Slow food, fast pace as Cantina owners work to open Great Barrington eatery NEW MARLBOROUGH — The home basement of the Irwins is packed with equipment and all manner of things typical of a Berkshire family of five. Except the humidity-controlled curing room."Good …

PERC grant to help acupuncture business improve operations The Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. has awarded a $5,000 Technical Assistance Grant to Shire Acupuncture LLC of Pittsfield to support computer and software purchases to manage medical …

5 tips for GE pension plan participants GREAT BARRINGTON — General Electric announced Monday it was freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 current workers. They are also offering lump-sum buyouts to 100,000 former employees not …

Berkshires' Best Employers 2019 Want to know if you should get an advanced degree? Is it time to change jobs? Do you think you can be more assertive in the workplace? These questions and more, answered in this installment of Berkshires' Best Employers.

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Executive Spotlight: John Reynolds, veterinarian and owner of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital, Shaker Hill Pet Resort PITTSFIELD — John Reynolds might be a veterinarian, but he grew up in a family in Wayne, N.J., that never owned a dog or a cat. When he was a junior in high school, Reynolds read a book on …

Executive Spotlight: Alfred Enchill, co-owner of Elegant Stitches, Pittsfield PITTSFIELD — Growing up in Ghana, Alfred Enchill's dream was to become a lawyer and work as a diplomat at the United Nations, but life had other plans.

Executive Spotlight: Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant didn't take a direct route to the Berkshires. She was born in Philly. Her father was an engineer in the Navy, so they moved often. Still, something in the Berkshires was calling her, VanSant said. Perhaps it was the ghost of W.E.B. Du Bois?

John Regan, Associated Industries of Massachusetts president and CEO The state's largest business association might be based in Boston, but it has deep ties to Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires — 26 manufacturers from the western part of the state, …

Executive Spotlight: John Bresnahan, managing partner, Devanny Condron Funeral Home, Pittsfield PITTSFIELD — John Bresnahan's professional career has been marked by his work in two professions: funeral service and license inspecting.Funeral directors are trained to be "empathetic" …

Executive Spotlight: Edward Forfa, CEO Berkshire Place Edward Forfa has worked at Berkshire Place, a senior health care community in Pittsfield, for two decades, the past 15 as executive director. Under his tenure, the nonprofit with roots dating to the …