PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A committee that spent the last two years working on the Berkshire Flyer project is anxious to see how 2,600 new visitors to the Berkshires each summer will bolster the economy.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After six months of work, the Berkshire Flyer subcommittee has an action plan to operate rail service from New York City to Pittsfield. The plan calls for 20 weeks in the
Berkshire residents might be forgiven for assuming that the businesses, nonprofit organizations and public entities that comprise the local economy either hum along or fail as a result of natural market forces. In fact,
An economic development group in Berkshire County has unveiled a new regional strategy for the first time in 12 years. Jonathan Butler – President and CEO of 1Berkshire – says the new plan, the
PITTSFIELD — Sort the local economy into clusters, and pursue action plans specific to each group. That is the central approach of an ambitious strategy designed to guide the Berkshire economy over the next
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BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA – After two years of research, more than one hundred interviews, and thousands of hours of work, 1Berkshire is excited to launch the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0. This initiative is a culmination of
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire economy is growing, according to 1Berkshire. The economic development agency said some $1 billion worth of investment has been made in the county in just the last three years.
December 31, 2018 MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council are pleased to submit the 11th annual report on activities of the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, as required by Chapter 123 of the Acts of
ALBANY — Plans for a seasonal weekend train service to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts are progressing, with a pilot program seeking to launch by Memorial Day 2020. Under current plans, Massachusetts would pay