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Inside
BusinessWest
DEC. 8, 2021
VOLUME 38 NUMBER 16
Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...54
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...57
COURT DOCKETS...58
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...58
AGENDA...59
INCORPORATIONS...60
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...60
BANKRUPTCIES...N/A
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...60
BUILDING PERMITS...66
Features
CHANGING COURSE
COVID, other factors inspire entrepreneurial energy ........... 6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Enfield stays on track for growth... ................................................ 13
Construction
MORE DEMAND THAN SUPPLY
Construction firms deal with fallout from workforce, material shortages................................ 15
STEADY ON
Collins-Crochiere Construction builds on a record of consistency...................................................................20
CONTINUED MOMENTUM
Nationally, construction industry prepares for another busy year.................................................................................25
GLASS HALF FULL
Civil contractors remain optimistic despite supply-chain challenges ...............................................................................26
A STERN TEST CONTINUES
Community colleges face falling enrollment, questions about the future .......................... 32
A CLASS ACT
Janis Santos reflects on 50 years in early- childhood education ................................... 36
Women in Business
MALL STAR
Lynn Gray has built a career in the ever-changing world
of shopping centers........................................................................ 40
TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE
Lora Wondolowski looks for new opportunities for LPV ............. 43
HIDDEN COSTS
Sexual harassment in the workplace impacts women financially ...................................46
Sports, Leisure, & Auto
COPING WITH THE CONDITIONS
For auto dealers, things are improving, but ‘normal’ is
down the road................................................................................ 48
ON HIS OWN TURF
For Christian McCollum, Notre Dame football is a
passion and career......................................................................... 52
On the Cover
CHANGING COURSE
COVID, other factors inspire entrepreneurial energy ...6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
SEE: List of General Contractors >>Page 27
Education
SEE: List of
Early Education & Child Care Facilities >>Page 38
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