BERKSHIRE COUNTY

William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty Releases Annual 2023 Market Report

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

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STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A report detailing market results for the year 2023 in Fairfield, Litchfield and Hartford Counties and the Shoreline in Connecticut, the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and Westchester County, New York, has just been released by William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, the company announced today.

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Fee Sotheby's International Realty , the company announced today.
With low inventory suppressing sales throughout 2023, the report noted that the year ended with closed units and dollar volume significantly decreased from the calendar year of 2022 across all markets.
The report stated that this steady trajectory signifies the next quarter is likely to see sales growth instead of more declines.
On the Connecticut Shoreline, New Haven County's annual sales fell behind last year by 22% in units and 18% in volume.

William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty Expands Into Hudson Valley With New Brokerage in Chatham, N.Y.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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CHATHAM, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm serving the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Chatham, N.Y., its first in Columbia County, N.Y. The new opening strengthens the company's commitment to serving the real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout the Hudson Valley region.

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CHATHAM, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, the largest Sotheby's International Realty firm serving the Northeast, has opened a new brokerage in Chatham, N.Y., its first in Columbia County, N.Y.
The new opening strengthens the company's commitment to serving the real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout the Hudson Valley region.
The new location will service New York's Hudson Valley including Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster and Greene Counties.
Now we're proud to join these prized communities with a new physical presence," said Carolyn Fugere, Co-President and Chief Sales Officer for William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty.

Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Reach Tentative Agreement on First MNA Contract to Stabilize Staffing and Improve Patient Care

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Monday, December 18, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The nurses and healthcare professionals of the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), reached a tentative agreement on December 15 with Berkshire Health Systems, agreeing on contract terms that give BVNA clinicians a wage step scale and tackle some productivity issues to help with recruitment and retention and address patient care access problems.

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The agreement is tentative until BVNA clinicians represented by the MNA can review the terms this week.
"Our collective strength as union nurses and healthcare professionals, along with the community and our labor supporters, was essential in helping us reach an agreement.
The informational picket was the latest in a series of actions by BVNA nurses and healthcare professionals.
In May, BVNA nurses and healthcare professionals held a virtual community forum on the changing state of home care.

Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals will Picket December 4 to Shed a Light on Berkshire Health Systems Refusing to Agree to a Fair Contract and the Basic Worker Right of a Wage Step Scale

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA) nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket on Monday, December 4. BVNA clinicians will join with their colleagues at Berkshire Medical Center and supporters from across Berkshire County to protest Berkshire Health Systems' (BHS) refusal to agree to a fair contract with a wage step scale and realistic productivity standards.

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PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA) nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), will hold an informational picket on Monday, December 4.
BVNA clinicians will join with their colleagues at Berkshire Medical Center and supporters from across Berkshire County to protest Berkshire Health Systems' (BHS) refusal to agree to a fair contract with a wage step scale and realistic productivity standards.
The picket is the latest in a series of actions BVNA nurses and healthcare professionals have taken as they negotiate their first union contract.
A wage scale is a basic worker right that replaces secrecy and favoritism with transparency and fairness.

MNA: Precarious Berkshire VNA Staffing Levels Prompt Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Deliver Petition to BHS CEO Ahead of October 23 Bargaining Session

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Monday, October 23, 2023

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA) nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), are delivering a petition signed by 82% of BVNA clinicians on the morning of Monday, October 23 to Berkshire Health Systems CEO Darlene M. Rodowicz as the clinicians prepare for another negotiation session seeking a fair MNA contract.

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According to records kept by staff members, the agency has lost 29 permanent staff since December 2021.
"We are dedicated to our work," BVNA nurses and healthcare professionals wrote in their petition.
Berkshire VNA is owned by Berkshire Health Systems, which also owns Berkshire Medical Center where the MNA represents approximately 900 registered nurses.
Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Low Inventory and Elevated Buyer Demand Continue to Impact Housing Market According to Third Quarter 2023 Report

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A report detailing market results for the third quarter of 2023 in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties, the Shoreline and the Farmington Valley in Connecticut, the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and Westchester County, New York, has just been released by William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, the company announced today.

