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JULY 7, 2025
VOLUME 42
NUMBER 5
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION…10
PICTURE THIS…42
AGENDA…45
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE…46
COMPANY NOTEBOOK…47
INCORPORATIONS…48
DOING BUSINESS AS
CERTIFICATES…49
BANKRUPTCIES…49
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS…50
BUILDING PERMITS…54
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On the Cover
Banking & Finance
SHIFTING
INTO A
DIFFERENT
GEAR
Westover
Auto Salvage
Continues
to Evolve Its
Recycling
Efforts ... 4
Staff photo
LIVING ON THE EDGE
Pilot Program Helps Workers Navigate Cliff Effect...20
STICK TO THE PLAN
Financial Literacy Is Key for Young Professionals......24
NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY
Strategic Asset Allocation Is Key to Protecting a
Portfolio............................................................................26
MONTHLY FEATURE
Feature
SHIFTING INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR
Westover Auto Salvage Continues to Evolve Its
Recycling Efforts. ...............................................................4
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Pittsfield Builds Awareness of All It Has to Offer. .........8
ON THE FRONT LINES OF CARE
Local Nurses Share Their Passions, Challenges, and
Why They Do It.................................................................28
JOSEPH AND VINCENT BARTOLUCCI
Identical Twins Double Down on the Passion They
Bring to Nursing. ..............................................................29
YIRANCIS RIVERA
She Serves as an Inspiration — in Any Language.......32
KIM LARRIER
Fascinated by the Mind, She Forged a Path in Psych
Nursing..............................................................................32
DAVE DESLAURIERS
This Veteran Nurse Seeks a ‘Bridge’ into Emergency
Management. ....................................................................34
KARA LOMBARDI
As Assistant Nurse Manager, Her Role Is to Be a Support
Person. ...............................................................................34
Engineering
SCENES FROM THIS YEAR’S EVENT
Celebrating the 40 Under Forty Class of 2025........... 13
MEETING OF THE
MINDS
HardTech Holyoke Draws
on Innovative Momentum
in Paper City. .................. 37
COMBINING
EXPERTISE
UMass Amherst Team
Honored for Inventing
Safer IV Pole. ..................40
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