Springfield Make it happen!

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s the 54th Mayor of the City of Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden - a magical place that ASpringfield, it is my honor and pleasure brings out the inner child in all who visit. The Museums include to welcome you to our fine city. While five museums in total on the beautifully landscaped Quadrangle known around the world as the birthplace of green. basketball and Dr. Seuss, Springfield is also Springfield has a thriving business community. While small renowned for being the “City of Homes” businesses find the city a great place for a startup, we are also the for its great neighborhoods and impressive home to large, global businesses. MassMutual Financial Group is architecture. This Old House magazine, USA a Fortune 100 company that is headquartered in Springfield and Today, and Forbes magazine have all recently employing 3,800 in Springfield alone. Companies like Smith & highlighted Springfield’s neighborhoods and housing stock as be- Wesson, Big Y Foods, Merriam-Webster, Performance Food Group, ing both impressive and affordable. Liberty Mutual and Peter Pan Bus Lines all call Springfield home Springfield has also been a leader in clean and green develop- as well as major healthcare providers such as Baystate Health and ment, being named the 4th “Greenest City” by Country Home Mercy Medical Center. Magazine. Specifically, Springfield was cited for its splendid parks, Home to four higher education institutions, Springfield is a the purity of its drinking water system, its regional recycling cen- proud affiliate of the Knowledge Corridor, which has the second ter, and organizations such as ReStore Home Improvement Center. highest number of higher education institutions in all of New ReStore is making a splash in 2011 with a brand new expanded England. facility on Warwick Street due to their success in the city. These are just a few things that make this city a great place Springfield is the cultural center of Western Massachusetts. to live and work. Springfield is a place with a storied history and Our world-class museums, the Springfield Symphony, City Stage an exciting future, and we hope you will join us in making this the and historic Armory rival attractions in cities twice our size. Our best city in America. Basketball Hall of Fame is a one-of-a-kind, spherical museum that features legends of the game’s past, present and future. We also have exciting professional sports being home to the AHL’s Spring- field Falcons and NBA-D’s Springfield Armor. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno The Springfield Museums feature the brand new Museum of Springfield History as well as being home to the spectacular Dr.

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SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 3 Make it happen in is well into a dynamic renaissance. Civic, SPRINGFIELD government, and business organizations are collaborating on Springfield’s success For 375 years residents, visitors, and businesses have been making it and continue to work for an even brighter happen in the City of Springfield. Today the city boasts great neighbor- future for those who work, live and play in the City of Homes, the City of Firsts. hoods, a thriving business community, and some of the most exciting development projects in New England. Springfield’s current growth industries include health care, educational services, Springfield’s is proud of its legacy of innovation. It is a city of firsts, including art, entertainment and recreation and America’s first armory/military arsenal and the first American-made automobile. other services. Financial services and metal Springfield is the birthplace of basketball and of Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat. The manufacturing remain strong. Merriam-Webster Dictionary was first published in Springfield. And the city was home to the first U.S. designed and built planetarium. MAJOR EMPLOYERS Throughout its history, Springfield has launched a wealth of industrial and manufacturing • Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co. innovations from large to small. These run the gamut from the first manufactured post- According to the 2010 Fortune 500 cards and envelopes to the first musket, repeating pistol, and semi-automatic rifle (made list, MassMutual Financial is listed at by the country’s largest gun manufacturer, Smith & Wesson). No. 93 with $25.4 billion in total

revenue. The company employs over Today, a new generation of community and industry leaders is “making it happen” in 3,800 at its State Street head- Springfield. The city has witnessed a strong renewal in energy, spirit and commitment and quarters in Springfield. • Baystate Health Baystate Health is nearing completion on the “Hospital of the Future” project, an ambitious $250 million Springfield expansion that is set to open in 2012 and will add 500 new jobs to the largest employer in the region. • Smith & Wesson 159 year-old company Smith & Wesson announced in 2011 that it will move 225 jobs from New Hampshire to its Springfield headquarters. The jobs will push Smith & Wesson’s Springfield based employment to over 1100 employees. • Peter Pan Bus Lines Peter Pan Bus Lines is now celebrat- ing over 75 years in Springfield and has become one of the largest intercity bus companies in the country and employs over 1,000 people. • Big Y Foods, Inc. Headquartered in Springfield, this supermarket chain of 58 markets employs over 8,500 people and is one of the top 500 largest companies in the country according to Forbes magazine.

