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Features
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
Veritas Charter Prep Raises
the Bar with New High School ....4
CANNABIS IN FLUX
BusinessWest
SEPT. 19, 2022
VOLUME 39 NUMBER 10
Departments
OPINION...10
PICTURE THIS...76
COURT DOCKETS...77
AGENDA...78
CHAMBER CORNERS...79
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE...80
COMPANY NOTEBOOK...82
INCORPORATIONS...84
DOING BUSINESS AS CERTIFICATES...84
BANKRUPTCIES...85
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS...85
BUILDING PERMITS...90
Inside
Heroes
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Helen Caulton-Harris,
Director of Health and Human Services, City of Springfield .............................................................. 20
COLLABORATION IN HEALTH/WELLNESS
Dr. Paul Pirraglia, Division Chief, General Medicine and Community Health, Baystate Health..................... 25
COLLABORATION IN HEALTH/WELLNESS
ServiceNet’s Enrichment Center & Strive Clinic and Its Partners at Springfield College
and UMass Amherst............................................................................................................ 30
PATIENT/RESIDENT/CLIENT CARE PROVIDER
Dr. Philip Glynn, Director of Medical Oncology, Mercy Medical Center ....................... 33
HEALTH/WELLNESS ADMINISTRATOR
Mark Paglia, Chief Operating Officer, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center................ 38
EMERGING LEADER
Dr. Sundeep Shukla, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Baystate Noble Hospital .................................................................................................. 42
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Addiction Consult Service at Holyoke Medical Center................................................... 45
INNOVATION IN HEALTH/WELLNESS
Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation .................................. 50
Construction
BUILDING TOWARD STABILITY
Construction Businesses Continue to Work Around Challenges ............................................................57
SURVEY SAYS
U.S. Construction Industry Lags Due to Global Labor Shortage .....................................................61
CENTER OF ACTIVITY
The Berkshire School Uses $30 Million Bond for Additions, Upgrades......................... 62
Commercial Real Estate
A LANDMARK DECISION
Law Firm Will Write the Next Chapter in History of the Alexander House...................................................................................................69
ART OF THE CITY
Holyoke to Launch ‘Permanent Pop-up’ Featuring Local Works ..... 73
On the Cover
ANNOUNCING THE 2022 HEALTHCARE HEROES
Special Section ...15
Leah Martin Photography
It’s Still an Economic Driver, While
New Law Addresses Thorny Issues ........................... 8
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Great Barrington Is Regaining Its Momentum ..... 12
2022 Healthcare
SEE: List
of General Contractors >>Page 64
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