Berkshire Enterprises Breakfast Forum

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If you could change one thing about your website, what would it be?

BERKSHIRE COUNTY - Berkshire Enterprises is holding its next Free Business Breakfast Forum on Friday June 26th from 7:30-9:00 AM in the third floor Board Room at One Fenn Street in Pittsfield. The Forum is titled If you could change one thing about your website, what would it be? Paul Carter, owner of Clickbasics will lead a discussion of small businesses evaluate their websites, implement changes and measure the results. Paul says, “Whether you’re planning a new website or upgrading an existing one, it’s never too late to step back from the trees and see the woods.”

Steve Fogel, Program Director of Berkshire Enterprises says, “Developing a website is only half the battle. Once it is finished businesses have to measure what is happening and modify the sites to get the results they are looking for.” The forum will include a discussion by participants of their experiences with their own websites and other people’s. We will share what works and what does not with the goal of helping participants better understand what is possible. Then participants can use that they have learned to improve the sites they have or are planning.

The Forum is funded by generous support from Greylock Federal Credit Union, Legacy Banks, Berkshire Bank, TD Banknorth, and the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank in space provided by CompuWorks. The forum is aimed at owners and managers of small businesses and those who support small businesses. The forums include an active discussion of techniques that work and can be implemented easily. A light breakfast is included. Anyone who is interested in attending should register by calling Steve Fogel at 413-236-2141. Space is limited and reservations are required.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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