44 SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTSMASSACHUSETTS SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 5 Development 1592 Main Street Known as the former “Asylum nightclub” Projects, Plans & this key downtown property was purchased by city for the purposes of redevelopment. Opportunities The city has completed a significant asbes- tos removal project in 2010 and in 2011 South End Revitalization will compete the demolition of over half of A key recommendation in the 2006 Urban the rear of the building while preserving the Land Institute plan for Springfield was historic Art Deco façade on Main Street. investment and redevelopment of the city’s South End neighborhood. A city invest- Bing Arts Center ment of over $6 million has resulted in the located at 716 Sumner Avenue in Spring- completion of Main Street improvements Springfield’s Designated field’s Forest Park neighborhood is being in 2010, with the expansion of Emerson Economic Target Area renovated for use as a multi-use, nonprofit, Wight Park moving forward in 2011. Allows Businesses to Take community arts center. An ambitious Advantage of: fundraising campaign to complete the Springfield Smith & Wesson theater renovation is underway and City of Industrial Park • 5% State Investment Tax Springfield CDBG funding has assisted in An 85-acre industrial park highlighted by Credit for qualifying tangible, the completion of Phase I performance and Smith & Wesson headquarters and Perfor- depreciable investments gallery space. mance Food Group, FW Webb has agreed • 10% Abandoned Building Tax to purchase 15 acres for a new distribution Deduction for renovation costs Economic Development Incentive facility set to begin construction in 2011. • A municipal tax incentive Program (EDIP) Twenty-five buildable acres remain with • Special Tax Assessment or Tax A manufacturing company with over 55 visibility to I-291. Increment Financing years history was saved after a potential move out of the region was averted through State Street Alliance use of city and state incentives. The 100 A collaboration of over 50 private, non- 195 State Street local employees will remain at Titeflex and profit, and public institutions dedicated The Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance the company will invest over $3 million to the redevelopment of State Street has Building, more recently known as the in upgrades to the site. Titeflex is a world continued to advocate for several projects former home of the Springfield School leader in braided hose for the aerospace and including Eastern Gateway, Indian Moto- Department, has been targeted as a prime auto industries. EDIP also recently helped cycle, and 195 State Street. site for downtown residential. An RFP in Smith & Wesson move 225 additional jobs late 2010 resulted in a proposal set to move to Springfield as well as helped expedite the the project into construction in 2011. redevelopment of 60 Congress Street.

6 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS NEIGHBORHOODS

Springfield is known as the “City of Homes” for its Victorian Since 1972 the Springfield Preservation mansions as well as the multitude of single-family homes constructed Trust has advocated for the creation of for manufacturing workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Historic Districts, fought demolition of historically significant buildings, published Springfield has a large collection of Victorian houses, many restored walking guides to some of Springfield’s and many awaiting restoration. historic neighborhoods and architecture, or- ganized historic home and Springfield’s very affordable housing mar- gardens tours, sponsored ket, with a wide range of types and prices, historic preservation and is an attractive community asset. Median home ownership lectures prices are mostly under $150K, with a few and tours and helped very desirable areas in the $300-400K range. restore some of the City’s In Springfield, a $200K house would sell for historic homes. approximately 50% more in Worcester and more than double that in area. In 1938 & 1939 the New Deal “Works Progress Springfield is also known for its strong sense Administration” undertook of neighborhood and community. Economi- a public works project in cally and ethnically diverse populations Springfield to photograph every building in the city. This Old House magazine named Springfield’s Forest Park Heights This collection of images represents what Historic District its 2010 Northeast “Best Old House Neighborhood,” the City of Springfield looked like in the noting that “many who live here have come from pricier markets, years between the Great Depression and including Northampton and Boston, seeking less costly old homes.” World War II. The Springfield Preservation Trust has begun the effort to digitally scan take pride in and look out for these images and have them available on their neighborhoods in variety their website. of ways, including watchdog and advocacy groups. There WEB RESOURCES: are also 6 different his- Springfield Preservation Trust toric districts, in which WPA Image Project: properties are given www.springfieldpreservationtrust.org architectural protection by the Choose Springfield: Historical Commission; these www.choosespringfieldmass.org include Forest Park, Lower City of Springfield Community Maple, McKnight District Development neighborhood council list: and Mattoon Street among www.springfieldcityhall.com that range from 4,000 to 25,000 people live others. A group of residents called Choose in the city’s 17 residential neighborhoods. Springfield has banded together to promote Community councils and civic organizations the great neighborhoods of the city.

SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 7 1550 Main Street Regional Organizations & Resources Moving Springfield Forward

1550 Main Street is an $11 million reconstruction of Springfield’s By partnering with MassDevelopment, former Federal Building located in the heart of the Central Business District. clients benefit from cost-saving economic Funded by MassDevelopment, the State, the City, plus current tenants, the incentives and access to experts in the building will house the Springfield School Department, Baystate Health, and fields of finance, real estate and business other tenants. The project included a full rehabilitation of the outdoor plaza as development. MassDevelopment finance well as interior and exterior improvements. options include tax-exempt and taxable bonds; equipment and real-estate loans; MassDevelopment and industry-focused programs. The real Created in 1998 by the State Legislature, MassDevelopment is the state’s finance and estate development group partners with development authority. Both a lender and developer, the agency works with private and cities and towns to craft development plans public sector clients to stimulate economic growth by eliminating blight, preparing key and assist with large-scale revitalization sites for development, creating jobs and increasing the state’s housing supply. projects.

In Springfield, MassDevelopment has invested $121 million in 49 projects since 2001. The agency recently completed its redevelopment of 1550 Main Street and has also extended brownfields funding to the redevelopment of Mason Square Fire Station and Indian Motocycle. www.massdevelopment.com

Economic Development Council of Western MA The EDC is a regional collaborative and non-governmental initiative that brings together the public and private leadership of the Pioneer Valley’s three counties. Centralized coordination, effective col- laboration, and comprehensive professional services are this organization’s unifying foundation. Board members include may- ors, major corporation CEOs and college and university leaders. Affiliates include six economic and business development or- ganizations managed by over 50 economic development professionals. The unified goal is to create a positive environment for responsible economic growth. The EDC offers one-stop access to available resources and expertise. www.westernmassedc.com

8 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS UMASS Amherst Design Center – Opened in 2010, the UMASS Amherst Design Center on Court Square is a unique collaboration between the City of Springfield and UMASS in creating a downtown presence of the college and serves as a hub for neighborhood design studios in a variety of planning and architecture disciplines. In its first year 10 design studios were completed touching on a number of Springfield neighborhoods. http://umassdesigncenter.blogspot.com

Greater Springfield Convention benefit the Pioneer Valley region, address Massachusetts and the Knowledge & Visitors Bureau problems and opportunities and improve Corridor. In affiliation with the Western A member-based organization, the GSCVB its residents’ quality of life. In 2010, PVPC Massachusetts EDC, the RTC serves to promotes Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley as moved into Springfield to its new home at coordinate and manage the region’s tech- a year-round destination for conventions, 60 Congress Street. www.pvpc.org nology economic development strategy as Regional Organizations & Resources Moving Springfield Forward group tour and leisure travel. This State it relates to business development, attrac- Regional Tourism Council is the destina- tion and creation. www.rtccentral.com tion marketing organization for the Pioneer Valley and works to support the numerous Springfield Redevelopment Authority tourism-related and convention businesses The redevelopment authority of the city, in the region. www.valleyvisitor.com this organization is carrying out several important redevelopment projects includ- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission ing Union Station, Court Square, and the Since 1962, the Pioneer Valley Planning Springfield Smith & Wesson Industrial

Commission has been the designated UMASS Amherst Design Center Park. Both Union Station and Court regional planning body for the Pioneer Square are expected to make significant Valley Region. A consortium of local Regional Technology Corporation strides towards development in 2011, while governments, the PVPC is responsible for The Regional Technology Corporation FW Webb is expected to go into construc- increasing communication, cooperation, (RTC) strives to be the market-driven tion on a major distribution facility at the and coordination among government, catalyst for growth and development of SSWIP. www.springfieldredevelopment- business and civic sectors in order to technology-based industries in Western authority.com

SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 9 In 2010 WMDC completed its historic rehabilitation of its new headquarters at 281 State Street with assistance of City Of Springfield funding.

