PITTSFIELD â The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission has received $842,522 in federal CARES Act money to develop a program to provide technical assistance to area businesses and municipalities recovering from the economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and better prepare them for similar events.
1Berkshire, the countyâs state-designated economic development organization, also is involved in this two-year initiative. The agency will help the commission identify county businesses that qualify to receive technical assistance by focusing on economic clusters that were identified in the groupâs Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, an updated 80-page document on the state of the local economy and recommendations to move it forward that was released in 2019.
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Or of just being able to afford renting one for multiple nights?
Daniel Dus, founder and managing partner of Shared Estates Asset Fund GP, says he has found a way to bring the countyâs former Gilded Age mansions within reach of the middle class â as affordable short-term luxury rentals and, more importantly, as investment opportunities.
âI grew up in Richmond and Becket. Iâve never set foot in Canyon Ranch [the former Bellefontaine mansion]. I wasnât about to spend $1,500 a night for a hotel room; it always kind of felt wrong,â he said in a phone interview with The Eagle. âI always wanted to change that.â