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      Williams selects site for new art museum building, but needs trustee approval to go ahead

      February 23, 2020 -

      Mandel spoke about Williams’ relationship to the region, the nature of a liberal-arts education, and some of the characteristics and concerns of young adults.

      Filed Under: Arts and Culture, economy, education, Williamstown Tagged With: art museum, diversity, governance, inclusion, planning, region, Williams

        With Trump-era tax breaks, Krens’ museum-theme park bid now stands for remaking North Adams’ downtown as nation’s top cultural destination; 2,000 spinoff jobs forecast

        February 11, 2019 -

        A sweeping theme-park-for-art vision of an economic and cultural transformation of the Greylock region – 2,000 spinoff jobs and up to $180 million annually added to the economy, and tax-breaks for investors — was detailed for the first time in a public forum on Sunday by art entrepreneur Thomas L. Krens. Krens spoke to a […]

        Filed Under: Arts and Culture, development, economy, North Adams, Williamstown Tagged With: architecture, artifical intelligence, economy, Guggenheim, immersive, KRens, laser cutting, museum, Opportunity Zone, rail, tax breaks, taxes, theme park, train, Trump

          Williamstown seeks regional grant to study broadband options as state unveils proposals; two experts in VERBATIM interviews

          February 13, 2017 -

          WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Without taking a formal vote, Williamstown selectmen on Monday endorsed an already-submitted request for a regional study of broadband fiber-optic options among Berkshire County cities and towns already served by the Spectrum-Charter Communications cable giant.   Meanwhile, state officials were preparing to unveil and take testimony from towns in Windsor on Thursday […]

          Filed Under: development, economy Tagged With: broadband, economy, internet, regional

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