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TOP ENTREPRENEUR 2023
A HUNGER
TO DO
MORE
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Dramatically Grows Its Operations
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JAN. 22,2024
VOLUME 40 NUMBER 19
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...10
PICTURE THIS...36
AGENDA...37
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...38
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...39
INCORPORATIONS...41
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...41
BANKRUPTCIES...41
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...41
BUILDING PERMITS...46
Features
PASSING THOUGHTS
Leadership at Big Y Shifts to the Third Generation .... 4
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Lee Builds on Status as Gateway to the Berkshires .... 8
BREATHING EASIER
Cannabis-grinding Study Could Lead to Safer Workplaces ...................................................................... 12
Top Entrepreneur 2023
A HUNGER TO DO MORE
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Dramatically Grows Its Operations ..................................................... 14
Banking & Finance
MOVING NORTH
Liberty Bank Continues Expansion into Western Mass. ... ............................................................................................22
LENDING PERSPECTIVE
PeoplesBank Restructures Leadership Roles, Plans Further Growth................................................................27
A MATTER OF SURVIVAL
Lawsuit Seeks to Limit Federal Reach into State-legal Cannabis Industry...........................................................29
Commercial Real Estate
SUSPENSE IS BUILDING
1350 Main Tower Boasts New Tenants — and Growing Momentum .....................................................................32
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