Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Thinking Outside the Firm By John Trusler, CPA Small-business owners often wear many hats, juggling various roles across their operations. But let’s face it: doing it all is not […]
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With Legislation Stalled, 2024 Sees Few Changes By Kristina D. Houghton, CPA After overwhelming approval by the House Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 19, the Tax Relief for […]
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Keeping the PACE Fallon Health announced the recent appointment of Dr. Jean Jaoude as vice president and medical director of its Massachusetts Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), […]
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A Powerful Partnership On May 21, in an effort to improve health equity and meet the growing needs of the Springfield community, Baystate Health announced a plan to build […]
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Doubling Down When Community Bank expanded in 2017 with the acquisition of Merchants Bank, it gained a large network of branches in Vermont … and one in […]
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A Community Asset Country Bank, according to its slogan, is “made to make a difference.” Mary McGovern has taken that as a personal challenge. “I’ve been at several […]
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Branching Out — Again Matt Sosik referred to it as a “mutual admiration society.” That’s how he chose to describe the respect that he developed for the manner in […]
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Community Interest When asked why Country Bank supports local nonprofits, incoming President Mary McGovern gave a simple answer. “It’s a way for us to make a difference in our […]
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Make the Right Choice The Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers that carefully choosing a tax professional to prepare a tax return is vital to ensuring that their personal and […]
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Potential Tax Relief By Kristina Drzal Houghton, CPA This article, written on Feb. 2, highlights the U.S. House of Representatives’ Jan. 31 passage of the Tax Relief for American Families […]
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Change at the Top Fallon Health, a not-for-profit healthcare services organization with a focus on improving access, quality, and affordability in government markets, announced that its board of directors has […]
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Driving Up the Cost Wondering why auto insurance is much more expensive now than it was a couple of years ago? You’re not alone. There are a number […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]