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Inside
Features
COURTING POSSIBILITIES
Eastfield Mall converts some luck, creative thinking into needed momentum ...................................6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
BusinessWest
APRIL 1, 2021
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Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...50
AGENDA...53
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...54
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...56
INCORPORATIONS...57
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...57
BANKRUPTCIES...58
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...58
BUILDING PERMITS...62
On the Cover
CREATING A BUZZ
Region’s cannabis industry blooms with intriguing ideas... 28
Cover photography by Joseph Bednar
Palmer looks to future with optimism..................................................................................10
NFTS AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
Why they are changing how the world does business ....................14
DIFFERENCE MAKERS 2021
A look back at the April 1 virtual event ............................................15
Sports & Leisure
FOREWARD THINKING
Golf business looks to build on COVID-generated momentum...19
BUY THE BUY
Golf retail is also booming, thanks to new interest, stimulus ................22
A SIMPLE MISSION
Region’s courses have to ‘make the game sticky’ ....................................................24
SEE: List of Golf Courses >>Page 26
Cannabis
CREATING A BUZZ
Region’s cannabis industry blooms with intriguing ideas .....................28
SUSTAINING A PLAN
The High End takes a natural approach to edibles and much more.....29
BUDDING CONNECTIONS
Turning Leaf Centers plants itself firmly in the community..................30
HIRE CALLING
Community Growth Partners builds on model of social equity .........................................................32
Accounting & Tax
SEE: List of Financial Services/ Brokerage Firms >>Page 38
Healthcare
YOUTH IN CRISIS
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
A breakdown of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 .................................................................34
STAYING AHEAD OF THE SCAMS
Instances, intensity of fraud are on the rise ...36
STATE OF UNCERTAINTY
Remote working creates issues over how individuals are taxed ................37
Pandemic ratchets up the stress on kids, teenagers ................................41
MENTAL BLOCK
New inpatient beds will meet a long-time regional need ......................44
THE NEXT STEP
Effective rehab boosts joint-replacement outcomes ...............................46
DIFFERENCE
A PROGRAM OF BUSINESSWEST
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