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    1. Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 29 2012) Manufacturing

      Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires Michael Graney, the senior vice president of business development at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts in Springfield, said the "traditional, commodity-based heavy stuff" normally associated with New England manufacturing "is not going to make a lot of sense here" due to the high costs associated with labor, energy and doing business in this region. But Graney believes that small, well-run manufacturers who make products for a specific or "niche" markets, such as Pittsfield Plastics & Engineering, can succeed. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Berkshire Bank

    2. Big Y executes sale-lease agreement in Lee

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 24 2012) Retail

      Big Y had bought the Pleasant Street property for $4.25 million in September 2010 from the F.L. Roberts Co. of Springfield. F.L. Roberts formerly operated Diesel Dan’s truck stop plaza on the lot, which is located off Route 2 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. The company planned to convert the space into a $21.5 million travel plaza, but sold the property to Big Y when the economic downturn caused those plans to fall through. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield   Holyoke

    3. Gov. eyes additional $5M for cultural funding

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 19 2012)

      As the state prepares to formally release $853,000 in matching grants to support restoration, repairs and upgrades at a half-dozen Berkshire cultural organizations, the Gov. Deval Patrick administration has revealed plans to release an additional $5 million statewide in Cultural Facilities Fund awards for the coming year. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment

    4. Pittsfield Boosting science in the Berkshires

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Dec 22 2011) Life Sciences

      The president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center said she and her staff want to foster more developments in Western Massachusetts and Berkshire County. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    5. Lee Big Y grand opening nears - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Nov 2 2011) Retail

      Lee Big Y grand opening nears - Berkshire Eagle Online Big Y Foods Inc. will open its new store in Lee this week, bringing 150 jobs and a second major retail grocer to Lee for the first time in nearly 25 years. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods

    6. 'Boston to the Berkshires' event to be held Wednesday

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Nov 1 2011)

      Marty Jones, the new head of MassDevelopment, will speak on Wednesday at "Boston to the Berkshires," a forum featuring state and local economic development leaders at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, 500 Benedict Road. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Rick Lord

    7. Local business grants introduced

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Oct 5 2011)

      Cruise is the director of business and employer services for the Hampden County Regional Employment Board and also oversees regional distribution of funds from the On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grants (OJT) program. BerkshireWorks is an OJT partner. (Read Full Article)

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    8. Big Y to hire 100 employees for its new store in Lee - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Oct 3 2011) Retail

      Big Y to hire 100 employees for its new store in Lee - Berkshire Eagle Online Monday October 3, 2011 LEE -- Big Y Foods Inc. plans to hire 100 people for its new store in Lee thats expected to open next month, company officials have said. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield

    9. Wind bill hearing set for Wed. in Hancock - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Sep 6 2011) Energy

      Wind bill hearing set for Wed. in Hancock - Berkshire Eagle Online Tuesday September 6, 2011 The state Legislatures Joint Committee on Telecom, Utilities and Energy will convene a public hearing in Hancock on Wednesday to seek input regarding a wind turbine bill partly inspired by struggles developers faced in the Berkshires. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Berkshire Regional Planning Commission

    10. Berkshire Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce offices moving - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Aug 22 2011) Tourism

      Friday August 19, 2011 The Berkshire Visitors Bureau -- the countys primary tourism organization -- is moving out of the Discover the Berkshires Visitors Center in Adams, its home since 2004, and the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce is leaving the Central Block on North Street in Pittsfield, its home of 11 years. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   1Berkshire   Stuart Chase

    11. Ground-breaking step at business park

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Aug 9 2011)

      Ground-breaking step at business park Western Massachusetts Electric Co. was the first to use space at the William Stanley Business Park when it built its solar-panel project last year, but the MountainOne Financial Center will be the first building erected at the commercial complex 13 years after it was conceived. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    12. Broadband grant will help 'last mile' - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Apr 9 2011) Information Technology

      A new grant opportunity from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) aims to make it easier for service providers and municipalities to bridge the gap between a new fiber-optic network being built and the "last mile" of connection to homes and businesses. The competitive grants of up to $50,000 are open to a range of groups, public and private, from major service providers down to small municipalities. "We’re expecting to get applications from a number of potential providers, big and small, to make it fair and open to the largest possible pool that we could," said Jason Whittet, deputy ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Broadband Institute

