Decor Store With Local Motives Opens In North Adams By John Durkan,
08:30PM / Thursday, July 25, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ashley Priester took her passion for locally produced crafts and has channeled that into a small business.
Her store, AP Home Decor and More, located at 10 Ashland St., opened on Monday and on Saturday will have its grand opening.
Priester said the idea for a store came about as her house began to run out of room for crafting and friends encouraged her to open a business. Renee Tassone, owner of Eat to Total Health, encouraged Priester to take a chance at the spot next door to her business.
"I just went for it," Priester said.
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Berkshire Bank Acquiring 20 Bank of America Branches| 03:04PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2013 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The county's largest bank is getting bigger with the addition of 20 retail bank branches in New York.
Berkshire Bank, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc., has entered into a purchase-and-assumption agreement for bank branches from Bank of America. The branches are located in New York markets within or contiguous to markets currently served by Berkshire.
The acquired branches have approximately $640 million in total deposits and $5 million in loans. Both banks will be working to ensure a seamless transition for customer accounts; employees will transfer over to Berkshire Bank.
This acquisition is subject to regulatory approval from
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Adams Community Bank Receives 5-Star Rating| 09:17AM / Monday, July 15, 2013 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — BauerFinancial, Inc., a national bank rating and research firm, gave Adams Community Bank a five-star rating.
The rating insists that the bank excels in capital, asset quality, probability and other areas.
Additionally, Adams Community Bank has earned a five-star rating from Bauer for 94 consecutive quarters.
BauerFinancial, Inc., based out of Coral Gables, Fla., has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution pays BauerFinancial to rate it, nor can any choose to be excluded.
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Disaster Relief Grant Will Be Used to Aid BusinessesStaff Reports,
07:54AM / Saturday, July 13, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires and Franklin County are teaming up on a grant to help small businesses in the two regions.
The project will be launched on Friday, July 19, with an event at 11 a.m. at MediTerra on Main Street.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a Disaster Relief Opportunity grant to the Franklin County Community Development Corp. with project partners Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. The goals are to support small businesses and entrepreneurs that are investing in their businesses and creating jobs.
Officials also see the project as a way to build economic collaboration
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