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By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — More than a year after she was told her business would need to vacate its storefront in the former Wilson’s Department Store, Cleary Jewelers owner Kerry Semaski said she plans to keep her shop at its current location until July 2029...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

NORTHFIELD — Residents want new restaurants, commercial activity, housing and business development in town, Grant Development Director Leslie Roberts told the Selectboard this week — just “not on their own streets.” Roberts presented the results of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a $125,000 grant, the Franklin County Community Development Corporation is partnering with Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services over the next two years to introduce technical assistance and mini grants to early-stage businesses...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The city’s Major Development Review regulation will remain unchanged after a proposal to reduce the expected traffic threshold needed to trigger a more comprehensive impact study failed to receive the necessary support on Wednesday.City...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Community Development Corporation is expanding its work helping incarcerated and recently released individuals enter the workforce, thanks to a $155,000 grant from the state Executive Office of Economic Development’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As the Franklin County Community Development Corporation takes the lead on two existing entrepreneurial programs, it is bolstering those programs with a new UPstart initiative.UPstart is the expansion of the already-existing Take the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In a condensed version of a 90-minute show, five teenagers shared a series of deeply personal stories from their lives in America, experiences in which they were forced to confront the reality of race and racism in a white-dominant...

GREENFIELD — About 150 people gathered for the Franklin County Community Development Corporation’s “Celebrating Entrepreneurs” block party last week, providing an opportunity to get to know local business owners.Two speakers — Revan Schendler of the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Having recently been welcomed into the newly formed Massachusetts Economic Development Planning Council, Town Administrator Steve Ellis is positioned to ensure western Massachusetts is well-represented as the state develops a four-year...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SHELBURNE — The final three members of the Shelburne Housing Authority were honored Tuesday afternoon, as the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority celebrated the merging of the two agencies.Franklin County Regional Housing &...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Thanks to $30,000 from the federal Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, the Franklin County Community Development Corporation will provide microloans and trainings to business startups, federal officials announced...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — Through a reconfiguration of the state’s Home Modification Loan Program, the Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority is now better positioned to serve residents who need help making their homes more accessible.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Inmates and formerly incarcerated people will have a chance to get involved in food production while building entrepreneurial skills at the Franklin County Community Development Corporation (CDC), thanks to a $94,000 state grant.The...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — After receiving zero proposals for redevelopment of the former International Paper mill by the May 13 procurement deadline, town officials are looking to gather community input as to how to move forward.The property at 8 Papermill Road,...