Hub of the County

By Amy Dain
May 30th, 2008

On Wednesday I zipped down the highway to Pittsfield to meet with community and business leaders about Pioneer’s Middle Cities Initiative. They think of the city as the “Hub of Berkshire County” - which includes 31 municipalities.

I haven’t spent time in downtown Pittsfield since 1997. Wow, has it changed. The downtown looks great.

Is the Hub drawing the tourists who come to the region? Remains to be seen, but Pittsfield’s business owners are hoping for a good summer. Maybe with high gas prices, more New Yorkers and New Englanders will spend their vacations in the Berkshires, and visit downtown Pittsfield while they are there.

If you go, let me know what you think.