Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Indie Readery & Records—a brand new shop in downtown Pittsfield

"Our store serves as a community space for like-minded individuals to engage with new ideas, music, and humor, while providing a space for cultural and community events."

TECH & INNOVATION: Seeking a model way to sustain cultural creativity

What makes culture valuable is precisely what makes it difficult to support.

CAPITAL IDEAS: Is artificial intelligence taking your grandkids’ jobs?

Layoffs happen every year—that is nothing new. However, citing AI as a reason for layoffs is a relatively new development.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Berkshire Theatre Group helps Pittsfield’s South Community Food Pantry; Considine Leary & Arnold LLP welcomes partners; Co-op Bank welcomes Victoria LePrevost; BRPC...

The event brought together local musicians and community members for an evening of live music and generosity, with all proceeds supporting the South Community Food Pantry’s mission to provide food and essential items to Berkshire County residents in need.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Windy Hill Farm—celebrating nearly 45 years

This Great Barrington destination is known for U-pick apples and blueberries, fresh-cut Christmas trees and winterberries, nursery stock shrubs and trees, and a seasonally stocked farm store—now a holiday market.

TECH & INNOVATION: The breath behind the story

Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t sing either.

CAPITAL IDEAS: How rich are the top one percent? The top 10 percent?

If you need an action item, it is mindset. Contrary to popular belief, most millionaires (79 percent) are self-made, rather than being “trust-fund babies.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Indie Readery & Records opens in Pittsfield; The Clark appoints Lara Yeager-Crasselt; Adams Community Bank welcomes Amanda Belanger and Shannon Park; After...

Indie Readery & Records will focus on offering literature that promotes social justice, equity, and freedom places a strong emphasis on liberal and progressive viewpoints.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Beaver Mill and Eclipse Mill in North Adams

Thanks to a visionary couple, these historic buildings are serving as catalysts for mill restorations and magnets for artists.

CAPITAL IDEAS: Time to trim your 2025 tax bill

What you do before December 31, 2025, can be worth more than the same move on January 1, 2026. Talk to your financial advisor about steering you through these tax-avoidance tips.

TECH & INNOVATION: Finance, narratives, and bubbles

It is simply easier to tell a story than to deliver a product. What to do when storytelling outruns substance.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Great Barrington Business Alliance—Working to increase foot traffic, visibility, and local pride

“We’re working hard to create a collective voice and support network for the people who keep our Main Streets alive."

CAPITAL IDEAS: Are small banks about to crash the economy?

The Beige Book survey supports further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. However, inflation is becoming a problem again. The Fed should not cut rates later this month, but I believe they will.

TECH & INNOVATION: Books, cake and the cloud

How the new publishing ecosystem works for authors and readers alike.

‘Spanish for Bankers’ helps Greylock better serve the Berkshires community

“When you better understand your members, you’re better able to serve them. ‘Spanish for Bankers’ gives our employees fundamental basics for simple interactions while also taking a deeper dive into Hispanic and Latin cultures,” said Lowenstein.