Editing Springfield, Massachusetts (section)

===Business headquarters and prominent companies===
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| caption3          = Hospital network [[Baystate Medical Center]] and gun maker [[Smith & Wesson]] are both headquartered in Springfield, and the largest employers in the city; [[CRRC|CRRC MA]] began production in Springfield in 2018, assembling new [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange Line]] cars, as well as filling rail-car contracts for other US cities, including Los Angeles and Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rail car maker CRRC MA to build warehouse at East Springfield factory|date=February 13, 2019|url=https://www.masslive.com/business/2019/02/rail-car-maker-crrc-ma-to-build-warehouse-at-east-springfield-factory.html|publisher=MassLive|last=Kinney|first=Jim|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322143626/https://www.masslive.com/business/2019/02/rail-car-maker-crrc-ma-to-build-warehouse-at-east-springfield-factory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The City of Springfield is the economic center of Western Massachusetts. It features the [[Pioneer Valley]]'s largest concentration of retail, manufacturing, entertainment, banking, legal, and medical groups. Springfield is home to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' largest [[Fortune 100]] company, [[MassMutual]] Financial Group. It is also home to the world's largest producer of handguns, [[Smith & Wesson]], founded in 1852. It is home to [[Merriam Webster]], the first and most widely read American–English dictionary, founded in 1806.

Springfield is also home to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' third largest employer, [[Baystate Health]], with over 10,000 employees. Baystate is the western campus of [[Tufts University School of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tufts.edu/med/clinicalaffiliates/teachinghospitals/baystate.html |title=Baystate Medical Center—School of Medicine—Tufts University |publisher=Tufts.edu |access-date=April 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417182152/http://www.tufts.edu/med/clinicalaffiliates/teachinghospitals/baystate.html |archive-date=April 17, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> [[Baystate Health]] is in the midst of a $300&nbsp;million addition; nicknamed "The Hospital of the Future", it is the largest construction project in New England.<ref name="cbs3springfield.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/new_baystate_emergency_room_to.html | title=Baystate Medical Center readies to open new emergency room with 3 times as much space, helipad | date=November 30, 2012 }}</ref> In addition to Baystate, Springfield features two other nationally ranked hospitals; [[Mercy Medical Center (Springfield)|Mercy Medical]], run by [[Sisters of Providence of Holyoke|The Sisters of Providence]], and [[Shriners Hospital]] for Children. The following companies maintain their headquarters in Springfield:

* The [[American Hockey League]]: the primary development league for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]].
* [[Baystate Health]]: Largest employer and healthcare provider in Western Massachusetts; 3rd largest employer in Massachusetts, constructing the $300&nbsp;million "Hospital of the Future".<ref name="cbs3springfield.com"/>
* [[Big Y]]: a regional supermarket chain that was founded in nearby Chicopee, but is now headquartered in Springfield. Big Y operates more than 50 supermarkets throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.
* [[Breck Shampoo]]: Founded in Springfield in 1936.
* [[Hampden Bank]]: Founded in Springfield in 1852. Headquartered in Springfield.
* [[Health New England]]
* [[Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company]]: Founded in 1851. MassMutual is the second largest [[Fortune 100]] company based in Massachusetts (2010 list). The corporate headquarters are on State Street.
* [[Merriam Webster|Merriam-Webster]]: Publisher of the original Webster Dictionary<ref>"[http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/contact.htm Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218215830/http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/contact.htm |date=February 18, 2010 }}". [[Merriam-Webster]]. Retrieved on October 27, 2009.</ref>
* [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]]: Headquartered in [[Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts|Metro Center]], Peter Pan moved its Springfield terminal and operations to Union Station when renovations were completed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/05/peter_pan_agrees_on_union_station_move.html|title=Peter Pan Bus Lines agrees on move to Springfield's Union Station|website=Masslive.com|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615160711/http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/05/peter_pan_agrees_on_union_station_move.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Smith & Wesson]]: Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson is America's largest producer of [[handguns]]. The company maintained its corporate headquarters on Roosevelt Avenue in [[East Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts|East Springfield]] until 2023, when it was moved to Maryville, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Associated |title=With a 'Duck Dynasty' ribbon-cutting, Smith & Wesson ditches western Massachusetts after over 100 years for gun-friendly Tennessee |url=https://fortune.com/2023/10/08/smith-wesson-guns-moves-headquarters-tennessee-from-massachusetts-duck-dynasty/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> The firm planned to retain many jobs in Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-30 |title=Citing 'arbitrary and damaging legislation,' Smith & Wesson to move HQ from Springfield to Tennessee |url=https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2021-09-30/citing-arbitrary-and-damaging-legislation-smith-wesson-to-move-hq-from-springfield-to-tennessee |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=New England Public Media |language=en}}</ref>