Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Clouding the Issue The Forecast Calls for … More Uncertainty It’s called the ‘quits rate.’ As that name suggests, it represents the number of employees who voluntarily quit their jobs […]
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 […]
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 […]
