Come on out and celebrate all the amazing Berkshire Trendsetters that we have here in this place we all call home! This year we have five worthy finalists in each of our seven Trendsetter categories. To find out who wins be sure you have your ticket to our Celebrate the Berkshires event at Tanglewood on September 15th. It will be a night we will all remember.
The Berkshire Trendsetter Awards recognize the many different ways that people and organizations contribute to bettering the Berkshires. Some of our past winners are Senator Benjamin Downing, Big Head Books, Jiminy Peak, the Berkshire United Way, the Berkshire International Film Festival, and Onyx Specialty Papers. Join us in finding out who will join this elite group on September 15th.
After an exhaustive process of sorting through more than 120 quality nominations, 35 local companies and business leaders were selected as our 2016 Trendsetter Awards Finalists.
The Berkshire Trendsetter Award finalists are as follows:
Comprehensive Marketing Campaign
- Berkshire Eagle
- Berkshire Natural Resources Council
- City of North Adams
- Miss Hall’s School
- SoCo Creamery
Creative Economy Standout
- Barrington Stage Company
- Blue Q
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute
- Images Cinema
- North Adams Makers’ Mill
Entrepreneur/Visionary of the Year
- Christian Hanson of Balderdash Cellars
- Orion Howard and Eric Kerns of Bright Ideas Brewing
- Kristen van Ginhoven of WAM Theatre
- Paul LeBlanc of Zogics
- Vijay Mahida of Irinoula Hospitality
Growing/Advancing the Berkshire Economy
- Berkshire Grown
- General Dynamics Mission Systems
- Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics
- Unistress
- WiredWest
Newcomer of the Year
- Berkshire HorseWorks
- Bright Ideas Brewing
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Methuselah
- Pittsfield Community Connection
Nonprofit Impact
- Berkshire Family YMCA
- Berkshire Humane Society
- Berkshire South Regional Community Center
- BFAIR
- Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity
Under 40 Change-Maker
- Alice Maggio
- Andres Ramirez
- Christina Barrett
- Nataly Garzon
- Nial DeMena
Make sure to get your tickets as soon as possible as this is a sell-out event!
