AT&T withdraws plans for cell tower at Pontoosuc Woolen Mill

PITTSFIELD — Plans for a cell tower at the old Pontoosuc Woolen Mill property have fizzled amid neighborhood opposition and questions from city officials.AT&T Mobility New England withdrew …

Bill Schmick | @theMarket: The 'Apprentice' manages the markets Where to begin? The China trade deal, the United Kingdom elections, the impeachment of the president? Let's not forget the agreement on a new North American trade deal as well. It was a heck of a …
'Fantasy homestead made of stone' A Berkshire Eagle news feature from 1984 called this a "Fantasy homestead made of stone." And that seems to encapsulate this stone-built, 2,379-square-foot home at 306 Old Windsor Road in Dalton.A …
Holiday money-saving strategies that can backfire Holiday marketers have your number, and they know how to entice you to spend.You try to rein it in. But two favorite strategies can lead to spending more, according to a 2018 survey by the Center for …
Fast Track: BSC names 2019 Associate Artists PITTSFIELDBSC names 2019 Associate ArtistsActor Alan H. Green, composer Joe Iconis, costume designer Sara Jean Tosetti and actress Peggy Pharr Wilson have been selected as the 2019 members of …
TRENDING IN BUSINESS
Springfield firm adds to Lenox property holdings LENOX — A Springfield investment firm that purchased the Village Shop ping Center eight years ago has added three more properties to its burgeoning …
Couple offer $100k matching gift to Berkshire South
Executive Spotlight: Joanne Longton, owner of Elm Street Luncheonette
Slow food, fast pace as Cantina owners work to open Great Barrington eatery
'Fantasy homestead made of stone'
Insider Insight
Bill Schmick | The Independent Investor: Will Santa satisfy retailers? Ready, get set, go! That's what the nation's retailers are hoping you will do, preferably before your Thanksgiving dinner has barely been digested. Black Friday has become Black Week, while holiday …
Allen Harris: Cash registers are so 2006 I publish a hyperlocal business newsletter, called the Berkshire Confidence Index, or BCI. In the Spring 2018 BCI survey, which was sent out to nearly 4,000 local business owners, I added the …
Liz Weston: Is it time to switch your college savings plan? College savings plans are a great way to save for education. But not all college savings plans are great.Most state-sponsored 529 college savings plans, which allow you to invest in a tax-advantaged …
Executive Spotlight

Executive Spotlight: Joseph 'Joe' McGovern, CEO, Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires PITTSFIELD — Joseph "Joe" McGovern has a deep affinity for the Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires. He first joined the club when he was nine, worked there as a teenager and developed a …
Executive Spotlight: Liana Toscanini, director of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires PITTSFIELD — Volunteering makes Liana Toscanini feel useful, and her background in marketing gives her the skill set that small nonprofits look for when they're seeking visibility in a crowded …
Executive Spotlight: Jeffrey Thomas, CEO of Lever PITTSFIELD — Jeffrey Thomas arrives for an interview with index cards that he spreads out in front of him. He pauses to look through them while answering a question."Sorry," he said. "I want to …
Executive Spotlight: Heather Boulger, executive director of MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board PITTSFIELD — Heather Boulger was the first member of her family to graduate from college. The North Adams native originally wanted to be a teacher, but gravitated toward workforce development …
Executive Spotlight: Luke Marion, owner and operator of Otto's Uncorked and Red Apple Butchers PITTSFIELD — Luke Marion once studied computational biology at Rochester Institute of Technology. But his career in higher education was interrupted when he received an offer that he couldn't …
Executive Spotlight: Mike Spelman, co-owner of Mike's Maytag PITTSFIELD — Mike Spelman can be quick with a quip and engaging in conversation — two qualities that serve him well in his chosen profession.Spelman is the Mike in Mike's Maytag Home …
Real Estate Transactions

Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, Nov. 25-29

Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, Nov. 18-22
Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, Nov. 11-15
Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, Nov. 4-8
Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, Oct. 21-25

Read more real estate news

Real Estate

If you've dreamed of owning a beautiful home on a secluded lake in the Berkshires ...

