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 SURVIVAL
STORIES
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    MAR. 20,2023
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 23
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...10
PICTURE THIS...48
CHAMBER CORNERS...51
AGENDA...52
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...53
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...54
INCORPORATIONS...55
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...55
BANKRUPTCIES...55
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...55
BUILDING PERMITS...58
Features
SURVIVAL STORIES
Independent Bookstores Are Writing New Chapters .......................... 4
COMMUNITY
SPOTLIGHT
Lee’s Rich Past Informs Its Promising Future .....11
Banking & Finance
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Matt Garrity Focuses on Continued Growth as He Takes Helm at Florence Bank................................................... 14
BRANCHING OUT
Chase Bank Continues Ambitious Growth Plan in Springfield........................................................................18
DETAILS, DETAILS
New Accounting Standards Impact
Business Leases for 2022............................................... 21
Wealth Management
LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES
How to Teach Your Teens and Young Adults About Money ............................ 24
ESG INVESTING
It Pays to Have a Healthy Dose of Skepticism ...... 26
USING HISTORY AS OUR GUIDE
It Shows That Our Pain May Be Followed by Some Gains .................................................................................28
DON’T LET YOUR GAINS BE DRAINED
BBB Reports on Most Common Types of Scams to Avoid ................................................................................30
Home Improvement
THE SURGE
CONTINUES
Businesses Look to Ride Momentum at Annual Home & Garden Show. 31
Home Show Has Evolved in Many Ways..................... 33
Architecture & Engineering
SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE
UMass Amherst’s LARP Program Aims to Create a More Sustainable Future .......................................................... 37
INSTILLING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL
MINDSET
Vedang Chauhan Named a 2022 Engineering Unleashed Fellow........................................................... 40
Commercial Real Estate
ART OF THE MATTER
1350 Main St. Melds Art Gallery, Event Space into Unique Facility.................................................................44
THIS IS NOT A FIRE DRILL
How Landlords, Tenants Can Navigate the Commercial Market...............................................................................47
         SEE: LIST OF ARCHITECTURE FIRMS >>PAGE 42
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