New England Black Chamber of Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of and subcontracting opportunities, as well as Commerce Greater Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) technical and financial support to help busi- The New England Black Chamber of With over 2,000 members from nine nesses better compete for federal, state, local Commerce, Inc., was founded in an effort communities in the greater Springfield area government and commercial contracts. to enhance the economic infrastructure plus a Women’s Partnership for professional www.wmassdc.org that supports the development of businesses women, the ACCGS “brings a regional and that impact the black community. diverse approach to the value of networking, In 2009, the WMDC purchased 281 State www.neblackchamber.org/about economic development and business devel- Street, a derelict Victorian mansion directly opment to industry of all sizes and types.” across from the new Federal Courthouse Western Massachusetts Regional www.myonlinechamber.com and spent a year completely renovating Small Business Center it into a functional and attractive office The Western Massachusetts Regional Western Mass Development building. WMDC organized the funding and SBDC provides free and confidential Collaborative employed numerous minority contractors to one-to-one counseling to prospective and The WMDC provides business development complete the work. existing small businesses including business assistance to small business in the trades plan development, preventure feasibil- industry in western Massachusetts. WMDC DevelopSpringfield ity, conventional and non-conventional serves as a one-stop resource center for small DevelopSpringfield is a private, non-profit financing, cash flow analysis, organizational businesses looking to build capacity and corporation formed in 2008 to advance and personnel issues and marketing. grow their business. WMDC works with development and redevelopment projects, www.msbdc.org/wmass minority and women-owned businesses stimulate and support economic growth, and to facilitate networking with key industry expedite the revitalization process. Massachusetts Latino Chamber of partners. WMDC assists with joint ventures www.developspringfield.com Commerce The Latino Chamber supports the advance- Incentives & Financial Assistance ment, of education and economic growth of Latino businesses & community and works closely with profit and non-profit businesses Grow Springfield Fund not-for-profit corporations specializing in & organizations, local and state Chambers The Grow Springfield Fund is a partnership community, economic and public facility of Commerce, and the U.S. Hispanic between the City and the Grow America development. Eligible businesses can Chamber of Commerce. Fund, Inc., an affiliate the National Devel- receive loans from $50,000 to $250,000 with long term financing, Low Equity www.masslatinochamber.com opment Council, one of the nation’s oldest Requirements and flexible criteria.

Old San Juan Bakery City of Springfield Small Business Loan Program This loan program is funded by HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The City of Springfield will advise applicants regarding the criteria. Loans range from $1,000 - $10,000 but can be up to $25,000.

City of Springfield Neighborhood Storefront Improvement Program The NSIP is a City program also funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Program. This program will

1010 SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTSMASSACHUSETTS provide financial grants up to $10K for Commonwealth of Massachusetts eligible property owners and business Economic Development Incentive tenants to upgrade the appearance of Program ground-floor storefronts. The City partnering with the Massachu- setts Office of Business Development offers DevelopSpringfield Corridor an EDIP that combines a local incentive, Storefront Improvement Program tax increment financing (TIF) with state This program is targeted to ground floor incentives including a 5% state investment commercial storefronts on Main Street and tax credit and a 10% abandoned building State Street. The CSIP helps businesses tax credit. In addition local personal prop- and property owners fund exterior renova- erty taxes may be waived for the duration tions to improve the physical appearance of the TIF. and enhance commercial districts along these two principal urban corridors. Western Mass Enterprise Fund WMEF is a nonprofit community develop- ment financial institution founded in 1989 to bring financial and business resources to western and central Massachusetts in order to stimulate growth and create a more stable regional economy. WMEF offers loans to businesses and organizations that do not have access to sufficient capital through traditional channels. WMEF is a conduit to specialized financial and busi- ness programs, and actively partners with organizations to provide a comprehensive and effective set of resources to the busi- ness community. www.wmef.org AC Produce

SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 11 Riverfront Park GREEN CITY

