BusinessTalk with Mark Melnik, director of economic and public policy research at the UMass Donahue Institute in Amherst
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Mark Melnik, director of economic and public policy research at the UMass Donahue Institute in Amherst. The two have a lively discussion about everyth...
23 Mar 202120min
BusinessTalk with Vince Jackson, executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Vince Jackson, executive director of the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce. The two have a lively discussion about the deep toll the COVID-19 pan...
15 Mar 202120min
George O’Brien talks with Aaron Vega, the former state representative who is now director of Planning and Economic Development in the city of Holyoke
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Aaron Vega, the former state representative who is now director of Planning and Economic Development in the city of Holyoke. The two discuss the city’s...
1 Mar 202116min
BusinessTalk with Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center, recently honored as one of the magazine’s Healthcare Heroes for 2020. The two discuss the sta...
9 Feb 202118min
BusinessTalk with Carol Campbell, president of Chicopee Industrial Contractors
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Carol Campbell, president of Chicopee Industrial Contractors, and one of the magazine’s Women of Impact for 2020. The two discuss the state of the econo...
1 Feb 202118min
BusinessTalk with State Sen. Eric Lesser, co-chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with State Sen. Eric Lesser, co-chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The two discuss the recently passed $600 million ec...
26 Jan 202123min
BusinessTalk with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council. The two discuss the state of the economy and the outlook for the ba...
18 Jan 202123min
George O’Brien talks with Andy Yee, president of the Bean Restaurant Group
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Andy Yee, president of the Bean Restaurant Group. The two discuss the ongoing plight of area restaurants as they battle the pandemic, ever-tighter restric...
11 Jan 202122min
