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Opinion By Sandra Mauro   As human-resource professionals partner with their organization’s senior leaders to set priorities for 2024, we at the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) can’t help […]

Editorial   Forty-five years is a long time, and for more than 40 of them, the Iron Horse Music Hall, which opened in 1979, provided not just live entertainment, but […]

We are excited to announce that BusinessWest has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews and discussions with local industry leaders, providing thoughtful perspectives on […]

We are excited to announce that BusinessWest has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews and discussions with local industry leaders, providing thoughtful perspectives on […]

Frank Dailey shows off some equipment used to grind cannabis.

Breathing Easier   From his background in plant management and chemical engineering, Frank Dailey said, he understands the risks involved in manufacturing anything, let alone a product with so little […]

Lending Perspective   Tom Senecal has been president, CEO, and chairman of PeoplesBank since 2016, and moving forward, he’s shedding the ‘president’ part of that title. But that doesn’t mean […]

A Matter of Survival   When asked what it takes to thrive in the cannabis business these days, Meg Sanders paused before noting that ‘thrive’ is the wrong word. “I […]

Executive Director Andrew Morehouse

A Hunger to Do More The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Dramatically Grows Its Operations     It’s long been a tenet among nonprofits — successful ones, anyway — that […]

From left, Rick Bossie, Charlie D ‘Amour, Theresa Jasmin, and Michael D ‘Amour

Passing Thoughts   Charlie D’Amour says his father, Gerry, and uncle, Paul — the co-founders of Big Y Foods — had an outlook on work and business management that was […]

Moving North   Dave Glidden has long referred to it as the “I-91 corridor strategy.” This is the growth plan for Middletown, Conn.-based Liberty Bank, one that, as the name […]

Evan Plotkin shows off the new offices

Suspense Is Building Evan Plotkin can look out the windows of his offices on the 14th floor at 1350 Main St. and see many signs of progress, and momentum, in […]

Kathy DeVarennes

Community Spotlight   Chris Brittain says the report wasn’t exactly surprising, but it was still quite eye-opening. Indeed, by the time the Boston Business Journal listed Lee as one of […]

Editorial   Fredrika Ballard, founder and owner of Fly Lugu Flight School, one of BusinessWest’s Women of Impact for 2023, was one of three people who died tragically in a […]

Opinion By Dr. Negar Beheshti In a world where the pursuit of perfection can sometimes overshadow the significance of self-compassion, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center emphasizes the need for New Year’s […]

Pictured: TommyCar President Carla Cosenzi and Sheriff Patrick Cahillane.

Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]   No Shave November During their annual No Shave November initiative, TommyCar Auto Group and the Hampshire County […]