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==Economy== Chicopee is mostly a service economy with a mixture of small, local businesses and national chains. The city is also home to a number of Polish-American food product manufacturers, reflecting the city's history, and include the Chicopee Provision Company, a major producer of Polish sausage [[kielbasa]] under the Blue Seal brand, Millie's Pierogi, a producer of those traditional [[pierogi|Polish dumplings]], and Domin & Sons, the region's largest producer of [[horseradish]], whose largest market was Polish consumers at Easter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chicopee Farmers Get Kick Raising Uncommon Crop; Frank Domin & Sons Produce and Process Bulk of All Horseradish Grown in Western Mass.|page=13|work=Springfield Union|location=Springfield, Mass.|date=July 7, 1953|url=https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01190329154209326431639490243|via=NewsBank}}</ref> Despite changes in the global economy, Chicopee does remain home to manufacturers including [[Callaway Golf Company|Callaway Golf]] which produces more than 5 million golfballs a year at its Willimansett production plant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Out of the rough: Callaway Golf Co. grows Chicopee factory, production workforce|url=http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/09/back_on_par_callaway_golf_co_grows_chico.html|publisher=MassLive|date=4 September 2017|access-date=3 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227213019/http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2017/09/back_on_par_callaway_golf_co_grows_chico.html|archive-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Since 2013, Chicopee has been home to the headquarters of the [[Chemex Coffeemaker|Chemex Corporation]], makers of the Chemex pour-over coffeemaker, which has been produced with the same design since 1941.<ref>[http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/ Chemex Coffeemaker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809201841/http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/ |date=2011-08-09 }}, official website. Retrieved January 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chemex, the coffee maker with a rabid hipster fan base, grows in Chicopee|url=http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/02/chemex_a_coffee_maker_with_a_rabid_hipst.html|publisher=MassLive|date=15 February 2017|access-date=3 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421204644/http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/02/chemex_a_coffee_maker_with_a_rabid_hipst.html|archive-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> Chicopee also hosts the Buxton Company, which "designs, manufactures, and markets personal leather goods, travel kits, and gifts collections for men and women." Founded as L.A.W. Novelty Co. in 1898, the firm changed its name to Buxton Co., LLC in 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=25898|work=businessweek.com|access-date=April 13, 2012|title=Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods: Company Overview of Buxton Co., LLC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807221036/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=25898|archive-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> Chicopee is home to a handful of financial businesses as well including Alden Credit Union,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aldencu.com/ |title=Home |website=aldencu.com}}</ref> the Polish National Credit Union<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pncu.com/pncu/Index.asp |title=Polish National Credit Union |access-date=2011-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818194838/http://pncu.com/pncu/Index.asp |archive-date=2011-08-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Chicopee Savings Bank.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicopeesavings.com/index.html |title=Chicopee Savings Bank | Chicopee - West Springfield - Ware | Massachusetts - MA |website=www.chicopeesavings.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115141/https://www.chicopeesavings.com/index.html |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Chicopee Savings Bank is run by Chicopee Bancorp, which operates trades as CBNK on the NASDAQ exchange. The Chicopee River Business Park and Westover Business Park are within the city's boundaries.
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