Runners, like any other athletes, are used to pushing themselves. In 2011, when master runners Kent and Shiobbean Lemme opened the Berkshire Running Center in Pittsfield, Mass., their goal was to become the Grand

If you’ve been hearing more and more about the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Mass. over the past five years, that has a lot to do with its executive director, Van Shields. Under his benevolent

Massachusetts has long been on the cutting edge of enterprises ranging from education and biotech to changes in our health care system. But there’s another home-grown enterprise that the state is cultivating that is

Beryl Jolly, Executive Director of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, discusses their capital campaign to restore their historic theater, retire old debt, and establish operating reserves. She says their cash reserve will allow the

The idea of change in Stockbridge might seem antithetical to its nature, because the town’s economy is centered on tourism driven by its quintessential New England charm. Indeed, thousands of people flock to Stockbridge

Since 2007, when Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort invested $4 million in the first 1.5 megawatt wind turbine to power a ski area in the Northeast, the business has been working to eliminate the unstable,

 The Brazilian community in the Berkshires used to be larger. Thiago Oliveira recalls 75 or 80 worshippers at Sunday services in the Assembly of God Brazilian church in Pittsfield. The 2008 financial crisis caused

Preserving state tourism funding is a constant battle, one that should not have to be waged at all, let alone on a regular basis. For the Berkshires, this funding represents a booster shot directly