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
BusinessTalk with Amy Royal, a principal with The Royal Law Firm and an employment law specialist
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Amy Royal, a principal with The Royal Law Firm and an employment law specialist. The two discuss the pandemic, vaccines, what employers can mandate, and w...
4 Jan 202121min
George O’Brien talks with Bob Nakosteen, a professor of Economics at the UMass Isenberg School of Management
On the next installment of BusinessTalk, BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Bob Nakosteen, a professor of Economics at the UMass Isenberg School of Management. The two discuss the economy, ...
28 Dec 202022min
George O’Brien talks with Sheila Coon, co-owner, with her husband, Dan, of Hot Oven Cookies
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Sheila Coon, co-owner, with her husband, Dan, of Hot Oven Cookies, one of the more intriguing stories of entrepreneurship playing out in the region. The ...
21 Dec 202020min
George O’Brien talks with Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank
George O’Brien talks with Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank. The two have a lively discussion about everything from the bank’s sponsorship of the Worcester Red Sox and what it means for b...
14 Dec 202022min
George talks with Nick Morin, founder and president of Iron Duke Brewing
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Nick Morin, founder and president of Iron Duke Brewing about the intriguing turn of events involving his brewery and landlord Westmass Development Corp....
7 Dec 202022min
BusinessTalk with Nancy Creed, president of the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Nancy Creed, president of the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce. The two discuss the pandemic, the recent surge in cases, its impact on the local...
30 Nov 202018min
