Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
Keep on Truckin’ Before relocating to the 413 and a job with Balise Motor Sales, Ben Sullivan lived in Texas for 15 years. In the Lone Star State, he said, […]
Planning Is Key By Kristina D. Houghton, CPA Surprisingly, 2023 was a year with no tax-law changes. Congressional members of both parties introduced major tax policy legislation, but so […]
Growth Spurt Ashley Batlle says she just took a “teenage step.” That’s different from the baby steps businesses take after they open, in everything from products and services offered […]
Promising Pipeline Tech Foundry was launched in 2014 with a specific goal: to increase the technology workforce in Western Mass. at a time when employers were struggling to attract […]
This Is a Laughing Matter Bill Posley acknowledged that one doesn’t exactly set out to make stand-up comedy a career. Instead, it just … happens, he said, adding quickly […]
Merry, Scary, and Coming Soon If you enjoy all those Christmas movies the Hallmark Channel cranks out every holiday season, you can thank Joany Kane for her part in that. […]
Reconfigured Program Recognizes Businesses, Nonprofits in Five Categories After almost 40 years, Super 60 was in need of a change. This year, it got one. The Springfield Regional Chamber revamped […]
Planning Is the Key By Barbara Trombley, CPA Does anyone like to pay taxes? Most of my clients tolerate paying taxes like eating their least-favorite vegetables. They are difficult to […]
Unpacking the Controversy Presented by Jay Durand The topic of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has become increasingly popular over the last two to three years, sparking many discussions […]
A New Chapter By John S. Gannon, Esq. Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision altering the standard used to determine whether employer handbook policies […]
Critical Conversations It’s easy to tell when someone is struggling with asthma, Krista Mazzuca said. “If I come to work with bad asthma, you see me breathing hard. My […]
A Leap Well-taken As her boutique marketing firm celebrates 10 years in business this year, Meghan Rothschild can’t help but recall the doubts that crept in before she made […]
What’s Next for Cannabis? By the time Payton Shubrick opened the doors to 6 Brick’s Cannabis Dispensary in Springfield last fall, she was well aware of how challenging the business […]
Applying Lessons As the staffing and recruiting company she launched in 2013, the MH Group, celebrates 10 years in business, Nicole Polite explained that her path wasn’t always in the […]
Getting a Taste of the Region Deborah Christakos has spent most of her adult life in the food business — or several businesses, to be more precise. Trained in France, […]