Springfield’s ReStore Home In 2010, People’s Bank earned a LEED Improvement Center has raised $3 mil- Silver Certification for it’s new St. James lion to fund an expansion and relocation of Avenue branch location and also earned this unique, eco- and community-friendly Springfield’s first GreenSeal award, a new business. Owned by the non-profit Center city program designed to highlight success- for Ecological Technology, the ReStore ful green projects. accepts donations of building and home improvement materials (used, salvaged and MassMutual Financial Group overstock) and resells them to the commu- completed a $2.4 million solar project nity in a convenient retail setting at a low on the rooftop of its State Street head- cost to encourage recycling and reuse. The quarters in 2010. The project includes ReStore strives to make home improve- 528 photovoltaic panels and 96 thermal ment affordable for more people and to hot-water panels capable of generating half create local jobs and provide job training. the campus’s hot water needs. The energy produced by the rooftop panels are capable The new location in a former furniture of producing up to 130,000 kilowatt hours warehouse on Warwick Street will be four of electricity a year, roughly enough power times larger than the original site with to supply 22 homes. Additional significant improved parking, wide aisles and modern solar projects are in the planning stages for material handling equipment. An energy other areas of the city for 2011. retrofit will reduce energy use by more than 50%. A demonstration center/classroom Parks & Recreation space will allow homeowners and builders The City of Springfield boasts 2,400 acres to learn about making their homes greener of parkland distributed among 35 parks, and more energy saving. Staying true to its including the vast 735-acre Forest Park. mission, the new ReStore will serve as a At Forest Park on the banks of the Con- model for the reuse industry in general as necticut River, visitors can enjoy 23 tennis well as of how older commercial buildings courts (8 clay), paddle boat rides on the 31- can be renovated for new uses. acre Porter Lake, bird watching spots, miles of walking trails and one of the finest small Springfield’s other “green” aspects include zoos in New England. The Parks Depart- an outstanding drinking water system, with ment provides a variety of recreation pro- exceptionally pure water coming from more gramming and even has its own staff of Park than 12,000 acres of protected watershed Rangers to “protect the tranquility of open lands. Springfield is also home to the space and … encourage passive recreation region’s recycling center. to all who visit the City of Springfield’s natural splendors, its PublicParks.”

12 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS GREEN CITY Springfield Symphony Orchestra After 67 years of great performances, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra is the largest professional orchestra in Massachu- setts outside of Boston. In a typical season, the SSO presents over 120 performances. The SSO’s artistic programming has earned national recognition for its innovativeness, appeal, and breadth of scope. www.springfieldsymphony.org

CityStage & Symphony Hall Built in the early 1900s, the 2,611-seat Symphony Hall is home to Broadway- style theatre, children’s programming, internationally recognized speakers and numerous concerts and performances. ATTRACTIONS CityStage features off-Broadway comedies, dramas and musicals in the 487-seat Blake Culture & Entertainment One of America’s favorite children’s book Theatre; plus numerous community events, The Quadrangle, considered the cultural author/illustrators, Dr. Theodor Seuss performances and meetings in the 70-seat center of Springfield, is a city green ringed Giesel was born in Springfield in 1904. Winifred Arms Theatre. On average, the by historic buildings, including the Spring- Dr. Seuss’s birthplace is now home to a two theatres host 250 events in a season, field City Library and the five Springfield sculpture garden on the Quadrangle. with an extremely broad variety of shows. Museums. The Quadrangle is also home www.springfieldmuseums.org www.symphonyhall.com to The Puritan, a bronze statue by artist www.catinthehat.org Augustus Saint-Gaudens, memorializing Deacon Samuel Chapin, one of the city’s Springfield Armory DOWNTOWN This National Historic Site offers the story The Springfield Business Improvement of the country’s first armory and com- District is comprised of about 100 property memorates the critical role it played in the owners in the downtown core working to nation’s military and industrial history. The help revitalize and promote Downtown Springfield Armory is home to one of the Springfield as an attraction and destina- world’s largest historic firearms collections. tion. Within the 26-block downtown area, The museum, historic buildings and

Dr. Seuss bronze characters grounds are open year-round. Special pro- grams include educational school programs, earliest settlers. Forest Park–one of the military encampments and other events. largest municipal parks in the country–is www.nps.gov/spar another popular city landmark, offering a green oasis for recreation in an urban atmo- Springfield Falcons sphere. Regardless of the preferred venue Professional hockey is in downtown Spring- or activity, residents and visitors alike can field as the Springfield always find something exciting happening Falcons skate in 80 games downtown in Springfield. a year (40 at the MassMu- tual Center) during the The Springfield Museums feature five season. The Falcons are world-class venues for art, science and the AHL affiliate of the NHL history: the Michele & Donald D’Amour Columbus Blue Jackets. Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter www.falconsahl.com Vincent Smith Art Museum, the Springfield Science Museum (with the oldest operating Springfield Armor planetarium in the U.S.), the Connecticut The “Birthplace of Basketball,” now has Valley Historical Museum and the Museum of it’s own NBA Development League Team. Springfield History.The Museums Associa- Springfield Armor’s inaugural season began tion is also home to the Dr. Seuss National in 2009. The team plays home games at the Memorial Sculpture Garden. MassMutual Center. www.nba.com/dleague/springfield

14 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS Springfield’s “Club Quarter” offers over 30 restaurants plus an array of nightclubs, hotels and conference facilities, historic architecture, and plentiful parking.

