 Planners Hope to Break Ground on Pittsfield's Site 9 in AugustOn Wednesday, the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority received an update from the project consultants.  $10 Million Site 9 Redevelopment Now Fully FundedThe project will go out to bid in the spring with an expectation of construction beginning over the summer. Substantial completion could be seen in 2024.  Former GE Site Garners Over $6M for RedevelopmentThe William Stanley Business Park is closer to fulfilling the $10 million needed to redevelop its biggest parcel, Site 9.  Local, State Officials Promote Forward Bill at Berkshire Innovation CenterLocal and state officials are urging the passage of the Future Opportunities for Resiliency, Workforce, and Revitalized Downtowns, or FORWARD, bill that is expected to bring nearly $12 million to the city.  Prospective Tenants on Horizon for William Stanley Business Park, Funding Sought AfterCoakley said the business park is still in "early talks" with a prospective tenant for the site and hopes to have an eminent developer once the property is ready. In the fall, he reported that a large light manufacturing and product distribution company was interested in Sites 7, 8, and 9.  William Stanley Business Park Considers Tunnel Under WoodlawnThe city's Business Development Manager Michael Coakley explained to the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority board on Friday that there is a large light manufacturing and product distribution company interested in all three sites.  Cultivators Berkshire Kind to Begin Site Work at William Stanley Business Park in the FallIn the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority's first meeting since fall 2020, interim Director Michael Coakley reported that the cultivators' goal is to start site work and foundation work this fall. |
