Half-day Business Expo in Dalton on August 9

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All Berkshire County is coordinating a half-day Business Resource Expo on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Stationery Factory in Dalton from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

A collaborative effort of EforAll, 1Berkshire, Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, the event will feature booths from more than 25 organizations that support small business, panel discussions and plenty of opportunities for networking. The event is free and open to the public.   

Business owners and managers will be able to connect with organizations and programs that have resources to help them – whether with technical assistance, funding or grant programs, marketing or other advice or support. The program will be valuable for existing businesses, would-be entrepreneurs and solo service providers and consultants.

Participants will be able to access experts through a series of panel discussions led by regional experts:

  • "Which organization can help me with what?" moderated by Ben Lamb of 1Berkshire.

  • "Fueling Your Business: Where’s the Money?" moderated by Raymond Lanza-Weil of Common Capital

  • "How can I find more customers ... What marketing works?" moderated by Noah Cook-Dubin of Kanoa Consulting

A networking area will be open throughout the event for one-on-one conversations and meetings. The list of exhibitors, as of July 11, includes:

EforAll, Berkshire County, 1Berkshire, Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp., Berkshire Innovation Center, TD Bank, Mountain One, Mass Health Connector, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Berkshire Bank, Adams Community Bank, CDC of Southern Berkshire, Common Capital, North Adams Chamber Franklin County CDC, Downtown Pittsfield Inc., Schumacher Center, Lever Inc., Berkshire Community College, Berkshire Eagle, MassHire, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Forge, Berkshire Immigrant Center, Mass Development, Berkshire Black Economic Council, Aligned Workplace, Center for Women & Enterprise.
 
Those interested can register for the event at http://bcbizexpo.com
 

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MassDEP Talks Pollution Plans for Pontoosuc Lake

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has some options for restore a polluted Pontoosuc Lake back to health.
 
These were reviewed last Wednesday at a public information session.
 
Holly Brown, an analyst with MassDEP's Watershed Planning Program, said the lake is showing signs of nutrient pollution and eutrophication — a condition which promotes algae blooms, fish kills and dead zones — and cited recent algae blooms that resulted in public health advisories.
 
Matt Ladewig, principal scientist with TRC Companies of Windsor, Conn., explained the two different avenues Pittsfield and Lanesborough can take to help restore Pontoosuc Lake.
 
The two potential avenues include determining the lakes capacity for pollution (Total Maximum Daily Load) and developing a Nine Element Wastershed-based plan.
 
"The TMDL process is more formal and allocates pollutant loads to contributing point and non-point services in a way that will allow the water body to meet water quality standards," said Ladewig. 
 
A TMDL plan would identify the impairment, the causes and the pollutant load reductions. Following public comments, it would have to approved by the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency to be eligible for grants. 
 
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