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ANNOUNCING THE 2026 40 UNDER
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APRIL 27, 2026
VOLUME 42
NUMBER 26
ANNOUNCING THE 2026 40 UNDER FORTY
Special Section. ...................................................... A1-A44
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION…12
PICTURE THIS…10
AGENDA…33
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE…34
Features
UP IN SMOKE?
Local Cannabis Industry
Leaders Concerned About
Repeal Effort.................... 4
COMMUNITY
SPOTLIGHT
Greenfield Seeks
Downtown Momentum.8
Paul Accorsi Jr...............A6
Alexandra Balise. ...........A8
Felicia Barr. ...................A10
Anthony Boido............A12
Alicia Brown. ................ A11
Kate Caligaris. ..............A12
Lezlie Braxton
Campbell.................A14
Darryl Cole. ..................A15
Mychal Connolly Jr.. ...A15
Steven Costa................A16
Giancarlo Crivelli........A17
Danielle Delgado........A18
Mariana DeLobato......A17
April Doroski. ...............A19
Jack Dowd.................. A20
Tom Dowling.............. A22
Jill Foley. .......................A23
Evan Garber................ A24
Ted Hanna....................A25
Ali Haqq....................... A26
Brooke Jones. ............. A30
Sara Landaverde. .........A27
Kylie LaPlante............. A28
Heather Leclerc.......... A29
Siobhan Matty. .............A31
Jesse McMillan............A32
Daniel Miller. ................A32
Robyn Miller. ............... A36
Jamillah Joy
Medina Nova. ...........A33
Shannon O’Connell... A34
John Page....................A35
Leanese Ramos. .......... A36
Bianca Romero............A37
Corrine Ryan. .............. A40
Aimee Salmon............ A40
Amanda Shafii. ............ A38
Nicole Stevenson........A41
Brandon Towle............A41
Yeselie Tulloch. ........... A42
Isaac Weiner. ............... A42
Law
COMPANY NOTEBOOK…36
INCORPORATIONS…37
DOING BUSINESS AS
CERTIFICATES…37
DifferenceMA ERS
Scenes from the 2025 Celebration. .............................. 13
Tourism & Hospitality
BANKRUPTCIES…38
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS…38
BUILDING PERMITS…42
A MILESTONE CELEBRATION
Area Institutions Ready Programs, Exhibits to
Mark the 250th. ................................................................19
SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS
Exhibit Will Focus on How Revolutionary Ideas
Come About. .....................................................................20
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
Exhibit Tells the Nation’s Story Through Illustration..... 21
WHEN SAVINGS AREN’T SAVINGS
How to Control Business Costs While Reducing Risk. ...23
SAFETY FIRST
How to Approach Data Security Concerns — and
Compliance. ......................................................................26
A MATTER OF TRUSTS
How to Reduce Massachusetts Estate Taxes for Married
Couples. .............................................................................28
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