Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
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Getting the Message Across Marketing and communications in 2024 are evolving further, with no signs of slowing down. The year ahead promises groundbreaking shifts, from artificial intelligence revolutionizing marketing […]
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Why the Assignment Is Best Left to a Professional By Linda Dagilus, Steve Hamlin, and Janice Ward Years ago, they might have been known as an executor or, in […]
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Securing the Future By Patricia M. Matty, AIF With the Secure Act 1.0 of 2019 and the updated Secure Act 2.0, which went into effect in 2023, there have […]
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Stay the Course By Jeff Liguori One trillion dollars. That number of zeroes, 12 in all, is difficult to comprehend. But in the world of investing, ‘trillion’ is becoming […]
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Taking Center Stage Angela Park was originally looking for a home for her business, one that specializes in after-school programs for young people. And she essentially found one in […]
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Living the Dream By Barbara Trombley, CPA Do you dream of retiring early? Do you picture yourself in sunny Florida at your vacation home during the winter and heading back […]
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Shore Thing Sanjay Arwade says UMass Amherst has a long and proud history in the broad realm of wind energy. It dates back nearly a half-century to professor William […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Music Will Live Again By Emily Thurlow There’s a lot to love about the Iron Horse Music Hall. Though it’s not as apparent from the outside, with its large storefront […]
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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 […]
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There’s Uncertainty, but Also General Optimism About the Year Ahead Brooke Thomson says the Business Confidence Index issued each month by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), does a fairly effective […]
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The Road Ahead The car-shopping experts at Edmunds say opposing market forces are expected to keep new vehicle sales relatively steady in 2024, forecasting that 15.7 million new cars […]