    13. WMECO grant for BCC in excess of $200,000

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Mar 29 2011) Education , Energy , Green Region

      WMECO grant for BCC in excess of $200,000 According to WMECO President and CEO Peter J. Clarke, this is the largest grant that the Northeast Utilities Foundation has ever awarded to an entity in Western Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Northeast Utilities   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    14. Broadband initiative clears a big hurdle

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Mar 15 2011) Information Technology

      A state initiative to bring broadband to remote and underserved communities in northern and western Massachusetts announced Monday that it received federal approval integral to beginning construction. (Read Full Article)

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    15. Ex-lawmaker Bosley becomes CEO at North Adams nonprofit

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Feb 24 2011)

      Ex-lawmaker Bosley becomes CEO at North Adams nonprofit NORTH ADAMS -- Veteran lawmaker Daniel E. Bosley has been named the Partnership for North Adams' chief executive officer. Bosley, who's been working with the organization as a consultant for the last four weeks, said the partnership will allow him to apply the economic development expertise he honed in the Statehouse at the local level, where he plans to reinvigorate private sector commitments and investments in the city. The Partnership for North Adams, a nonprofit, was formed by the city, Mass MoCA and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to boost economic development. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Greenfield

    16. Paper mill bounces back - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Dec 25 2010) Manufacturing , Paper Manufacturing

      Paper mill bounces back - Berkshire Eagle Online Last month, the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development honored Onyx as its top performer for job retention and expansion this year in Western Massachusetts, an award well deserved according to state Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli. "I call Onyx a rags-to-riches story," said Pignatelli. Onyx Specialty Papers has bucked a trend in Lee that began three years ago, when MeadWestvaco began the exodus of paper mill jobs from the once mostly blue-collar town. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Office of Business Development

    17. Ships deal a go - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Dec 23 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Ships deal a go - Berkshire Eagle Online General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems expects to add 500 or more jobs at its Pittsfield plant over the next five years to handle a U.S. Navy contract for 10 specialized combat ships. "This is a landmark day for the city of Pittsfield. I could not be happier," Mayor James M. Ruberto told The Eagle on Wednesday. "The city is a beneficiary for having General Dynamics in it." "It's as about as good economic news as we could have wished for, and it's real," said state Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   General Dynamics   John Kerry

    18. WMECO supply costs to drop slightly

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Dec 10 2010) Energy

      According to WMECO, the supply rate for residential customers will drop 7.5 percent, or less than a penny over the current fixed rate, while small commercial and industrial customers will experience a 4.2 percent decrease, which is also less than one cent. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    19. 2 tax breaks to fuel growth n The town aims to encourage two economic development projects ...

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Oct 29 2010)

      A pair of economic development projects worth nearly $21 million that would create 165 new jobs are poised to receive property tax breaks from the town. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield

    20. New solar facility is pumping energy

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Oct 26 2010) Energy

      Berkshire Economic Development Authority President David M. Rooney said the project embodied three factors that are essential for the region's economic growth: environment, education and energy. "We're seeing all those being brought into play with this project," he said. "I applaud the people at Western Massachusetts Electric and all the people involved here for moving that effort forward." (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    21. Have real estate, will travel

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Sep 22 2010)

      Have real estate, will travel MassDevelopment, the state's finance and development agency, and the Berkshire Economic Development Corporation combined forces to lead their 20 guests on a two and half hour bus and walking tour of sites in Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment

    22. Pact OK’d in wind project n The developer will relocate 3 turbines; resort will ...

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Sep 3 2010) Energy , Green Region

      Berkshire Wind spokesman Tyler Fairbank labeled the settlement as a "milestone" in the project's development. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    23. Triple play for jobs

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Aug 4 2010) Life Sciences

      "We've hired five new people and we're moving toward eight," said Muraca at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, where city and state officials gathered to welcome the company. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

    24. Planners to review Big Y Foods deal - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jun 21 2010) Retail

      The Springfield-based Big Y has submitted to the Lee Planning Board plans to construct a new 45,000-square-foot store at the former Diesel Dan's truck stop on Pleasant Street (Route 102). The 8-acre parcel, currently owned by F.L. Roberts & Co. of Springfield, is located off Exit 2 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   Springfield