Hall of Fame Induction
On Oct. 8, the Class of 2009 was inducted into the Western Mass. Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame at ceremonies staged at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House. At left, a gathering of inductees includes, from left, Joe Cambi and Giorgio Cambi of Springfield Foodservice Corp.; Joseph, Michael, and Richard Peters of Universal Plastics; John Gormally, owner of BusinessWest, the Healthcare News, ABC40, and Fox6; Gary Fialky, a partner with Bacon Wilson; Greg Desrosiers, third-generation owner of Hadley Printing; and Larry Derose, president of Texcel, LLC. Above left, members of the Caputo family, owners of Red Rose Pizzeria in Springfield, were honored with the Entrepreneurship Spotlight Award, presented by STCC President Ira Rubenzahl (left) and President Emeritus Andrew Scibelli (third from left); representing the Caputo family are, from left, Antonio Caputo, Nicola Caputo, Edda Caputo, Dr. Carmela Fraziero, and Rita Caputo-Capua. Above right, BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien presents the magazine’s Top Entrepreneur Award to Arlene Kelly, left, and Kim Sanborn, partners with Convergent Solutions Inc. Below, receiving their Hall of Fame plaques from Rubenzahl and Scibelli are, from left, Paul Salvage, Stephen Krevalin, and Gary Fialky, partners with Bacon Wilson; John Gormally, with his children, Hunter, Katie, and Sarah; Chris and Greg Desrosiers, both third-generation owners of Hadley Printing.
Products Showcase
New England Promotional Marketing (NEPM) staged its annual Promotional Products Showcase on Oct. 13 at Ludlow Country Club. Representatives of dozens of area companies had the chance to see a wide array of products designed to help brand businesses, many of them appropriate as holiday-season gifts. At left are Kathy Selvia, president of NEPM, and Doug Burr, senior vice president/director of Marketing. Above are Amy Selvia-Smith, vice president, and Jeff Smith, operations manager.
Tabletop Expo
The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield staged its first Oktoberfest After 5 & Tabletop Expo on Oct. 14 at the MassMutual Center. More than 40 companies were represented at the event. Above, representing Crocker Communications in Greenfield are Kathy Dugan, director of Marketing, and Tim Poulin, sales manager. Above right, representing Johnson & Hill Staffing Services are, from left, Valerie Williams, Scott Kinney, June Liberty, and Helen Vaselacopoulos. Below right, Kerri Besancon, marketing and community relations specialist with Health New England, visits the Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. table and Sean Wandrei, manager, left, and Tony Gabinetti, senior associate.
John Brown Symposium
On Oct. 17, the 150th anniversary of the raid on Harper’s Ferry that ignited the Civil War, the Springfield Technical Community College School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences held a symposium on abolitionist John Brown, who lived for four years in Springfield. At right is David S. Reynolds, author of the best-selling biography John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, with the bust of John Brown. Above, Professor John Gately, also an antiquarian book dealer, speaks about his collection of memorabilia of John Brown and the era just before the Civil War.
Canon Open House
On Oct. 14, Canon Business Solutions hosted an open house to celebrate the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of its newest office at the I-91 Tech Center in Rocky Hill, Conn. Canon Business Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. Inc. and offers managed print services backed with a national staff of skilled systems analysts to help clients capture, manage, and distribute documents efficiently. At left, Art Belanger, senior account executive, with Rui Varandas, pre-sales systems analyst. At right, from left, Christopher Brown, branch service manager; Thomas Martocci, vice president of Corporate Communications; Mark Gill, area market director; Janet Cain, branch sales manager; Jeffrey Fernandez, vice president of Sales, Eastern Region; and Tod Pike, president
