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SUPPORT
NETWORK
The Markens Group Takes the Lead in a Business No One Knows About ... 4
JULY 10, 2023
VOLUME 40 NUMBER 5
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...10
PICTURE THIS...56
COURT DOCKETS...60
AGENDA...61
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...61
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...63
INCORPORATIONS...64
Features
SUPPORT NETWORK
The Markens Group Takes the Lead in a Business No One Knows About.............................................................4
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Westfield Celebrates a Lightning Strike........................8
A LOOK BACK
Celebrating the 40 Under Forty Class of 2023 .......... 13
Law
WORKING IN CONCERT
Fitzgerald Law Continues Course of Expansion, Diversification ................................................................. 19
REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION
A Sea Change for a Longstanding Legal Requirement..22
EMPLOYERS, TAKE NOTICE
Former Employees Win More Than $20 Million in Two Cases .................................................................................24
PARENTAL PITFALLS
Love May Make a Family, But Is the Law Protecting Yours?................................................................................25
MONTHLYFEATURE
SPECIALIZED
APPROACH
Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital to Open in Holyoke This Summer.. ......................................... 29
‘IT’S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO’
Recovery Ready Workplaces Face Addiction Challenges Head-on............................................................................32
MENTAL HEALTH SHOULDN’T
TAKE A BREAK
MiraVista Chief Medical Officer Shares Advice for Summer Vacation............................................................35
Auto Sales
DRIVING FORCES
Auto Dealers Gain Some Momentum, but Challenges Persist................................................................................39
POWER PLAY
Electric-vehicle Charging Stations Proliferating Across the Country...................42
Women in Business
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Second Chance Animal Services Improves Lives of Pets — and People .......44
A LEGACY OF CARING, GETTING INVOLVED
Dora D. Robinson Remembered for Her Leadership, Passion..............................................................................49
TAKING DOWN BARRIERS
Grant Helps Formerly Incarcerated Women Reenter Careers..............................................................................52
Wealth Management
PAYING OFF YOUR MORTGAGE EARLY
Whether to Do So Depends on Several Factors ........53
WHO BEARS THE BRUNT?
Report Assesses Financial Impact from Loss of Fossil- fuel Assets ........................................................................55
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...64
BANKRUPTCIES...65
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...65
BUILDING PERMITS...70
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