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Springfield Regional Chamber to Host Marijuana Professionals, Officials There’s still a lot of confusion surrounding the cannabis industry. Despite the fact that medical marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts in 2012, […]

Scenes from the Dec. 5 Event More than 450 people turned out at the Sheraton Springfield on Dec. 5 for BusinessWest’s second annual Women of Impact luncheon. Eight women were […]

Wellness in Season Denise Pelletier was gifted a trip to a salt cave for her birthday — not your average way to celebrate another trip around the sun. But Pelletier […]

’Tis the Season The names of the programs have become ingrained in consumers’ consciousness — December to Remember, Winter Sales Event, Wish List Sales Event, and many others — and […]

Coming of Age Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a new series for BusinessWest — car reviews of a sort. These are first-person looks, and some commentary, about […]

Moving into the Fast Lane John Paulik summed things up by saying that “something had to give.” That’s how he described some conflicting forces within the truck sales and service […]

Soldier Stories As the nation honors those who have served on Veterans Day, BusinessWest does the same with a special section on veterans in business. It includes an in-depth look […]

Retired Marine Corps Major Stresses Teamwork, Accountability Corey Murphy knew he was no longer on active duty with the Marine Corps when he walked into his first staff meeting at […]

Her Afghanistan Tour Brought Many Lessons for Life, Business Dorothy Ostrowski was only 17 when she joined the Army National Guard. She needed her parents’ consent to do so at […]

His Time in the Navy Provided an Education on Many Levels Andrew Anderlonis laughed as he noted that one of the Navy’s better selling points is that, no matter where […]

Recognition Program Marks 30 Years with Oct. 25 Event Now in its 30th year, the Springfield Regional Chamber’s Super 60 program celebrates the success of the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in […]

A Novel Approach to Co-working In many respects, public libraries were the original co-working spaces, and they’ve always been a good place to get some work done. To bring attention […]

Reaching the Summit For a good part of its 95-year existence, St. Germain Investment Management has been focused on the last two words in its name. But over the years, […]

Best of Times, Worst of Times As one of the region’s largest employers, the Center for Human Development is constantly hiring; in fact, it has about 100 job openings right […]

Stay the Course Jean Deliso, CFP said she started calling her investment clients several days ago to gauge how they’re feeling amid some growing turbulence for the economy — and […]