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FEB. 19,2024
VOLUME 40 NUMBER 21
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...14
PICTURE THIS...30
AGENDA...32
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...30
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...34
INCORPORATIONS...35
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...35
BANKRUPTCIES...35
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...35
BUILDING PERMITS...38
Features
TAKING THE BALL ... AND RUNNING
WITH IT
Holyoke Conceptualizes Olympic-style Sports Complex .............................................................................................. 4
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Author Keeps Memories Alive of Lost Quabbin Towns ... 8
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Change Is Coming to Northampton’s Main Street.... 12
Education
TURNING IDEAS INTO REALITY
Five College Consortium Helps Its Member Campuses Accomplish More ............................................................ 17
AN INTRIGUING FIRST CHAPTER
Western Massachusetts Literacy Collaborative Helps Kids Succeed....................................................................20
MATT BANNISTER
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Responsibility, PeoplesBank........................................ A6
DELCIE BEAN
CEO, Paragus Strategic I.T. ..........................................A12
LINDA DUNLAVY
Executive Director, Franklin Regional Council of Governments .................................................................A15
DR. FRED AND MARY KAY KADUSHIN
Co-founders, Feed the Kids ....................................... A19
SCOTT KEITER
CEO, Keiter .................................................................... A22
THE STAFF OF ROCK 102
......................................................................................... A28
SHANNON RUDDER
President and CEO, Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services.......................................................................... A32
SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER PLAYERS
......................................................................................... A36
Accounting & Tax Planning
POTENTIAL TAX RELIEF
Examining the Impact of the American Families and Workers Act of 2024 ....................................................... 21
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE
IRS Offers Advice on What to Look for in a Tax Preparer. ............................................................................................24
Commercial Real Estate
WEATHERING THE STORMS
Location, Access, ‘Differentiators’ Help Holyoke Mall Thrive Amid Challenges.................................................26
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Special Section ... A1-A44
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