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SPRINGFIELD – The City of Springfield and MassDevelopment will host a Springfield Developer's Conference on Thursday, April 3, 8:30 a.m., at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1000 West Columbus Avenue, Springfield. The event will attract developers, site selectors, and business representatives from across the region to learn more about Springfield and to tour several development sites.
"This is another signal that the doors are open for business in the City of Springfield," said Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. "This event will show off all of the reasons why Springfield is a premier location for business and development. We’re thrilled to be joining one of our key economic development partners, MassDevelopment, in hosting this program."
With the recent opening of Onyx Restaurant as part of the $14 million River’s Landing project, the announcement of Liberty Mutual opening a Springfield office with up to 300 new jobs, the strong group of developers vying for the Court Square redevelopment
opportunity, and the recent news of $45 million retail development planned in East Springfield, the city has seen a hotbed of interest from the private development community.
"It really speaks to the attributes we have here in Springfield," said Sarno. "From the highway access in any direction, the easy access to Bradley International Airport, the first class colleges and healthcare, the infrastructure and water we have, and the talented workforce and great neighborhoods, Springfield really has it all."
The speaking program will include remarks from Mayor Sarno, and Robert L. Culver, president & CEO of MassDevelopment, followed by remarks from Allan Blair of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, and David Panagore, Springfield’s chief development officer. Participants will tour priority development sites throughout the City by bus. Key sites include:
- York Street Jail site, a 3.3-acre parcel along the Connecticut River, once home to the Hampden County House of Corrections;
- Sovereign Bank Building, 78,000-square-feet of Class A office space in downtown Springfield;
- Springfield Smith & Wesson Industrial Park, an 85-acre pad-ready development parcel in East Springfield.
"This conference represents another milestone in Springfield’s ongoing economic turn-around," said Robert L. Culver, MassDevelopment president/CEO. "Dozens of private sector developers, bankers and planners will witness how efforts to attract, retain and grow businesses and revitalize underutilized parcels of land are starting to pay off."
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m., with the tour to follow the speaking program. The event will wrap up by noon, and is also sponsored by the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority.
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