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BusinessWest
MARCH 7, 2022
VOLUME 38 N U M B E R 2 2
Departments
OPINION...12 PICTURE THIS...51 COURT DOCKETS...53 CHAMBER CORNERS...53 AGENDA...54 PEOPLE ON THE
MOVE...55
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...56
INCORPORATIONS...57
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...57
BANKRUPTCIES...57
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...58
BUILDING PERMITS...62
Feature
THE RETURN OF A TRADITION
For Holyoke, the parade brings business — and a sense of normalcy ................................. 6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Holyoke looks to build on the momentum from cannabis, entrepreneurship................... 14 Joshua Garcia becomes Holyoke’s first Puerto Rican mayor....... 16
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
The 2022 Difference Makers to be celebrated March 24.............. 22
40 UNDER FORTY
Meet this year’s 40 Under Forty judges..................................... 23
Wealth Management
On the Cover
THE RETURN OF A TRADITION
For Holyoke, the parade brings business — and a sense of normalcy ...6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
FACING NEW REALITIES
Changing landscape should leave a harder focus on the ‘long term’ ...................................................... 24
INFLATION: IT’S ECONOMICS, NOT POLITICS
The principles of supply and demand are driving prices skyward ..................................................... 26
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Should you invest in a Roth 401(k) or pre-tax 401(k)? Or both? .................................................. 27
Cannabis
JOINT CONCERNS
WNE’s Julie Steiner has led the way in cannabis-law education ........................................................................................................ 32
EXTRACTING A WORKFORCE
Cannabis programs at HCC, AIC continue to meet industry needs35
A REAL “GAME-CHANGER”
Local firm solves the riddle of cannabis and credit cards............ 38
Business of Aging
PEACE OF MIND
JGS Lifecare incorporates memory care into entire continuum of services ........................................................................................... 41
WHEN MEMORY FALTERS
Recognizing dementia is the first step in moving forward .......... 44
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
CDH’s ER expansion, renovation is just what the doctor ordered ......................................... 46
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BusinessWest INDEX
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