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Feature
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
Lenny Underwood is making an entrepreneurial fashion statement.................................6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
North Adams pursues return to normalcy ...............................10
Manufacturing
THE SHOT HEARD ’ROUND THE REGION
Smith & Wesson’s decision to relocate reverberates through Western Mass.........................14
Law
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S COVID-19 ACTION PLAN
Here’s what businesses need to know about vaccination mandates................................ 20
DISCIPLINE FOR SOCIAL-MEDIA SPEECH
Workplace policies are often the key to courtroom challenges....22
REMODELING WOES
Take these important steps to avoid becoming a victim .............24
Tourism & Hospitality
TAKING ITS GAME TO A NEW LEVEL
Hall of Fame looks to be a bigger player in events market .................................................................. 25
REVIVAL ON RACE STREET
Gateway City Arts survives and keeps breaking the mold ..................................................................... 28
Cybersecurity
THREAT LEVEL: CONSTANT
Opportunities abound for graduates of cybersecurity programs ...... ........................................................................................................ 33
VULNERABLE POPULATION
Older adults are increasingly targeted by online and
e-mail scams..................................................................................37
Healthcare
‘A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FIT’
Dr. Lynnette Watkins takes the helm at Cooley Dickinson Hospital . ........................................................................................................ 38
DANGER ZONE
Suicide prevention takes on new urgency during pandemic ......41
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Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...46
COURT DOCKETS...49
AGENDA...50
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...51
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...52
INCORPORATIONS...56
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...56
BANKRUPTCIES...56
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...57
BUILDING PERMITS...61
    On the Cover
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
Lenny Underwood is making an entrepreneurial fashion statement ...6
Cover photography by George O’Brien
       SEE: List of Largest Manufacturers >>Page 17
     SEE: List of Banquet Facilities >>Page 30
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