BHS Named to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses

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BOSTON —  The Women's Edge together with its partner The Boston Globe, recently announced Berkshire Health Systems was again named one of the annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.

The 100 organizations honored generated over $124 billion in total revenue in 2023, demonstrating that women leaders continue to be key drivers of the state's economy. This is the second year in a row that BHS has been recognized.

"On behalf of the more than 4,000 dedicated healthcare professionals that serve Berkshire County and the surrounding region], we are very grateful to The Women's Edge and Boston Globe for this recognition," said Darlene Rodowicz, President and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems.

This is the 24th year that The Women's Edge – a Boston-based nonprofit organization devoted to advancing women in leadership positions — created the list through a nomination process and reviewed both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and the 12th year that the list was created in collaboration with The Boston Globe.

"The organizations on this year's diverse list are driving $124 billion of revenue into the Massachusetts economy and innovation across the country, from increased manufacturing capacity to breakthroughs in clinical care and therapeutics" said The Women's Edge Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Hailer. "We are honored to celebrate the Top 100 women leaders and hope it inspires others to drive for success here in our region and beyond."

In addition to revenue or operating budget, factors considered in the evaluation included workplace and management diversity, board makeup, and innovative projects. The full list will be published in the Globe Magazine's Women & Power issue at bostonglobe.com/magazine on November 1 and in print on Nov. 3.

"These 100 exceptional leaders, and the companies they run, are at the heart of the Massachusetts economy," said Globe Magazine editor Francis Storrs. "We're delighted to highlight their inspiration and impact through our longtime partnership with The Women's Edge."

 


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Pittsfield's Site 9 Near-Complete, Funding Secured for Sites 7 & 8

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The William Stanley Business Park is transforming from grey to greener. Site 9 is nearly completed and funds have been secured to ready Sites 7 and 8 for development.

"Sixteen and a half acres of concrete have been cracked and crushed, the demarcation layer was put down, we brought all the fill from Site 7 over to Site 9 and we brought in over 100,000 cubic yards of clean fill and topsoil to put on there," Business Development Manager Michael Coakley told the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority on Thursday.

"Water quality basins have been installed, utility corridors were constructed, the roadways, the curbs, the sidewalks have been constructed, and the grass has now been planted and we're just about there, ready to go. What's left now are the surveys that need to be done."

Members recognized that it was a really exciting year for the organization. Work began on Site 9, the park's largest parcel, early this year, and by August, Mill Town Capital announced its intent to purchase 4.7 acres.

"It's never looked better," said Edward Weagle, principal geologist at Roux Associates.

The investment firm envisions a commercial building upwards of 20,000 square feet in the space.  Across the street at 100 Woodlawn Ave., Mill Town intends to build a mixed-use development that includes housing.

Coakley reported that the two entities are working on a purchase and sale agreement. The last action items are surveying for a grant of easement and restriction for environmental conditions (ERE) on the property, and an approval not required (ANR) plan for subdivisions.

During the meeting, it was announced that PEDA received a $500,000 Site Readiness Program grant from MassDevelopment for Site 7 and Site 8. The approximately 3-acre sites are across Woodlawn Avenue from Site 9 and border Kellogg Street.

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