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Terry Mollner, left, Eileen Spira and Susan Bellak, all with Stakeholders Capital, pose outside their office on Main Street in Amherst with a utility box on the corner of Dickinson Street they were inspired to have painted with a quote of Emily Dickinson, whose homestead is just across the street behind them. The work was painted by Ezzell Floranina. KEVIN GUTTING

Amherst downtown artwork honors Emily Dickinson

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

AMHERST — Emily Dickinson’s place in Amherst’s culture is well established. A metal silhouette representation of her conversing with Robert Frost is located in the Gates lot on Main Street, next to Sweetser Park. Dickinson’s image is prominently featured at the heart of the history mural at West Cemetery, which is also her final resting place. And the Emily Dickinson … 0

Smith Corner Convenience Plus at the corner of West and Green Streets in Northampton Thursday. 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. … 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

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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

In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013, photo, Kenneth Polcari, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Japan's benchmark stock index surged Friday May 10, 2013 after the dollar hit a four-year high against the yen. Markets elsewhere gained as traders digested a positive U.S. jobs report. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S stocks rise for third week in a row

Friday, May 10, 2013

NEW YORK — Small was beautiful this week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday, then held above that milestone for the next three days. But an index of small-company stocks … 0

In this Thursday, May 2, 2013, photo, ING U.S. Chairman and CEO Rodney Martin, Jr., right, watches as Getco specialist Peter Giacchi calls out prices during the IPO of Martin's company, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were mostly lower Thursday May 9, 2013 as investors weighed an interest rate cut in South Korea against rising inflation in China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stock market pulls back from record levels despite unemployment claims dropping to five-year low

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK — The stock market pulled back from record levels Thursday as investors became harder to please. Even a decline in the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits failed to give stock prices a boost. Markets … 0

Fannie Mae to pay US $59.4 billion after record quarterly profit

Thursday, May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON — Bailed-out housing finance giant Fannie Mae said Thursday it would pay the U.S. government $59.4 billion after posting a record profit for the first three months of the year. The fortunes of the company, which is 80 percent owned by taxpayers after being seized in 2008, … 0

Regional auction lists livestock prices

Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Northampton Co-op Auction Inc. lists Tuesday prices: Calves: 0 to 60 lbs., $20 to $35; 61-75 lbs., $30 to $68; 76-95 lbs., $60 to $80; 96-105 lbs., $50 to $76; 106 lbs. & up, $72 to $74; farm calves, $85 to $255; start calves, none; feeders, $80 … 0

Maryland company proposes slot parlor off Interstate 495 in Boxborough

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOXBOROUGH (AP) — Another company has entered the race to open a slot parlor in Massachusetts. Officials with The Cordish Companies, based in Baltimore, announced Tuesday that they want to build a $200 million hotel and gambling facility just off Interstate 495 in Boxborough, about 25 miles northwest … 0

Legislative panel schedules public hearing on proposed casino compact between state and Mashpee Wampanoag tribe

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — A legislative panel has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed casino compact between the state and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. The committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies will review the agreement on May 15, more than six weeks after it was submitted to … 0

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013, photo, traders John Yaccarine, left, and James Dresch wortk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets were pushed higher Wednesday May 8, 2013 by an improvement in China's trade and yet another record-busting session on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stock indexes continue to rise as company profits at record levels

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average rose, closing above 15,000 for a second day after breaching the landmark level for the first time Tuesday. On Wednesday, a day without any major economic releases, investors focused on … 0

President Obama pressed to do more on jobs, wages  

Thursday, May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON — The nation’s slowly improving jobs picture hides problems like stagnant wages and fewer working hours that strike directly at President Barack Obama’s base of support — young people, racial minorities and the less affluent. As the president launches a new focus on jobs, his traditional allies … 0

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