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CELEBRATING 150 YEARS
The Paper City Looks Back — and Ahead ... 21
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March 6, 2023 The Business Journal of Western Massachusetts Volume 39 Number 22
Celebrating
150 Years
The Paper City Looks Back — and Ahead
     MARCH 6, 2023
Holyoke’s 150th
OPINION
Holyoke at 150: There Is Much to Celebrate...............22 Holyoke. Wanna Make Something of It?......................22
GOING WITH THE FLOW
Holyoke’s History Is One of Adaptation, Evolution, and the Power of Water ..........................................................24
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
City Hall’s Dedication Is Long Overdue .......................26
A PORTRAIT OF RESILIENCE
Holyoke Has a History of Facing Challenge, Creating Opportunity ......................................................................28
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Holyoke Sees Surge in Entrepreneurship, Business Diversity........................34
HOLYOKE THEN AND NOW
Photos From the Past and Present......................... 38-39
PRIDE AND PROMISE
In Holyoke, the Past, Present, and Future Come Together ........................................................................... 40
Healthcare
CRITICAL CONDITION
Hospitals Challenged by Rising Costs, Falling Revenues .............................................................................................59
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
Talking About Suicide Is the First Step in Preventing It ... .............................................................................................63
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 22
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION...10
PICTURE THIS...67
AGENDA...69
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...70
COURT DOCKETS...71
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...72
Law
CHANGE AT THE TOP
Jeff Fialky Ascends to Managing Partner at Bacon Wilson ................................................................................ 11
SOUND ADVICE
EEOC Releases New Guidance on Hearing Disabilities.... ............................................................................................. 13
PETITION DENIED
Cannabis Employee Not Entitled to Federal Bankruptcy ........................................ 14
Professional Development
FIRED UP
Bay Path’s Women’s Leadership Conference Returns on April 6.................................................................................16
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Dulye Immersion Helps Local Leader Fill Her Well with Knowledge ................... 19
  INCORPORATIONS...73
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...73
BANKRUPTCIES...74
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...74
BUILDING PERMITS...77
Features
GETTING A LEG UP
LEDC Provides Grants, and Much More, to Small Businesses ...................... 4
A CHANGING
LANDSCAPE?
Rule Would Ban All
Non-compete
Agreements, and Possibly More......................................8
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