The Berkshire Business Outlook : Recent Episodes
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The BBO is a check-in on the local economy through business profiles and interviews with professionals who understand issues relating to local commerce.
We speak with Pamela Knudsen, distinguished tax compliance and regulation expert in the lodging industry about what recent tax changes might mean to people in the Berkshires hospitality industry.
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Berkshares, the local currency that was started in 2006 for the Berkshire region, is celebrating its 15th year by going digital.
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If Social Media and digital content are your thing, have we got a show for you. PodCamp Western Mass. #8 is upon us, and you’re looking to connect with comrades in the industry, this is the un-conference for you We speak with Jaclyn Stevenson, Director of Public Relations and Social Media at Winstanley Parnters, who has been a driving force behind PodCamp since the beginning. A full day of lively discussion, info-sharing, and plenty of documentation via smartphone, tablet, or laptop awaits at PodCamp Western Mass. 8 (#PCWM8) on Saturday, April 2 at Holyoke Community College’s Kittredge Business Center.
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Emily Watts, executive director of the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce joins us again, this time as the guest on our very first “Chamber Check-In” segment of the show. Williamstown’s Holiday Walk Saturday, December 5th (with events on Friday & Sunday, too) Spring Street, Williamstown Most events and activities are free! We talk about the Williamstown Holiday Walk, held the first Saturday in December that includes traditional holiday festivities such as old-fashioned caroling and horse-drawn carriage rides. A Reindog Parade Penny Social, and Santa Claus round out the day. Emily also shares info about “Unsilent Night,” a celebration of music,
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Professor Richard Yanow, who teaches investment and finance in the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Department of Business Administration and Economics, discusses the importance of keeping calm amidst volatility in the stock market. Mainstream media can be a great source of information about what’s happening in the business world, but don’t read too much into looming, distant events that could affect investors in unknowable ways, says Yanow. Developments such as the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership or the raising of interests rates by the Federal reserve could shore up confidence or send jitters through the financial world. The better bet,
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1Berkshire holds its first Creative Resources Conference, a “how-to, where-to” for artists and creative entrepreneurs, at Hotel on North in downtown Pittsfield, Thursday, November 12, 2015. The Creative Resources Conference is a day-long program that will connect over 100 regional arts and creative professionals to services, resources, and industry experts. Six panels will dive deep into issues such as finding the right partners and collaborators, cultivating buyers and investors, using images and stories to reach audiences, utilizing creative space, budgeting for growth, and managing legal and financial obstacles. The conference will also offer three hands-on workshops where attendees can
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Country Curtains recently launched “Berkshire Originals,” an online portal into the creativity of local arts offerings for the rest of the world to enjoy. By building relationships with all types of Berkshire artists, this interior decor landmark hopes to satisfy the longing of customers for the handmade, one-of-a-kind pieces you can only find here. Country Curtains keeps tradition with digital gallery In 1976, driven by a concern for providing affordable quality to our customers, the Fitzpatricks formed the Housatonic Curtain Company to manufacture products for Country Curtains. Located in the nearby town of Housatonic, the Housatonic Curtain Company still produces
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As local economy continues to strengthen, Maggio says organization seeks to broaden the reach of BerkShares to encourage support of local businesses We speak with Alice Maggio, Program Coordinator at Berkshares, Inc., fresh from her trip to the Basque region of Spain. She explains the history of local currencies in the region, and describes her optimism for the use of BerkShares on a wider basis into Berkshire County’s northern extreme. BerkShares are a local currency for the Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Federal currency is exchanged for BerkShares at six branch offices of three local banks and spent at 400 locally
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Ken Kuttner, Chair of the Department of Economics at Williams College, provides some perspective on world markets and China’s scramble to stay solvent. The Berkshire Business Outlook Caught up with Ken Kuttner after a couple days of chasing him around Asia. We caught up with him in Queensland, Australia. He was generous with his time and gracious with his answers, supplying insightful answers to my, at times, Econ 101 questions about this past week’s stock market instability and China’s economic house of cards. Ken Kuttner is a professor of economics at Williams College, and a Research Associate of the
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