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Saadat Virk, right, who is the owner of Smith Corner Convenience Plus, waits on a customer Thursday at his store located at the corner of West and Green Streets in Northampton. JERREY ROBERTS

Convenience store open at Northampton's ‘Smith Corner’

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Since he opened the Smith Corner Convenience Plus store at the corner of Green and West Streets last month, owner Saadat Virk has been collecting daily customer requests on a yellow legal pad. Playing cards, Greek yogurt and pencils are among the items he has added to the shelves in response. On his own, Virk also decided to … 0

B2B ID: Daveda Howe, founder and president, Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc. in western Massachusetts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NAME: Daveda Howe JOB TITLE, COMPANY: Founder and president, Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc., serving western Massachusetts WEBSITE: http://www.urbanwildliferehab.org/ AGE: 66 WHEN THE BUSINESS STARTED: 2001 WHAT YOU DO: I provide medical care, food and shelter for injured, ill and orphaned wild, small mammals until they are healthy enough to return to their natural … 0

Foxwoods joins crowded race for lucrative destination resort business in Massachusetts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in Massachusetts. It’s been grappling with falling revenue and significant debt at its eastern Connecticut site and now must face down organized local opposition and strong competition in Massachusetts as it tries to expand in southern New England. The operators of … 0

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Amherst bookstore launches pop-up shop for area artisans

Friday, May 17, 2013

AMHERST — A national trend of having temporary stores fill vacant retail spaces arrived in downtown Amherst this month. Food for Thought Books Collective, at 106 North Pleasant St., recently added a pop-up shop selling handcrafted items made by local artists to one section of its retail space. … 0

B2B ID: Donna Brooks, owner, Original Body Wisdom, Hadley and Northampton

Sunday, May 12, 2013

NAME: Donna Brooks JOB TITLE, COMPANY: Owner, Original Body Wisdom, Hadley and Northampton WEBSITE: OriginalBodyWisdom.com AGE: 53 WHEN THE BUSINESS STARTED: Teaching yoga and movement since 1981 WHAT YOU DO: I provide yoga therapy and movement analysis and … 0

Hun Ohm: Thoughts on jewelry that would make mom proud

Thursday, May 16, 2013

You’re a recent art school grad with plenty of talent, but not a lot of disposable income (yet). This year for Mother’s Day, you decided to put your artistic talents to use and fashioned a replica of an … 0

Ann Day

Making news

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Pascucci joins health advisory council NORTHAMPTON — Cheryl Pascucci of Northampton, western Massachusetts clinical director of the nonprofit Commonwealth Care Alliance, has been appointed to the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Advisory Council. Pascucci is a board certified nurse … 0

AREA PROPERTY DEED TRANSFERS

Thursday, May 16, 2013

For the week ending May 3, 2013 Amherst John A. Folan, Martin J. Folan to Folan Realty LLC, 50 Meadow St., Amherst, $100. Dragan Curcija, Ljiljana Curcija to Frank A. Hein, 379 Strong St., Amherst, $260,000. John F. Nigriny, Kristen B. Nigriny to Rosalba Baroni-Booth, Roger T. Booth, … 0

In this photo taken Saturday, May 11, 2013, Michael Cahill, president of Siemens Rail Systems, walks past one of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotive that was built by Siemens in Sacramento, Calif. The new electric locomotive will run on the Northeast intercity rail lines and replace Amtrak locomotives that have been in service for 20 to 30 years.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Amtrak unveils new locomotives

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEWARK, N.J. — When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives today at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance … 0

Rob Starkman, Rock 'Em Apparel founder, sports the Kobe 8 Easter socks that are made to go with the Kobe 8 Easter shoe, April 3, 2013, at his Orlando, Florida home where the socks are designed and shipped. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

Passion for socks helps young inventor launch business

Thursday, May 16, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rob Starkman just wanted a cool pair of socks. As a University of Central Florida student basketball manager with a growing shoe collection in 2011, Starkman was looking for something he could wear to work: … 0

Dunkin’ Brands Chairman Jon Luther retiring

Friday, May 10, 2013

CANTON (AP) — Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. Chairman Jon Luther is retiring and will be succeeded in the post by CEO Nigel Travis. The parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins said Friday that Luther’s retirement is effective on Wednesday. Travis will continue as CEO. Luther, 69, started … 0

Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads

Friday, May 10, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast. The mislabeled salads — a curried chicken salad and a vegan curried “chick’n” salad — … 0

Fast-food workers stage walk-outs to protest wages

Friday, May 10, 2013

DETROIT — Fast-food workers staged sporadic walk-outs and protests at chain eateries in Detroit on Friday as part of a nationwide protest to gain better wages and working conditions. Detroit pastor Charles Williams II said workers want $15 an hour, better working conditions and the right to unionize. … 0

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