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Opinion By Pam Shlemon In an instance of good intentions gone awry, an effort to hire people because of the skills they possess rather than their college degrees has turned […]

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 […]

Rachel Rosenbloom and her husband, Michael Bedrosian

Community Spotlight   Palmer is known to many as the Town of Seven Railroads, a nod to a very rich history as a transit center. Indeed, several passenger and freight […]

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Net Positives   When Nate Costa spoke with BusinessWest recently about the Springfield Thunderbirds’ 2023-24 season, the team was in a pitched battle for the final playoff spot in the […]

Change of Direction A growing number of consumers across the U.S. are finding themselves upside down on their car loans as the used-vehicle market continues to stabilize and used values […]

Breathing a Little Easier About 3.4 million children and 13.6 million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with what’s known as immunoglobulin E-mediated (or IgE-mediated) food allergy, causing reactions […]

Navigating the Process By Jennifer Sharrow, Esq.   Women- and minority-owned businesses play a vital role in our local economies. They also play a larger role within communities in general […]

Co-founder and CEO Dan White

Planting the Seeds     Dan White calls it “turning back the clock on decomposition of food and seeds.” That’s how he chose to describe the technology created by Clean […]

Melissa Aitken

Course Correction   Golfers, regardless of their skill level, know the importance of getting off to a good start. Indeed, often — but not always, obviously — the first few […]

Rob Pion

Drive Time       Auto dealers have seen it all over the past few years, from soaring costs for vehicles, parts, and labor to inventory shortages to a rapid […]

A Blooming Challenge By David Robertson, MD, MPH, MBA Spring is a season of rebirth and rejuvenation, with flowers blooming and the world around us turning from brown to green. […]

Alex Balise

Driving Ambition   Alex Balise always thought she would get involved in the family business. She just thought that would happen when she was maybe 40, not in her mid-20s, […]

Co-owners Chris Vianello, Rich Rainone, and Keshawn Warner.

Expanding Their Vision   Chris Vianello said he and his partners at Dazed Cannabis never intended to be the first player on the scene. In fact, their first dispensary in […]

Baystate Health and Audacy Springfield

Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]   Healthy Support for a Good Cause The annual 94.7 WMAS Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon, held on March […]