Downtown Springfield offers just about any cuisine and atmosphere one could desire. The Business Improvement District is responsible for the popular Thursday night Stearns Square outdoor concert series, at- tracting thousands throughout the summer SHOPPING months. For those who love the nightlife, Tower Square is a class A 28-floor office Downtown Springfield attracts visitors tower in the heart of downtown Spring- from throughout New England for safe, ac- field’s business district, which also features cessible variety to dozens of clubs and bars. a Marriott Hotel, a three-level secured www.springfielddowntown.com parking garage and two-levels of conve- nient retail. The retail area offers a variety of dining options as well as convenient services, shopping, art galleries, billiards, special events and more. www.VisitTowerSquare.com

Eastfield Mall features more than 85 specialty stores including Macy’s, Sears, Old Navy, an international food court plus two full-service restaurants and a 16-screen Taj Mahal Performing on the Quadrangle. cinema complex with stadium seating. A vibrant retail community has developed Naismith Memorial around Eastfield Mall along Boston Road Basketball Hall of Fame (Route 20), including Home Depot, Springfield is the birthplace of Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Toys R’ Us, Staples, basketball. For over 50 years, Marshalls and many others. the Naismith Memorial www.eastfieldmall.com Basketball Hall of Fame has celebrated the history and players of this American sport from its invention by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 to today’s modern game. Today, the Basketball Hall of Fame is a state-of-the-art, interactive sports museum with nearly three hundred inductees and more than 40,000 square feet of basketball MassMutual Arena history. www.hoophall.com

The MassMutual Center is most diverse Springfield City Library function space in Western Massachusetts, Springfield’s public library system includes with 100,000sf of flexible space including Central Library and nine neighborhood a ballroom, five meeting rooms, 40,000sf branches. The library maintains an exten- of exhibit space, plus a totally renovated sive collection of reference and circulating 8,000-seat arena. The arena hosts many materials covering all disciplines and is top-notch performers and entertainers especially strong in the areas of music, fine every year and is the proud home of the arts, business, career development, and American Hockey League’s Springfield Holocaust materials. The library system of- Falcons and the NBA D-League’s Spring- fers computer resources and access, educa- field Armor teams. tional programs, local history and geneal- www.massmutualcenter.com ogy resources plus a collection of state and federal government and legal documents. www.springfieldlibrary.org

SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS 15 WNEC Pharmacy School American International College Springfield College’s new campus union building. EDUCATION The Springfield City School System educates over 25,000 students in 43 schools, plus four alternative schools, an adult GED program and helps support three charter schools.

A number of Springfield public American International College Springfield Technical schools are magnet schools, American International College Community College which specialize in certain sub- is a private, co-educational Located on 35 acres of the Springfield ject areas such as math or the founded in 1885 that offers un- Armory National Historic Site, Spring- arts. Springfield’s magnet programs dergraduate and graduate programs, field Technical Community College is a start at the elementary level and include including doctorate degrees in education major resource for the economic vitality developmental literacy, global studies, dra- and physical therapy. American Interna- of Western Massachusetts. With over 85% matic and performing arts, medical science tional College’s mission is “to provide a of STCC graduates living and working in and community service, environmental quality, transforming education to a diverse Western Massachusetts, employers look to studies and inquiry science. body of undergraduate and graduate stu- STCC to provide the educated workforce dents for life-long leadership and success in that keeps the local economy growing. High school magnet programs include a global environment.” www.aic.edu commerce, medical science and technol- As the only technical community college ogy, law and government and business and in Massachusetts, STCC offers a variety finance and an International Baccalaureate of career programs unequalled in the state. diploma program. Springfield’s High School Biotechnology, IT Security, Laser Electro- of Commerce is one of 800 schools world- Optics, Nursing, Robotics, Sonography, wide to participate in the full IB diploma Telecommunications and dozens of program, “designed to foster academic other career programs produce potential excellence and international awareness.” employees each year. STCC’s highly re- www.sps.springfield.ma.us garded transfer programs provide the most economical option for students pursuing Academy Hill a four-year degree. With an enrollment Academy Hill has been the preeminent Western New England College of over 7,000 day, evening, weekend and educator of bright and gifted children in celebrated the grand opening online students STCC is a vibrant campus Pioneer Valley for the past 25 years. of its new $40 million Center rich in diversity! www.stcc.edu www.academyhill.org for the Sciences and Springfield College Branford Hall Career Institute Pharmacy in 2010. “Great Ideas Are Born Here” is a major The Springfield Campus is one of 6 point of pride at Springfield College. accredited training centers in New England Cambridge College Known worldwide as the Birthplace of that offer career-focused education for Cambridge College is a regionally ac- Basketball®, the institution has long adults, which Branford Hall has been doing credited, non-profit, private institution inspired innovation, achievement, and for more than 40 years. Springfield Campus that has worked for 35 years to develop an leadership in its students, faculty, and offers programs in Culinary Arts, HVAC, innovative educational model for working alumni. Guiding all aspects of the Spring- Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant and adults. The college provides academically field College experience is the distinctive Medical Billing/Coding. excellent, time-efficient, and cost-effective Humanics philosophy—education of the www.brandfordhall.com higher education for a diverse population, whole person in spirit, mind, and body for and has had a presence in the Pioneer leadership in service to others. The College Valley for over 20 years. offers 40 undergraduate and 15 graduate ar- www.cambridgecollege.edu/springfield eas of study in the health sciences, human

