MountainOne Insurance Agency Appoints Commercial Insurance Account Executive

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thomas Nowlan has been appointed Commercial Insurance Account Executive, according to an announcement by Jonathan Denmark, MountainOne Insurance Agency's President and Chief Operating Officer.
 
"We are excited to have Tom join the team at MountainOne," said Denmark. "With his deep roots in Berkshire County and his sales and managerial experience, we are thrilled that our clients will be represented in a professional manner."
 
 As Commercial Insurance Account Executive, Nowlan will be responsible for business development as well as maintaining current client relationships. He holds a Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist designation which focuses on commercial lines insurance coverages, including general liability, commercial property, workers compensation, business auto, as well as insurance principles.
 
Prior to joining MountainOne Insurance's team, Nowlan worked with insurance companies to market and earn business from the auto repair and auto dealership industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Westfield State University in Westfield, MA. In the community, Thomas has volunteered with Special Olympics and local sports teams.

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Affordable Housing Solutions Easy — and Complex

By John TownesSpecial to iBerkshires
This four-part series looks at the challenges in building affordable housing, and in May, Deep Dive will look at some solutions in Berkshire County. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
 
The overall effort to solve the national and local housing crisis is paradoxically as straightforward as a game of checkers, but as complex and baffling as a Rubik's Cube puzzle.
 
On a basic level, the issue is clear. It boils down to two fundamental problems: There is a shortage of housing in all categories and the costs of buying or renting a home have escalated beyond the incomes of many people.
 
But because there is no single cause or "silver bullet" solution, the array of initiatives to make housing more plentiful and affordable can seem like a baffling maze of agencies, priorities, policies, regulations, and complex mathematical formulas.
 
The issue can also cause controversies and misunderstandings.
 
And for those who are seeking to buy or rent a home, the shortage of affordable housing can be personally frustrating, confusing, and even frightening. For some, it can lead to homelessness.
 
Nevertheless, while individual affordable-housing policies and programs differ in specifics, most rely on a core of basic strategies to deal with the underlying causes.
 
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