Pioneer Valley Growth Business Study Released

Explore the new report examining trends in business growth in the Massachusetts portion of the Knowledge Corridor.  The study identifies not just high growth companies but companies growing at all levels, including those that have a slower sustained growth over time and those that may be slow growing or not currently growing but have potential for growth.  Learn more about the study and read the full report and executive summary here.

Sustainability Indicators - How are we doing?

Get the facts and figures as we measure our progress on achieving regional sustainability goals.  The CRCOG and PVPC team, in consultation with the Knowledge Corridor Consortium, have developed an interactive set of data indicators that will help you see how we're doing on a variety of measures of sustainability in the region.  Check out the "How are we doing?" page to see how sustainable we really are.  Keep coming back, to see how we improve over time!

Shared Future Across Borders

The Sustainable Knowledge Corridor is an exciting initiative for the Hartford-Springfield region that will implement key projects to catalyze economic growth opportunities and position this unique location as a leader in sustainable community development.

Click here to learn more about the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor region and project.

A Region for Sustainability

The Knowledge Corridor has been selected as a participating region in the Sustainable Communities initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With a $4.2 million award we will create a foundation of opportunity for all of the corridor’s 1.6 million residents—in housing, education, transportation, employment, nutrition, and community resources.

Click here to learn more about the nationwide Sustainable Communities Initiative.

Improving Our Communities

The Sustainable Knowledge Corridor has partnered with six municipalities to upgrade critical infrastructure in the region. From improving the streetscape in Enfield to revitalizing the heart of downtown in Springfield, to linking transit hubs with new developments in Enfield and Holyoke, these projects aim to improve  the livability of urban centers.

Click here to learn more about the region's Catalytic Projects.

What's Important to You?

And how do you think the region matches up with your priorities? Share with us what you value most in your community. Identifying our collective concerns is the first step towards making better, more sustainable communities.

Click here to use the online tool MetroQuest to rank your priorities and let us know how we're doing as a region right now.

Get Involved!

Lend your voice to the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor project by taking part in a community dialogue about the challenge of maintaining work, housing, health and opportunity in the Hartford-Springfield Region.  Join us as we gather facts, stories and opinions about ways we can bring about an equitable and sustainable future for us all.

Click here to learn how to get involved.

Get Involved

Share your ideas, view our calendar, review draft plans and participate in this initiative to make the Knowledge Corridor a region of opportunity.

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Our Mission

To preserve, create and maintain a sustainable, economically competitive, and equitable bi-state region.

What Is It?

Learn more about the background of this project, the history behind the Knowledge Corridor and the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor Consortium.

What Are We Doing ?

Find out more about the seventeen different projects and programs to be carried out over our three year grant period.

  • 2013 Hartford-Springfield Business Survey Released
    The full report can be found here.  As background, in 2007 the Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership, in partnership with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), commissioned the first- ever survey of business priorities and concerns in the interstate region. Subsequent...
  • Meet Christopher Leinberger June 18 at 1:00PM in Springfield
    Nationally Known Walkable Urban Developer to Give Free Public TalkBrookings Institution fellow Christopher B. Leinberger will visit Springfield Tuesday, June 18 to give a special talk on walkable urbanism. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. at CityStage, 150 Bridge St. in Springfield, and is free to the...
  • Pioneer Valley Growth Business Study Released
    As one of the workforce related products of the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative, the UMass Donahue Institute just released a report examining trends in business growth in the Massachusetts portion of the Knowledge Corridor.  The report, Pioneer Valley...
  • Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership’s 2013 “State of the Region” Conference
    Register Now and Save the Date!  The Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership’s 2013 “State of the Region” Conference will be held Friday, June 7, 201.  Here are some details (see full information here):7:45 a.m., Registration & Continental Breakfast8:10 to 10:45 a.m.,...
  • Notice of Funding Availability for Affordable Housing Planning Grants in CT
    The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) has received a HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant that includes $118,000 for grants to municipalities to support the creation of zoning regulations for affordable housing development, or mixed use development that includes an...

What Is Sustainability?

See what it means to have a sustainable community and learn how the Knowledge Corridor region can become one.

How Are We Doing?

Get the facts and figures as we measure our progress on achieving regional sustainability goals.