Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence honor 10 locals for welcoming service

SPRINGFIELD — The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau feted 10 honorees last week at during the 27th Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence. The gala drew more than 500 people to MassMutual Center for an event honoring front-line employees in hospitality, food and beverage, travel and tourism. “We’re proud and happy to present the Howdy Awards to honor just some of the most important people in the hospitality industry, the front-line workers,” said bureau President Mary Kay Wydra. “They are usually the first person a visitor encounters, and if they’re...