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Mad Macs, an Apple retailer and service provider, is moving to larger quarters at Allendale Shopping Plaza.

Mad Macs Moving From North Street to Allendale

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After seven years on North Street, Mad Macs is moving to the Allendale Shopping Plaza.
 
Founder Scott Kirchner announced last week that the company plans to renovate the former Optical Center space into a larger retail store and expanded service and training area.
 
"We have been considering this move for quite some time and it finally makes sense for our organization and our customers to take advantage of this opportunity," Kirchner said. "It was a very difficult decision to make as we have worked very hard and have been very active in supporting downtown Pittsfield."
 
Kirchner and Daryl Corbett started the company in 1998 and opened a repair shop on East Housatonic Street. The company provides full sales, services, and repairs for Apple products. In 2011, it opened its retail store on North Street and a few years later it opened a second retail store in Williamstown.
 
"Over the past two years we have been working hard to diversify our offerings which includes expanding into PC sales and services, Boardroom installations, expanded network services, Managed Services for Small business and AV installation services. As a result, our company has grown and this new space will fit our needs in a way our current space cannot," Kirchner said.
 
"This is bittersweet in so many ways. While we will continue to support and push for a thriving downtown, our business is growing and we feel this is the direction that will best serve our needs."
 
The Allendale location is expected to open in March or April this year.

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Pittsfield Cannabis Cultivator Plans Dispensary

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD. Mass. — A cannabis cultivator and manufacturer has opted to sell its products on site in Downing Parkway. 

The Zoning Board of Appeals this month approved a special permit for J-B.A.M. Inc. to operate a dispensary out of its existing grow facility. There will only be changes to the interior of 71 Downing Parkway, as there will be less than 500 square feet of retail space in the 20,000-square-foot building. 

"My only concern would be the impact, and really would be traffic, which I don't think is excessive, the odor, if there was one, but that doesn't seem to be an issue, and I think it's a good location for a marijuana facility," board member Thomas Goggins said. 

The company's indoor cultivation site plan was approved in 2019, an amendment to add manufacturing and processing in 2021, and on the prior day, a new site plan to add a retail dispensary was approved by the Community Development Board. 

J-B.A.M. cannabis products are available in local dispensaries. 

The interior of the facility will be divided to accommodate an enclosed check-in area, front entrance, retail lobby, secure storage room, offices, and two bathrooms. There are 27 parking spaces for the facility, which is sufficient for the use. 

No medical or recreational cannabis uses are permitted within 500 feet of a school or daycare, a setback that is met, and the space is within an industrial park at the end of a cul-de-sac. 

"The applicant desires the restructuring of the business to be more competitive in the industry with the ability to grow and sell their own cannabis products so they have more financial stability," Chair Albert Ingegni III, read from the application. 

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