Saturday, March 21, 2026

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Alice Maggio

Alice Maggio is a member of the Sheffield Contra Dance Committee and the board of trustees of the Berkshire Children's Chorus. She was the former director of programs at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics and former executive director of BerkShares. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in planning and policy at Tufts University.

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BerkShares Business of the Month: The Red Lion Inn

"Our business is inextricably linked not only with the cultural institutions that make the Berkshires such a rich place to live, but also to the economic development of the area and the well-being of the people that work for us." -- Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality Group

BerkShares Business of the Month: Great Barrington Bra & Girl

Find your niche and don’t be afraid to reach out to someone who is doing something similar to you. We reached out to our friend Tony Chojnowski in Lenox to help us with our business plan. I think that most people in the Berkshires would help someone just starting out.” -- April Burch, co-owner of Great Barrington Bra & Girl

BerkShares Business of the Month: The Mahaiwe

"It is a quite unique to be able to share world-class talent in such a warm, intimate space, a 700-seat theater in a rural community, where you can walk down the hill to get to the theater and then see somebody who has been on some of the world’s best stages." -- Beryl Jolly

BerkShares businesses: One Mercantile

We focus on small-batch production and locally made goods. We are trying to create a unique shopping experience in Great Barrington. -- One Mercantile co-owner, Abby Webster
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