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		<title>Senate Rejects Effort to Restore MCC Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 23, 2012, Boston, MA-The Massachusetts Senate today rejected an amendment to restore funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The amendment would have increased the total state appropriation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Berkshire Museum presents PechaKucha Night Pittsfield #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An international phenomenon bringing creative minds together in an open forum of sharing [Pittsfield, MA]—Berkshire Museum hosts the second installment of the only PechaKucha Night in the Berkshires on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jodi Joseph Named New Berkshire Creative Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berkshire Creative announced today the appointment of Jodi Joseph as its new Director.]]></description>
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		<title>BCC Board of Trustees Recommend Ellen Kennedy as Next President</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSFIELD &#8211; At their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the Board of Trustees of Berkshire Community College (BCC) recommended Ellen Kennedy to Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education Richard Freeland as the successor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New &#8220;Nonprofit Business Network&#8221; Collaborative Announced; Economic Analysis Places Berkshire County in Competitive National Ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSFIELD, MA &#8211; The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce has announced the development of a new collaborative known as the Nonprofit Business Network (NBN). NBN, jointly administered by the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and a Steering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Governor&#8217;s Association Recognizes Creative Economy of Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent—and persistent—position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly finding innovative ways to support economic growth, according to a new report out today from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us June 20th for SPARK! at Buy in the Berkshires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having trouble with the embedded form? Click here to RSVP to SPARK ABOUT BUY IN THE BERSKHIRES Buy in the Berkshires, presented by the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and 1Berkshires, is rooted in the realization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Approves Amendment to Reverse Proposed Budget Cut to MCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, the House Ways and Means Committee recommended a budget of $8.0 million for the Massachusetts Cultural Council in FY13. Last night the House of Representatives approved an amendment to increase that amount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrington Stage Company Purchases Pittsfield V.F.W.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stage 2 Becomes Permanent Home for New Plays and Musicals and All-New Cabaret Space (PITTSFIELD, MA)  Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, has purchased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Berkshire Career Fair, Thursday, April 26th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a job in Berkshire County? The 2012 Berkshire Career Fair will be held Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, 500 Benedict Rd, Pittsfield, MA [...]]]></description>
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