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Safety First By John S. Gannon, Esq.   Workplace privacy and data security are growing concerns for employers as they contend with advanced cybersecurity and ransomware threats, instant transfers of […]

A Matter of Trusts By Gina M. Barry, Esq.   In Massachusetts, if you pass away owning assets worth more than $2 million, your estate will likely owe Massachusetts estate […]

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Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]   Answering the Call bankESB recently announced a $10,000 donation to the Easthampton Fire Department, which will be […]

Lenox Job Fair April 29: The Lenox Chamber of Commerce announced the fourth annual Lenox Job Fair, taking place from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lenox Town Hall, 6 Walker […]

The O’Connell Companies announced that President Jim Sullivan will retire from his role effective June 1, concluding a distinguished 44-year career with the organization. Chief Financial Officer Joe McMahon has been […]

Adams Community Bank, Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Announce Merger ADAMS, PITTSFIELD — Julie Fallon Hughes, CEO of Adams Community Bank, and Michael Daly, CEO of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, announce that their boards of […]

The following business incorporations were recorded in Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties and are the latest available. They are listed by community. ADAMS Birch & Cork Co., 86-90 Park St., […]

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of March 2026. BELCHERTOWN Bumble Bee Bakery 10 Eastview Dr. Kelli Adams Cartelli Trucking 278 North […]

The following bankruptcy petitions were recently filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Readers should confirm all information with the court. Allen, Mekhi A. 50 Mansfield St. Springfield, MA 01108 Chapter: 13 Date: […]

The following real estate transactions (latest available) were compiled by Banker & Tradesman and are published as they were received. Only transactions exceeding $115,000 are listed. Buyer and seller fields […]

Editorial An even 800. That’s how many people are now members of ‘the club.’ That would the 40 Under Forty club, which BusinessWest launched back in the spring of 2007. […]

Editorial   The news that came out of Hampshire College on April 14 — that the nearly 60-year-old, unconventional liberal arts institution will be closing — was hardly a surprise. […]

Karen Randall says Randall’s Farm is resisting when it comes to retiring the penny, but she’s not sure how long it can keep doing that.

Making Cents of It     Gerald Friedman says he’s been advocating, quietly, for the death of the penny for more than 30 years now. Indeed, while he’s certainly not […]