This property is tucked away, located at the end of 135 Fiddlehead Trail in Sheffield, Massachusetts, yet it's just off the beaten path, located in between Route 7 and Route 183 by a few miles each direction. …

More Business News
Bill Schmick | @theMarket: The 'Apprentice' manages the markets
Where to begin? The China trade deal, the United Kingdom elections, the impeachment of the president? Let's not forget the agreement on a new North American trade deal as well. It was a heck of a … more
|
The author says that Wall Street and the nation have been snookered too many times by President Donald Trump and his tweets of misinformation and "fake" announcements on the U.S.-China trade deal to take anything at face value.
Holiday money-saving strategies that can backfire
Holiday marketers have your number, and they know how to entice you to spend.You try to rein it in. But two favorite strategies can lead to spending more, according to a 2018 survey by the Center for … more
|
According to a 2018 survey by the Center for the New Middle Class, consumers who shopped at sales were 50 percent more likely to say they spent more than they expected. Among shoppers who used coupons, 38.5 percent said they overspent.
Fast Track: BSC names 2019 Associate Artists
PITTSFIELDBSC names 2019 Associate ArtistsActor Alan H. Green, composer Joe Iconis, costume designer Sara Jean Tosetti and actress Peggy Pharr Wilson have been selected as the 2019 members of … more
Mary Ann and Bob Norris
Allen Harris: Businesses fail all the time. It's not your fault. Or is it?
Just in the last couple of weeks, The Berkshire Eagle has reported on local prominent closings and quasi-closings. Still others shuttered without a whimper. And even more struggled to keep up with … more
|
The author says that business owners should ask their best customers why they do business with them, then ask their most prized prospective clients why they aren't doing business with them. They shouldn't assume that the experience they are offering their customers is the experience their next customer might value the most.
Executive Spotlight: John Perreault, executive director of the Berkshire Humane Society
PITTSFIELD — John Perreault received an internship at an animal shelter while he was growing up in Methuen. The experience changed his life. "I had an internship through school," he said. "The … more
|
John Perreault said that the first day he worked on an internship at an animal shelter, he said to himself: "This is what I want to do."
What's on the Agenda for Dec. 16-20: Meet other entrepreneurs
MONDAYMeet other entrepreneurs The monthly 1Berkshire Berkshire Starts Entrepreneurial Meetup meets at 4 p.m. at the Foundry, 2 Harris St., West Stockbridge. Meet and network with other entrepreneurs … more
With purchase of competitor's sites, Dwyer Funeral Home branching out
PITTSFIELD — Looking to expand, Pittsfield's oldest funeral home turned to a long-standing friendship with a competitor to provide itself with more options.Dwyer Funeral Home on North Street … more
|
Dwyer Funeral Home, Pittsfield's oldest funeral home, has purchased Wellington Funeral Home's sites in Pittsfield and Dalton. New signage was placed on Wellington's two former properties, at 220 East St. in Pittsfield, above, and 525 Main St. in Dalton, this month.
Bill Schmick | The Independent Investor: False promises hit farmers and manufacturers
The very people who were supposed to benefit from making America great again have become victims of the man who promised them so much but has delivered so little.While the Rust Belt states of … more
|
The author says that, given the facts of farm production in this country and throughout the world, the small farmer of old is heading into extinction. In its place have risen boutique farms that are producing crops and foodstuffs for a large population of consumers who buy direct and live close by.
Farmers receive infrastructure awards
Seventeen farms from Berkshire County and eastern New York were among the 62 regional farmers who were honored recently for receiving 2019 Local Farmers Awards from the Harold Grinspoon Charitable … more
Center receives renovation grants
GREAT BARRINGTON — The Schumacher Center for a New Economics has received $65,000 from the Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick Trust and $2,500 from Ed Herrington Inc. for the renovation of its research … more

Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions