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NOV. 10, 2021
VOLUME 38 NUMBER 14
Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...43
COURT DOCKETS...44
AGENDA...45
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...46
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...47
INCORPORATIONS...49
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...49
BANKRUPTCIES...49
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...49
BUILDING PERMITS...54
Features
A CHANGING DYNAMIC
COVID has given new definition to corporate stewardship ......... 6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Monson pursues new growth opportunities.......................... 13
Healthcare
CRITICAL CONDITION
Healthcare workforce shortage has no easy solutions ............. 15
SHOT IN THE ARM
State announces pediatric COVID-19 vaccination plans .......... 20
On the Cover
CRITICAL CONDITION
Healthcare workforce shortage has no easy solutions ...6
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Law
A CHANGING DYNAMIC
SEE: List of Hospitals >>Page 22
Law firms adjust to new landscape shaped by the pandemic.... ..................................................................................................23
CAN AI MACHINES INVENT?
The answer is no — but that might be changing ........................................................ 27
Local Gift Guide
’TIS THE SEASON
Holidays bring reminder to support local businesses ................... 31
KEEPING IT LOCAL
Western Mass. offers plenty of gift-giving options this holiday season ......................................................................................................... 33
Veterans in Business
SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE
USO and its local chapter mark 80 years of making needed connections .............................................................................. 36
LABOR PAINS
Unemployment rate among veterans increases during pandemic ................................................................................. 40
SEE: List of Law Firms >>Page 28
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