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Business Group Has Plans To Brighten Downtown Springfield

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published September 20, 2014 at 12:59 PM EDT

The Business Improvement District in Springfield, Massachusetts has a new executive director. Chris Russell was recently brought on board to run the downtown association of local businesses that was formed in 1998. The BID has some new downtown improvement projects. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Russell.

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