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BREWING
WITH A
PURPOSE
Pittsfield’s Hot Plate Is Pushing Boundaries ... 4
Photo by George O’Brien
DEC. 9,2024
VOLUME 41 NUMBER 16
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...39
COURT DOCKETS...40
AGENDA...41
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...42
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...43
INCORPORATIONS...44
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...44
BANKRUPTCIES...44
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...45
BUILDING PERMITS...50
Features
BREWING WITH A PURPOSE
Pittsfield’s Hot Plate Is Pushing Boundaries................4
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Longmeadow Emerges as Dining Destination...........10
Insurance
REAL TALK ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
To Unlock the Potential of AI, Nonprofits Must First Know the Risks ................................................................ 15
BEFORE THE STORM
Heed These 10 Essential Tips to Winterize Your Business ............................................................................ 17
Auto Sales
DRIVE TIME
Auto Dealers Reflect on a Solid Year, Project More of the Same in 2025 ............................................................ 21
BUILT FOR SPEED
Fast-charging EV Station Billed as Economic Boost for Deerfield...........................................................................24
MONTHLYFEATURE
BEYOND THE STATUS QUO
Hospitals Respond Proactively, Creatively to ‘Relentless’ Challenges ..................................................26
A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE
New Demographics, Technology, Ideas Shape Healthcare Outlook........................................................32
Engineering
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
ENTREPRENEURS
UMass Amherst Named Partner Institution in $15 Million NSF I-Corps Hub................................................35
GETTING A LEG UP
Discovery High Students Make Connections, Earn College Credit ................................................................. 37
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