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People on the Move Country Bank announced that Russ Fontaine has been promoted to senior vice president, Customer Experience. He is a seasoned banking professional with 30 years of experience in key management and leadership roles in consumer sales and service. Fontaine previously held the position of first vice president, Sales and Market Management with Country Bank, where he oversaw sales and service. One example of a new program introduced by the bank, as a result of Fontaine’s recommendation, was the deployment of a “Voice of the Customer” program that enables the bank to measure ...

by afampov · March 2, 2021 By Frederick A. Hurst Jynai McDonald is running for Springfield’s Ward 4 City Council seat placing her in position to join several other local African American women elected officials who have been playing a significant, if not dominant, political leadership role for the benefit of the African American community and Springfield in general. 32-year-old Jynai is the daughter of Lester McDonald III and Victoria Lewis. Her paternal grandparents migrated to Springfield from Mississippi and North Carolina many years ago. Her maternal grand...

A Friendly’s legacy Friendly’s founder always ‘had to be creating’ — and at 106, he had plans to talk with chain’s new CEO Updated on Feb 21, 2021; Published on Feb 21, 2021 Friendly Ice Cream co-founder S. Prestley Blake at the Boston Road restaurant in Springfield in September 2014, shortly before he turned 100. The Republican file Twitter Share In the final days of his long life, S. Prestley Blake wanted to talk business — and that business was Friendly’s. He had a telephone conference set with Craig Erlich, the new CEO of the Friendly’s restaurant chain. Blake was e...

A. Rima Dael, General Manager of WSHU George J. Lombardi, long-time general manager of WSHU Public Radio, based in Fairfield Connecticut and owned by Sacred Heart University, has retired, ending his 44-year tenure with the station. He has been succeeded by A. Rima Dael, a development and management executive with over 25 years of experience with nonprofit organizations in the public media, arts and education sectors. “The WSHU of today is the station that George built, and Sacred Heart University is deeply grateful for his contributions to the university and to the community at large,” sa...

Retired educator models Jeff’s Granola business on Newman’s Own Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021 Jeff’s Granola founder Jeff Greim and his employee, Katherine Tapp, hold some of the granola that’s made with organic, all-natural ingredients in large batches at East Baking Co. in Holyoke. (JEFF’S GRANOLA PHOTO)Third Party submitted Facebook Share You’d have to be nuts to give away all the money you make as a small business owner. In fact, nuts are a key ingredient in the granola Jeff Greim makes and a reason he can donate thousands of dollars each year to charities acros...