Business & Economic Development
Business & Economic Development
Creating a Buzz Every week, it seems, brings news of another cannabis establishment opening its doors or planning to set down roots in Western Mass. So, how does one stand […]
Hire Calling Charlotte Hanna calls it “moving from bullets to buds.” That’s how her company, Community Growth Partners (CGP), has characterized the renovation of the former Yankee Hill Machine […]
Budding Connections It’s called Budstock. As the first major community event staged at Turning Leaf Centers in Northampton, Stephanie McNair believes the three-day event — slated for April 16-18 and […]
Sustaining a Plan Helen Gomez Andrews and her husband, Chris Gomez, have been, as she tactfully put it, “cannabis enthusiasts for longer than we haven’t.” But when their 5-year-old daughter […]
Weathering the Storm Since launching Click Workspace a decade ago, Mary Yun has seen nothing but growth in one of the region’s first co-working ventures. That growth led her to […]
Flexible Thinking, Nimble Action By Susan Robertson To survive the pandemic, companies were forced to adapt very quickly to radically new circumstances. Even large organizations — where it’s typically difficult […]
Learning to Take Charge By Mark Morris Only one-third of all businesses in Western Mass. are owned by women, according to a recent survey. In the healthcare sector, one of […]
Progress Report By Janine Fondon On March 8 (International Women’s Day), the 2021 On the Move Forum to Advance Women, presented by Bay Path University, Springfield Museums, and a host […]
Pink Slip By Joanne Hilferty, Dan Kenary, and Brooke Thomson In 2020, the same year a record number of women were elected to Congress and the first woman was elected […]
Revving Up By Mark Morris In the early days of the pandemic, people huddled in their homes while streets were abandoned by nearly all traffic. Area auto dealers, understandably, […]
Golden Opportunities Maintains a Torrid Pace of Growth, Diversification Cesar Ruiz Jr. describes the business plan for Golden Years Homecare Services as “a living, breathing document.” That intriguing phrase was […]
Question Marks Dominate the Horizon Entering a new year, there are always question marks about the economy and speculation about the factors that will determine just what kind of year […]
A Matter of Self-worth When Jessi Kirley took the reins at the Family Business Center in 2018, she was looking for a new challenge — and some meaning. “I had […]
Undervalued Again By Alex Thornton The COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic downturn it has caused, have hit everyone hard. But the impact has not been spread equally. A new report […]
The Big Picture Bob Nakosteen has an old saying hanging in a frame in his office at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst — the one he hasn’t […]
