LENOX — More than $260 million statewide, including $103 million in Berkshire County.
That’s the overall economic impact of the Boston Symphony’s summer season at Tanglewood and its three-season schedule in Boston, including the Boston Pops.
The big numbers come from an independent study by Williams College professor of economics Stephen Sheppard that depicts the BSO as “a key economic force” in western and eastern Massachusetts.
“Tanglewood has an enormous impact on the economy of Berkshire County in particular, increasing total economic output by more than $100 million and supporting as many as 1,000 jobs,” Sheppard’s report concludes. The effects on the county’s economy result in an unemployment rate that is 1.8 percentage points below what it would be otherwise, he noted in his study completed last October. Read more about the $103 million in Berkshire County >>
