New Berkshire Magazine Debuts This SummerBy Tammy Daniels,
12:52PM / Thursday, April 19, 2012 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A new regional magazine will launch this June/July to cover culture, arts, fashion and style in the Berkshires.
Berkshire Magazine joins the five regional magazines covering parts of Connectictut and Bedford, N.Y., published by Morris Media Group. Elements of the periodicals also appear as part of www.TownVibe.com.
Geoffrey Morris, editor-in-chief and publisher, isn't afraid to step in where the award-winning Berkshire Living tried and failed.
"They were putting out a good product and they were demonstrating there was an advertising market there," said Morris last week. "People loved the magazine. ... Advertisers and readers both want 4 Comments
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Excelsior Printing Acquires Berkshire Information Systems| 02:47PM / Monday, December 05, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Excelsior Printing Co. has acquired the assets of Berkshire Information Systems of Lenox Dale to form Excelsior Integrated LLC.
"For several years now, Excelsior Printing has worked with Berkshire Information Systems on various projects that mutually benefited our customers. We have grown to admire the capabilities of BIS and, especially, its people," said Excelsior Chairman David Crane. "When the opportunity arose to acquire the assets of the company and work more closely with its customers, we felt we had to act quickly. It is very exciting to establish a new company that 1 CommentRead More >> |
Berkshire Living FoldsStaff Reports,
01:35PM / Saturday, May 07, 2011 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The award-winning Berkshire Living has folded, according to a report in The Berkshire Eagle on Saturday.
Publisher Michael Zivyak told The Eagle on Friday that a deal to sell Berkshire Living and its affiliated titles to Delaware lifestyle publisher Today Media fell through at the "11th hour."
iBerkshires called the Berkshire Living office several times last week but no one picked up and also left phone and email messages for Zivyak when it became apparent the magazine's website was no longer being populated.
The regional lifestyle magazine, "The Good Life in the Country," offered interviews and features on local cultural attractions and
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Excelsior Brings Greeting Card Co. To North AdamsAndy McKeever,
05:22PM / Tuesday, February 01, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Excelsior Printing Co. will bring its newly acquired business to the city.
The Roberts Drive printing company announced Tuesday that it purchased Oatmeal Studios of Rochester, Vt., and will bring the inventory and warehousing to the city, which could translate into local jobs.
"The founders wanted to retire. We were in negotiations for about a month and finalized the deal last week," Julianne Fruscio, Excelsior's business development and marketing coordinator, said on Tuesday.
Excelsior has been printing Oatmeal Studios' greeting cards for more than 20 years.
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Qualprint Judged 'Excellent'Staff Reports,
06:11PM / Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | |
No one should be surprised to learn that Quality Printing Co. of Pittsfield has once again scored an award for its beautiful work.
What's even more satisfying is that it won for its most recent annual calender, "A Closer Look at the Berkshires," which was dedicated to the late Joel Librizzi.
The Printing Industries of New England gave it a Pinnacle Award for Best in Category for the 2010 calendar, which features some of the best local photography in the Berkshires. Librizzi, a longtime photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle, had been a judge for Qualprint's calendar competition for more than a quarter-century before he died last year.
The past May, the calendar picked up a
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