Member Updates
Balise Auto Drives Square One’s Campaign for Healthy Kids Toward Success
Springfield, MA (January 12, 2021) – When it comes to businesses committed to supporting community needs, few organizations in Western Massachusetts can top Balise Auto. The longtime Square One supporter recently committed $15,000 towards the agency’s Adopt-A-Classroom initiative. “We have been so impressed by Square One’s dedication and ability to find creative and effective…
Read MoreAmerican Eagle Financial Credit Union Employees Donate PTO to Support Local COVID-19 Relief Efforts
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. – January 12, 2021 – Employees of American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) are supporting local efforts to combat the economic consequences of the ongoing pandemic by cashing in unused vacation time for donations to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Recognizing the challenges the credit union’s employees…
Read MoreWESTFIELD BANK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF GERALD P. CIEJKA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Westfield, MA — Westfield Bank President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Hagan has announced that Gerald P. Ciejka, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources Director has retired from Westfield Bank and its parent company Western New England Bancorp, effective December 31, 2020. The Bank had been planning for Mr. Ciejka’s retirement and…
Read MoreThe Royal Law Firm LLP Announces Strategic Association with Regional Boston-Area Law Firm Minasian Becker LLC
The Royal Law Firm is delighted to announce that it has established a mutual of counsel association with Minasian Becker LLC, a boutique Commercial Real Estate and Business Law Firm, as of the third quarter of 2020. Complementing Royal’s strong business-side only litigation practice, this association will provide Royal clients with the added benefits…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation Appoints Two New Trustees
Springfield—The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) has announced two new Trustees: Nikki Burnett, Executive Director of Educare Springfield, and Gillian Hinkson, Victim Witness Advocate for the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. Burnett began her role as Executive Director of Educare Springfield in August 2019. She is a Springfield native, raised in the Mason…
Read MoreTighe & Bond Acquires RT Group, Inc.
Westfield, Massachusetts, January 11, 2021 – Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering, design, and environmental consulting, announces it has acquired Rhode Island-based RT Group, Inc., a firm with expertise in waterfront engineering, dam safety, and geotechnical services. The integration enables the firms to expand on the key service offering of waterfront engineering. Tighe…
Read MoreRevitalize CDC is Helping to Bridge Healthcare & Housing through a COVID-19 Emergency Response Program Will Serve 1,200 Families
Revitalize Community Development Corporation and the BeHealthy Partnership Accountable Care Organizations (BHP) made up of Health New England, Baystate Health Centers and Caring Health Center has been doing innovative work to understand patient’s social and medical needs throughout Western Massachusetts. These needs are addressed under MassHealth’s Flexible Services Program. Since early November, our partnership as part…
Read MoreWestern New England University Law Professor Jennifer Levi to Serve on Warren-Markey Advisory Committee
SPRINGFIELD, MA (12/21/2020) Jennifer Levi, Professor of Law at Western New England University School of Law will serve on a bipartisan advisory committee assembled by United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to review and provide recommendations on U.S. Attorney candidates for the District of Massachusetts. The Advisory will solicit, interview,…
Read MoreNew England Public Media Selected as a ‘Report for America’ Host Newsroom Partner
SPRINGFIELD, MA (December 18, 2020) New England Public Media is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Report for America host newsroom partner. NEPM will join an expanding network of more than 200 newsrooms benefiting from the support of this nonprofit program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report…
Read MoreAmerican Eagle Financial Credit Union Donates $3,000 to Diaper Banks in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts
EAST HARTFORD, CT – December 18, 2020 – In the spirit of the holidays and to reinforce its long-term commitment to assisting families in need, American Eagle Financial Credit Union (AEFCU) has awarded $3,000 in grants from its Donor-Advised Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to three nonprofit diaper banks in Connecticut and…
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