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Daniel Stroe and his business partner, Timothy Adler, bought the building last year for $700,000 and are now deep in the process of converting it into 47 apartments, known as the Stamp Factory Lofts.

CEO Eric Dickson said while UMass is grateful for the few million dollars in donations it garners each year, they don’t even compare to hospitals in Boston, who tend to generate tens of millions of dollars in philanthropy every year.

It isn’t heavily dependent on tourism or conventions, and it has relatively few hotel rooms. It isn’t home to any casinos and doesn’t host headquarters for any major airlines, energy companies, automakers or cruise lines, among others who have been hardest hit.

Central Massachusetts is projected to have among the biggest shortfalls in the number of available beds in the country, virtually no matter how hard the coronavirus pandemic hits.

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on and Central Massachusetts business owners adjust to a shifting economic and regulatory environment, area experts are cautioning company heads to stay abreast of ever-changing tides – and to make sure emergency plans are in place to protect work and cash flow.

Among the CARES Act provisions of direct payments to U.S. residents, expanding unemployment benefits and a bailout to airlines is a $367-billion small business relief effort designed to encourage companies with 500 or fewer employees to maintain their payrolls and avoid layoffs.

Now, our focus needs to remain on stemming the spread of disease and making sure healthcare professionals have all the resources they need to help those infected by it.

“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”

Dr. Andres Schanzer is an endovascular surgeon who was recruited to be the center’s first director and today is sought to teach doctors worldwide on how to perform the work.

Imagine you. More relaxed at work. More likeable. More effective. More productive. Happier. All possible when you embrace the notion of relaxing while doing your job. After all, if the military teaches relaxation, and if athletes and students use it to excel, why not business professionals?