Merger Creates Springfield Regional Chamber

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published October 10, 2015 at 11:30 AM EDT

A merger has taken place in western Massachusetts that creates a new association of more than 500 businesses. The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce have formed the Springfield Regional Chamber. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with the president of the new regional chamber, Jeff Ciuffreda, about how the merger came about and what it means.

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