Downtown Pittsfield Moves Offices

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) has officially relocated its office location to 431 North Street, former home of Jan Perry Realty.
 
Standard office hours will be Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, with the caveat that staff are often out visiting DPI members. DPI recommends calling ahead (413-443-6501).
 
"Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. is excited to be moving on to North Street, joining so many of our wonderful members," said DPI's Managing Director Rebecca Brien. "We believe this opportunity will allow for our organization to grow in many ways, including providing classes, seminars, informational sessions, and gatherings to further strengthen the membership of DPI and our downtown."
 
DPI will be managing the Framework co-working space, also at 431 North Street, offering semi-private offices for day or monthly rentals. They will also offer a board room rental that holds up to 10 people and a multi-use classroom space rental with flexible configurations, easily accommodating up to 20 people.
 
Booking will begin in mid-July, and rentals will include Wi-Fi, with the option of TV, speaker phone, projector, and screen. DPI will be partnering with downtown restaurants on catering options, and renters will have access to a lounge area for buffet space outside of the meeting room.  
 
"I'm thrilled to see us moving into this dynamic space on North Street where Rebecca and her team will now be even better poised and positioned to serve the DPI membership in downtown Pittsfield," DPI Board President Chuck Leach said. 
 
DPI is a membership organization consisting of property owners, businesses, residents, cultural & entertainment venues, restaurants, and non-profit organizations who have joined forces to increase economic activity by promoting downtown as a great place to live, work, and play. DPI works in partnership with the various city departments which has led to major streetscape projects, parking improvements, and marketing initiatives.
 
 
 

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Big Lots to Close Pittsfield Store

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two major chains are closing storefronts in the Berkshires in the coming year.
 
Big Lots announced on Thursday it would liquidate its assets after a purchase agreement with a competitor fell through. 
 
"We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale," Bruce Thorn, Big Lots' president and CEO, said in the announcement. "While we remain hopeful that we can close an alternative going concern transaction, in order to protect the value of the Big Lots estate, we have made the difficult decision to begin the GOB process."
 
The closeout retailer moved into the former Price Rite Marketplace on Dalton Avenue in 2021. The grocery had been in what was originally the Big N for 14 years before closing eight months after a million-dollar remodel. Big Lots had previously been in the Allendale Shopping Center.
 
Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. It operated nearly 1,400 stores nationwide but began closing more than 300 by August with plans for another 250 by January. The Pittsfield location had not been amount the early closures. 
 
Its website puts the current list of stores at 960 with 17 in Massachusetts. Most are in the eastern part of the state with the closest in Pittsfield and Springfield. 
 
Advanced Auto Parts, with three locations in the Berkshires, is closing 500 stores and 200 independently owned locations by about June. 
 
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