, MA and Bob Labrie of Goshen, MA discuss the latest developments in their organizations on-going efforts to spearhead bringing Internet Broadband service to many of the smallest communities in western...

Retail Business Closings in Western Mass

Over the last few years, we have been seeing some major department stores closing down in our local malls, and other stores going out of business. Carolee McGrath sat down with Dave Ratner, the owner of Dave’s Soda and Pet City, who has seven stores, and member of the...