With funding from the Working Cities Challenge, Holyoke has been able to focus efforts on building and growing an ecosystem of local entrepreneurs, gaining national attention from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in its most recent publication of Land Lines magazine.
Click here to view the PDF of the October issue; the story is featured on page 24.
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The Holyoke Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Board reviewed and accepted two private investment proposals at their October 21st meeting, directing Planning & Economic Development staff to negotiate and finalize agreement terms over the next few weeks in accordance with the City’s Urban Renewal Plan (URP) titled “Connect. Construct. Create. – A plan for the revitalization of Center City Holyoke”.
The first proposal, by WinnDevelopment, would create approximately 100 units of mixed-income housing for rent at 216 Appleton Street, with on-site parking on ...
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At a presentation with Mayor Alex Morse and Marcos Marrero, the Director of Planning and Economic Development for the City of Holyoke, AACO Realty announced today the commencement of their redevelopment plan for 380 Dwight Street Complex, the first phase of which will see the creation of 26 energy-efficient live/work condominiums.
David Scher, long-time owner of the Canal Gallery building, introduced his two new partners in the newly-restructured AACO Realty.
Terrence Bernard, one of the new partners and the general contractor behind ...
Continue Reading → ShareIn an effort to accommodate for a growth in production, International Container Company, LLC will build an expansion to its facility and operations headquartered at 110 North Bridge Street in Holyoke. The expansion is planned with the assistance of both local tax incentives and tax credits provided through the Commonwealth’s Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP).
International Container Company (ICC) purchased its one hundred and fifty-thousand square foot facility in Holyoke in 2001 and has since made many improvements to the property. ...
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(picture above taken by Jeff Byrnes)
The first commercial rooftop solar project in the City of Holyoke began operations in Holyoke this week at the Expressive Design Group facilities located at 49 Garfield Street in Holyoke. With 3,762 panels occupying more than 4 acres of roof space, the installation has almost 1 Megawatt (MW) of generation capacity.
The investment of more than $2,000,000 was part of a Power Purchase Agreement between the Holyoke Gas & Electric (HG&E) and Healthy Planet Partners (HPP), ...
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The SPARK partnership has secured additional funding from the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) that will support the group’s efforts to provide intensive training and direct services to new business startups into the future. The award was made through MGCC’s Small Business Assistance Grant Program, which is designed to complement and enhance traditional public and private small business assistance networks and facilitate small business economic viability. This award will allow SPARK to offer more classes, provide one-on-one mentoring for entrepreneurs ...
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As Holyoke’s revitalization efforts continue to draw attention from stakeholders, developers and policy makers in the Commonwealth and across the country, Holyoke’s innovation-based economic development strategies have expanded its audience, drawing the attention of Chinese cable television with a recent feature on the Holyoke Innovation District.
The segment of “World Express” aired last month on CCTV13 and highlights the catalytic impact that the Massachusetts ...
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Following a Call for Art issued by the Planning and Economic Development Office, the City of Holyoke has selected a proposal submitted by local artists Kamil Peters and Michael Karmody to design and build street furniture that will remain available and periodically re-positioned throughout portions of Holyoke’s Innovation District. Peters and Karmody are Holyoke-based artists and members of the Brick Coworkshop, a collaborative work environment that is home to artists, engineers, designers, and fabricators located downtown within the ...
Continue Reading → ShareMayor Alex Morse is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Grande, President of Meridian Industrial Group in Holyoke, as the new Chair of the Mayor’s Industrial Development Advisory Committee (MIDAC). The announcement follows ongoing efforts to engage the manufacturing community and revisit the objectives and efforts of the committee to better serve both the manufacturers and the Holyoke community at large.
For several decades, MIDAC has existed as an advisory advocacy group of manufacturers who meet periodically with the Mayor ...
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On Thursday, September 24, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., the public is invited to an open house event at THE CUBIT, a four-story soon to be renovated mixed-use mill building at 164 Race Street, on the canal in Holyoke’s Innovation District.
Last known as the Cubit Wire and Cable Company, brothers Denis and Marco Luzuriaga purchased the 50,000 square foot building in April, 2015. Upcoming plans for the building include the Canal Market, an indoor market, providing quality artisan foods, much ...
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