16 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS and social services, sports and movement SpringfieldKnows Health studies, and the arts and sciences. More than 5,000 men and women study at its main campus and at regional campuses. Springfield and the surrounding region offers convenient, acces- Academic excellence, great facilities, and a sible, affordable and—most important—some of the best quality strong commitment to community collabo- healthcare in the nation. As one of the area’s economic engines, ration make Springfield College the place where great ideas continue to be born. Springfield’s healthcare industry offers plentiful jobs and busi- www.spfldcol.edu ness opportunities as well as excellent care for residents.

University of Massachusetts–Amherst Baystate Health The University of Massachusetts The region’s only tertiary care referral medical center and accredited as “one of Amherst is one of the preeminent public the highest-rated hospitals in the country” by the Joint Commission on Accredi- research universities in America. Nestled tation of Healthcare Organizations, Baystate Medical Center serves as a regional in idyllic Amherst, Massachusetts—often resource for specialty medical care, while providing comprehensive primary called “The top college town in North medical services to the community. Baystate Medical Center Children’s Hospital America”—the campus is consistently provides advanced medical care in an environment that focuses exclusively on ranked among the top public research the needs of kids of all ages throughout the region. universities in the nation, and offers a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. Over 24,000 students from all 50 states and over 70 countries attend the university, located on 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. The university offers more than 85 undergraduate ma- jors, 68 master’s and 48 doctoral degree programs- many counted among the top programs in the nation and world – and is home to New England’s premier honors college. www.umass.edu Baystate Health’s “Hospital of the Future” Western New England College Since its inception in 1919, Western New Baystate Health’s new “Hospital of the Future” is a $251M, 640,000-sq ft England College has been an active par- expansion that will bring over 500 new permanent clinical and physician posi- ticipant in the life and history of our com- tions to the region. The first phase is scheduled for completion in the spring munity. Through the years, the university of 2012. Some of the project’s goals are to create a “healing environment that has collaborated with many organizations helps accelerate patient recovery,” plus focus on environmental benefits and and businesses to broaden the educational aesthetics. The design—using significant input from patients, their families, and experience of our students and to enrich staff--will add space, noise reduction and natural lighting for increased comfort. our greater community. Other benefits include incorporating the highest standards for environmentally responsible building, such as using recycled materials and adding a rooftop green Located on a beautiful 215-acre subur- space. The expansion will include the addition of single-patient rooms, a new ban campus in Springfield, the university state-of-the-art Vascular and Cardiac Center as well as a new Emergency Room. enrolls 3,700 students. It offers Schools of www.baystatehealth.com Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering, Law and Pharmacy. The university has Mercy Medical Center Mercy Medical Center is ranked among the top 100 40,000 alumni around the world. U.S. hospitals in value according to the Community Value Index which rates facilities by factors including quality of care and cost. The organization is also Western New England College is a private, a significant boost to the regional economy boasting approximately 5,000 independent, coeducational institution employees. www.mercycares.com offering the options of a university in a collegial learning environment. More than Shriners Hospital for Children is a 40-bed pediatric orthopedic licensed 40 undergraduate programs are available hospital that provides treatment for diseases of the bones, muscles, and joints to and graduate programs, many completely children up to age 18. www.shrinersshq.org/Hospitals/Springfield online, are offered at the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Engineering. www.wnec.edu

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