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By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Between hiking, biking, skiing and more, there is a lot of fun to be had in the great outdoors, and sometimes, you can find a career there, too. Greenfield Community College held its annual Outdoor Industry Job Fair on Thursday,...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College will use $96,323 in grant funding to plan training programs in the fields of clean energy and weatherization technology.Out of a roughly $2 million pool of Equity Workforce Planning and Capacity Grants awarded...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With a tentative contract agreement in hand, American Medical Response (AMR) and Teamsters Local 404 union have averted a 10-day strike that was slated to go into effect on Sunday, Nov. 24.The union had previously approved the strike on...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — American Medical Response (AMR) of Springfield and Greenfield may go on strike this Sunday after union leaders say attempts to negotiate for retroactive pay and to secure a contract clause allowing first responders the right to refuse to...

By DOMENIC POLI

WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...

MONTAGUE — Franklin County Technical School, in collaboration with the MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center, is offering courses in automotive technology, electrical, horticulture, and welding and metal fabrication for adult learners starting...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — After 50 years of working at Foster’s Supermarket, Gary Stevens is getting ready to check out.The Gill resident started his career on Jan. 25, 1974, and eight years later became the grocery manager, a position he will retire from on Aug....

By CHRIS LARABEE and DOMENIC POLI

With a $165,000 grant, 18 formerly incarcerated individuals in Franklin and Hampshire counties can participate in a training program with their respective sheriffs’ offices and Community Action Pioneer Valley to prepare them to re-enter the...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

EASTHAMPTON — When Marie Andrades lived in Haiti, she worked as a nurse. Now, sheltering with her mother and baby in Northampton, she is looking to find employment where she can make use of her transferable skills.“I [studied] nursing in Haiti. I have...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Working Fields, a Vermont-based staffing agency with a location on Deerfield Street, has announced plans to bolster its regional expansion after receiving $2 million in equity funding from investors.The mission-driven staffing agency...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

After 10 years of supporting the region’s workers, Franklin County Young Professionals is looking to rebrand and is seeking feedback from the community on a new name that will more accurately describe the group’s purpose in 2024.“A lot of young...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

AMHERST — On the 10th floor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus Center, Samuel Noel, a welder by trade, works as a dishwasher — his first job in the United States.Noel, a Haitian immigrant who moved to Greenfield’s Days Inn shelter on...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

The federal government has proposed the first national safety standard meant to keep workers safe from excessive heat in the workplace and has made $1 billion available to hundreds of projects — including 30 in Massachusetts — that try to mitigate...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

BOSTON — Director of Bakery Operations and Executive Pastry Chef for UMass Dining Pamela Adams received a Commonwealth Heroine award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her role feeding and finding employment for dozens of...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ROWE — Community members gathered Wednesday in Rowe Elementary School’s gymnasium to talk with students about their careers, running the gamut from nature conservation to cartooning, as part of the annual “That’s a Cool Job” Day.Molly Cantor, a local...

GREENFIELD — The culinary dreams of eight aspiring chefs are taking flight once again as Stone Soup Culinary Institute welcomes its third cohort of students.With nearly 50 applicants vying for the openings, this year’s selection welcomes eight...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College is revamping its free certified nurse aide (CNA) training program, expanding training an extra six weeks to support an English language learners cohort program after receiving $119,129 in grant funding.Funding...

By TANISHA BHAT

Franklin County restaurant owners have mixed feelings about a proposed ballot question that would increase service wages for tipped workers and allow businesses to create a tip pool for all employees, supporting the concept but worried about the...

GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly breakfast on Friday, with a theme of “I Love My Job” allowing the five panelists to share what they enjoy about working in the region.The panelists included Ryan Martin, owner of...

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...