Home & Garden Show begins at the Eastern States Exposition
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – For those looking to make some home improvements, the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Western MA is hosting their 70th anniversary of the 'Original' Western MA Home & Garden Show beginning Thursday at The Big E fairgrounds.
The event will feature a wide variety of home improvement companies.
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The show runs from noon to 8 Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. Parking is $5 per vehicle and general admission is $10.
On Thursday, veterans and active military are admitted to the show free of charge. The Home Show website has a coupon available for $3 off admission.
'A solid labor market, rising home values, and continued improvement in existing homesales are supporting greater activity in home remodeling and repair,' says Carlos Martín,Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Center. 'Upward trending retail sales ofbuilding materials and steady permitting for remodeling indicate that homeowners areslowly but surely expanding the pace and scope of projects compared to the last coupleyears.'
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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