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Feature
THE GREAT RETURN
Flexibility is the watchword as workers go back to the office......6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Deerfield aims to better leverage its location................................11
Home Improvement
SPACE RACE
Home-improvement contractors stay busy despite challenges ....16
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
Home Show brings consumers, service providers together ........19
DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY
EcoBuilding Bargains builds a global presence online .............21
Law
AN EMPLOYMENT-LAW ROUNDUP
These new laws and recent cases should be on your radar.............24
THE EO ON PLAS
What does Biden’s decree mean for small-business owners?..........26
RISKY BUSINESS
BusinessWest
MARCH 21, 2022
VOLUME 38 NUMBER 23
Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...52
COURT DOCKETS...55
AGENDA...56
CHAMBER CORNERS...56
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...57
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...58
INCORPORATIONS...60
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...60
BANKRUPTCIES...60
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...60
BUILDING PERMITS...66
Inside
On the Cover
THE GREAT RETURN
Flexibility is the watchword as workers go back to the office ...6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
Recent case displays threats facing those in the cannabis industry................................27
Women in Business
REIMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
Bay Path’s Women’s Leadership Conference makes its
return April 1 ....................................................................................29
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
What are the barriers to women’s economic security? ....................32
PUTTING THE FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP
Easthampton chamber slates professional-development conference .........................................................................................35
Architecture & Engineering
BUILDING MOMENTUM
For architects, it’s a time for being flexible, opportunistic .............37
ELEVATING AN INDUSTRY
O’Reilly, Talbot & Okun continues to grow its critical services.......40
Technology
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INDEX
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ALL SYSTEMS GO
IT firms help clients navigate an increasingly complex landscape...........................................44
A NEW FRAMEWORK
How to make sure digital technology works for the public good ................................................49
SEE: List of
Architecture Firms >>Page 42
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Computer Network/IT Services >>Page 50