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  Inside Feature
HIRE GROUND?
Questions persist about labor market and when things might turn around.............................6
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
BusinessWest
SEPT. 15, 2021
VOLUME 38 NUMBER 9
Departments
OPINION...12
PICTURE THIS...71
AGENDA...73
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...74
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...76
INCORPORATIONS...77
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...77
BANKRUPTCIES...77
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...78
BUILDING PERMITS...82
    On the Cover
PRESENTING THE 2021 HEALTHCARE HEROES...6
Cover photography by Leah Martin
  Hadley continues to move forward .............................. 10
Healthcare Heroes
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
James Goodwin, president and
CEO, Center for Human Development......................... 19
EMERGING LEADER
Dr. Sarah Haessler, hospital epidemiologist, Baystate Medical Center; vice chair for Clinical Affairs, Depart- ment of Medicine, Baystate Health .............................. 22
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Beth Cardillo, executive director, Armbrook Village .... 27
Richard Johnson, Counseling and Testing Prevention and Education Program director, New North Citizens Council Inc. .................................. 30
PATIENT/RESIDENT/CLIENT CARE PROVIDER
Dr. Louis J. DeCaro, podiatrist and owner, DeCaro Total Foot Care Center........................ 33
HEALTH/WELLNESS ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Alicia Ross, medical director, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care ....................................... 36
INNOVATION IN HEALTH/WELLNESS
J. Aleah Nesteby, director of LGBTQ Services, Cooley Dickinson Hospital .......................... 38
COLLABORATION IN HEALTH/WELLNESS
Doorway to an Accessible, Safe and Healthy Home............................................................. 40
Construction
BUILDING A WORKFORCE
For contractors, attracting and retaining talent is job one .........45
        GREENER DAYS
Insurance
WALKING THE WALK
Covid sparks a surge in entrepreneurship in the Berkshires .......64
NO STANDING STILL
Amid challenges, cultural sites in the Berkshires have learned key lessons............................................................................................. 68
New financing program to fund energy improve- ments at 56 Bank Row...................................49
FROM PARKING LOT TO PLAZA
North Adams Chamber to build public outdoor
dining space........................................................................................... 50
 SEE: List
of General Contractors >>Page 51
 RISING TIDE
Few homeowners have flood insurance, but should they? .................. 57
EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT
Berkshire Insurance Group announces sale to Brown & Brown ......... 60
Berkshire County
 SEE: List of Insurance Companies >>Page 62
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