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In some ways, progress on CitySpace — a project to transform Easthampton’s Old Town Hall into a vibrant arts and performance space — has ebbed and flowed over the past several years, but it has never stopped. And now...

Julie Quink says the accounting profession has changed quite a bit in her 35 years of practice, but one of the more positive changes has been a focus on workplace culture, mentorship, and the well-being of team members...

Chambers of commerce have evolved over the years, and they are in many ways smaller than they were decades ago, in terms of both membership and staff. But their mission remains vital, and in many ways, chambers are more...

Much of Ayanna Crawford’s work has been built on the importance of education, from her public school teaching days to her creation of the youth public speaking initiative called Take the Mic; from the growth of the...

Meg Talbert says she and her dedicated staff and volunteers at Dakin Humane Society bring a lot of love and joy to their work, even though they’re dealing with animals — and families — facing difficult issues. And while...

Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical discipline: it’s a cornerstone of business, law, and civil society,” Sean O’Brien said recently, and businesses of all sizes and sectors are grappling with that new reality...

Every single month, through its roughly 200 partners, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helps about 125,000 people in the 413 access more than 1 million meals. Among the roles of Director of Development Jillian...

Chelsea Kline has long had a passion for helping people who are struggling, and found the perfect outlet for that as executive director of Cancer Connection, the Northampton-based nonprofit that offers a raft of...

Aaron Vega calls it the next logical progression in a career that has taken him from freelance film editing to directing the Office of Planning & Economic Development in Holyoke. He was referring to the role of...

Tony Worden’s long career in the finance world, most of it in commercial lending, eventually led to his assuming the presidency of Greenfield Cooperative Bank in 2021. There, he continues to grow not only the bank’s...

Rick Sullivan's 11-year tenure leading the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council has been one of both challenge — the region has dealt with everything from shifting economic tides to a pandemic — and...

The Springfield Thunderbirds enter their 10th season next month riding a series of highs — soaring attendance that has the team selling out the MassMutual Center on a regular basis and season ticket sales that have...

Gene Cassidy understands that the Big E generates traffic jams outside the fairgrounds — and sometimes traffic jams inside the grounds as patrons flock to new attractions and food vendors. What he can’t understand is...

Emily Carlson was a teacher who decided to make the jump in 2022 into a new career: travel — specifically, helping other people arrange great vacations. As the owner of We Do Travel Right, she has grown the agency to...

With almost 20 years of experience in the mortgage lending industry, Lindsay LaBonte (a BusinessWest 40 Under Forty honoree in 2018) has become one of the Western Mass. region’s most prolific loan originators. But it’s...