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MAY , 2025
VOLUME 42
NUMBER 1
DEPARTMENTS
OPINION…12
PICTURE THIS…30
AGENDA…32
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE…33
COMPANY NOTEBOOK…34
INCORPORATIONS…35
DOING BUSINESS AS
CERTIFICATES…35
BANKRUPTCIES…35
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS…36
BUILDING PERMITS…38
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On the Cover
Education
COVER
STORY
Go Graphix
Founders
Mark 20
Years of
Persistence,
Evolution ... 4
Photo by
Bob Zemba,
Simple Truth
Imaging
Features
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
Outgoing WNE President Talks About ‘Getting to the
Other Side’ of Current Challenges. ............................... 12
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK
Project Will Restore WMA Chapel, Make It a Gathering
Place. .................................................................................. 15
RECOGNIZING A LEGACY OF GIVING
BACK
Link to Libraries Creates Fund to Honor Steve,
Sue Kaplan........................................................................16
Banking & Finance
COVER STORY
Go Graphix Founders Mark 20 Years of Persistence,
Evolution.............................................................................4
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
In Southwick, There’s Plenty to See, Do, and Eat........8
GENERATIONAL IMPACT
Financial-literacy Programs Equip Families for Success. ..
............................................................................................18
BROAD IMPACT
M&T Charitable Foundation Announces $4.9 Million
In Grants. ...........................................................................22
MONTHLY FEATURE
<< INDEX >>
CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
Western Mass Completes Helps Nurses Graduate, Start
Careers. ..............................................................................24
TOWARD BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
AIC Partners with UCP to Expand Assistive Technology
Access................................................................................28
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