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Berkshire Economic Development
Corporation (BEDC)
75 North Street, Suite 360
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (413) 499-4000
Fax: (413) 447-9641
Email: info@Berkshireedc.com
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- The Berkshires is comprised of 30 unique towns and 2 cities encompassing 945 square miles, bordering Vermont to the north, New York to the west and Connecticut to the south.
- There are more than 2 million people within 50 miles of Pittsfield, MA the county’s largest city.
- The cost of living in the Berkshires is almost 8% lower than Burlington VT, 10% lower than Hartford CT, 20% lower than Providence RI, and 30% lower than the Greater Boston region.
- Currently, there is growing diversification. Some of the region’s leading employers include GE's Plastics division which is headquartered here, Crane & Company and MeadWestvaco have remained strong and other major employers such as KB Toys, Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America, Interprint, General Dynamics, and Berkshire Health Systems have prospered. Most recently, success has included WorkshopLive, a premier on-line music education company. It is in this mix of major corporate employers and new growing sectors of the economy that the Berkshires see the most economic gain. The Region is focused upon four unique clusters for current and future growth.
- Financial Services
- Diversified Manufacturing
- Hospitality, Arts & Culture
- Education & Knowledge creation
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