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Town of Charlton and Westmass Announce Route 20 Economic Corridor Study
The Town of Charlton and Westmass Area Development Corporation are partnering on a Route 20 Economic Corridor Study to better understand market conditions and identify opportunities to support responsible economic growth along the corridor. The study will examine development trends, market demand, and key constraints and opportunities affecting Route 20, with the goal of helping […]
Monson Developmental Center Is the Latest Westmass Challenge
BusinessWest (July 18, 2025) George O’Brien The Next Chapter When Jeff Daley first pitched the Westmass Area Development Corp. board on the concept of redeveloping a portion of the former Monson Developmental Center (MDC) campus, it wasn’t a hard sell, necessarily. “But it was a sell,” said Daley, the agency’s president and CEO, and for […]
Healey-Driscoll Administration Transfers Monson Campus to Westmass for Housing and Economic Development
“Westmass Area Development Corporation is committed to transforming the Monson Development Center into a vibrant, mixed-use community that meets the housing and economic development needs of the region. Through strategic planning, strong public-private partnerships, and phased redevelopment, Westmass will remediate, repurpose, and revitalize the long-dormant site in a way that complements and maintains the Town […]
Tandem Bagel Co. Opens New Location at Ludlow Mills
Westmass is proud to announce the opening of Tandem Bagel Co. at 44 Riverside Drive – a key milestone in the continued transformation of the Ludlow Mills into a vibrant mixed-use destination. Located in the historic Carpentry building overlooking the Chicopee River, Tandem Bagel brings new energy to this corner of the Mills campus, just […]
Westmass Welcomes A New Vice President — and a New Office Space!
We’re excited to welcome Dan Knapik to the growing Westmass team! Dan Knapik joins us as Vice President of Operations, bringing more than 35 years of experience across both the public and private sectors. His background includes environmental consulting, brownfields redevelopment, municipal leadership, and clean energy strategy. Dan’s broad expertise will support our development services […]
Residences at Mill 8 Opens in Ludlow, MA, as $43.2 Million Project Transforms 123-Year-Old Mill and Restores Iconic Clock Tower
WinnCompanies and Westmass Deliver 95 Mixed-Income Units for Adults 55+ BOSTON (November 18, 2024) – WinnCompanies, an award-winning national owner, developer and manager of high-impact apartment communities, and Westmass Area Development Corporation (Westmass) today announced the opening of The Residences at Mill 8, a mixed-income community in Ludlow, MA, featuring 95 apartments for adults 55 and older. […]
Westmass Area Redevelopment Corp. Seeks Ways to Broaden Its Impact
BusinessWest (November 21, 2024) Joseph Bednar Developing a Strategy Since its inception in 1960, the role of Westmass Area Development Corp. has remained remarkably consistent in many ways. Created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a not-for-profit economic and real-estate development firm, its mission has long been to develop and manage properties and enhance and […]
A multibillion-dollar data center project is coming to Western Mass.
Boston Globe (November 20, 2024) Jon Chesto So which giant tech company is going to set up a major operation in Westfield? Will it be Amazon, Alphabet, or maybe Microsoft? The state Legislature last week approved a measure that exempts data centers from the state’s sales and use tax. And a massive project near the Westfield-Barnes Regional […]