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The report stated that the key dynamics impacting housing have demonstrated little change as the year has progressed.
Despite the inventory challenge, the report found glimmers that sales will improve according to the company's own data.
"Buyer demand continues to exceed the available supply of inventory in all our territories.
"The elevated demand means that sellers are still faced with an exceptional window of opportunity to list their properties and realize maximum value."

First Half 2023 Market Report Finds Ongoing Sales Declines Amidst Low Inventory and Elevated Buyer Demand

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Stamford, Conn., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A report detailing market results for the first half of 2023 in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties, the Shoreline and the Farmington Valley in Connecticut, the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and Westchester County, New York, has just been released by williampitt.com William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, the company announced today.

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The report found that single family property sales continued to decline compared to the second half of 2022, while inventory remained scarce, effectively preventing sales growth.
At the same time, a competitive buying environment resulting from a combination of low inventory and elevated consumer demand helped keep sale prices higher than this time last year.
In Berkshire County, Massachusetts, unit sales declined by 29% and dollar volume by 30% compared to this time last year.
However, compared to the first quarter of this year, the pending sales declines of the second quarter were not as steep.

Side Gets Behind Top Berkshires Agent Selina Lamb and BIRCH Properties, a Firm She Built to Push Real Estate Into the Future

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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THE BERKSHIRES, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Area top agent Selina Lamb today announced BIRCH Properties and its partnership with Side, the industry's only real estate brokerage platform that empowers the very best agents, teams and indie brokers to create and grow their own companies. The partnership will ensure that BIRCH Properties, a company Lamb designed to take a fresh, modern approach to real estate, has industry-defining technology and a host of other services that ensure Berkshire buyers, sellers, and investors can continue to succeed in any market.

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Selina Lamb is a graduate of Williams College and a longtime Berkshires resident.
Lamb has been a respected real estate agent in the Berkshires since 2012 and has served on both the Berkshire Board of REALTORS® and the Berkshire MLS board.
Lamb is known throughout the region for offering clients warm attention and care in addition to spectacular results.
"With BIRCH Properties, I'm pushing real estate services into the future.

Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing cofounder, Dr. Andrea Wagner, was named a 2022 Enterprising Women of the Year award winner

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

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Lee, MA, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing Chief Technical Officer and cofounder, Dr. Andrea Wagner, has been named a winner of the 2022 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to the worlds top women entrepreneurs.

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Lee, MA, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing Chief Technical Officer and cofounder, Dr. Andrea Wagner, has been named a winner of the 2022 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to the worlds top women entrepreneurs.
Andrea was recognized for her leadership and entrepreneurial success in creating the biotech firm, Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing, located in Lee, MA.
I am honored to have been recognized by the Enterprising Women magazine, and I am inspired by their work, said Andrea Wagner.
The Enterprising Women of The Year Awards is widely considered the most prestigious global award recognition for accomplished women entrepreneurs.

MyForest Foods Expands into New York City After Being Named One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2022

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Partnering with natural products retailers who prioritize food accessibility and sustainability, MyForest Foods continues its mission to feed the planet in an environmentally sensitive manner.

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Partnering with natural products retailers who prioritize food accessibility and sustainability, MyForest Foods continues its mission to feed the planet in an environmentally sensitive manner.
In addition to New York City retail, MyForest Foods will expand into foodservice with a new restaurant partner, Herbie's Burgers .
"MyForest Foods was founded with a vision to find sustainable solutions for the looming climate crisis and the resulting global food shortage," said Eben Bayer, co-founder and CEO of MyForest Foods.
MyForest Foods proprietary platform uses a natural super-ingredient called mycelium to grow nutrient-rich fibers that replicate the textures and mouthfeel of meat.