Biz Briefs: Fairfield Inn & Suites Honored for Performance
What a performance: The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Great Barrington has been presented with the Performance Award.
Receiving the Silver award the Fairfield Inn & Suites/Great Barrington is thrilled to share this remarkable achievement with the Marriott International and Fairfield Inn & Suites community as well as all of Great Barrington.
“Our dedicated team is making a difference by consistently putting the guests’ needs first, enabling them to make the most of their time in the Berkshires. We are very proud that the associates create an atmosphere that our visitors can call home,” said Patty Jordan, general manager.
In addition to the Silver Performance Award, the Fairfield Inn & Suite also was recently rated #1 hotel in Great Barrington on Trip Advisor. Located at 249 Stockbridge Road the 93-room Fairfield Inn & Suites/Great Barrington operates as a Marriott franchise, owned by the Mahida Family, Great Barrington, MA, and managed by Emerald Hospitality of Westlake, Ohio. The hotel is perfect for reunions, wedding blocks, corporate meetings, functions and families.
Going, going ...: The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce has launched its popular annual online auction to raise funds for community events and promote local business in the Southern Berkshires.
This fourth online auction is once again hosted on the Bidding For Good site - www.BiddingforGood.com/SouthernBerkshires - and runs through June 27 at 9 p.m.
More 200 businesses have donated items and one-of-a-kind experiences: everything from popular restaurant gift certificates to cooking classes; home items to camp vacations; unique prints to cultural events; tickets to professional sporting events; antiques; and much more.
Items will continue to be added to the auction throughout the month so check back often.
The champions: Berkshire Bank and The Berkshire Bank Foundation received eight Financial Marketing Awards for their work in the community and leading edge products.
The bBank received the following prestigious awards:
Community Champion Award, Gold – for their overall philanthropic work
Civic Involvement Award, Gold – for their nationally acclaimed XTEAM Employee Volunteer Program
Brand Award, Bronze – for their unveiling of the X Identifier
Brand Award, Bronze – for their work with Firestone Financial, a Berkshire Bank Company branding
Deposit Award, Gold – for their Bank@Work products
Loan Award, Gold – for their Credit Cards For Whatever Your Need campaign
Public Relations Award, Gold –for their release of The Sum quarterly newsletter
Internal Marketing Award, Gold – for their internal employee communications, including newsletter, email blasts and volunteer website
All awards were presented at a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Newport, R.I., on May 12.
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