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Inside
Features
STUDY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Bob Lowry practices what he teaches ......................................6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Easthampton is getting down to business ..................................10
Banking & Finance
STATING ITS CASE
Connecticut-based Liberty Bank seeks to grow in Western Mass.14
SERVING THE UNDERBANKED
Berkshire Bank opens ReevX Labs in downtown Springfield.......17
STRIKE AGAINST HUNGER
Country Bank donates $1 million to regional food banks ......................................................18
TAKING STOCK OF ROBINHOOD
This brokerage app is a dangerous culmination of intersecting trends......................................20
Education
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
WSUs new leader brings experience in education, public policy.25
MAINTAINING MOMENTUM
Isenberg turns the pandemic into a learning experience .............28
Women in Business
CRAFTING CONNECTIONS
Hannah’s Local Art Gallery brings creative energy
to the Mill District...........................................................................30
SHOEBOX GREETINGS
Suzanne Murphy leads UTCA to continued growth, influence....34
Sports & Leisure
PLAY TIME
Indoor activity centers look to bounce back after pandemic .......38
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Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...43
COURT DOCKETS...44
AGENDA...45
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...46
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...47
INCORPORATIONS...49
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...49
BANKRUPTCIES...49
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...50
BUILDING PERMITS...54
On the Cover
STUDY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Bob Lowry practices what he teaches ... Page 6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
SEE: List of Banks in Western Mass >>Page 22
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