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Biz Briefs: South County Bakers Develop Treats for Dogs
01:04PM / Friday, December 23, 2016
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The treats for humans are yummy but two South County bakers have turned their attention to the canine crowd.

Gone to the dogs: The two-woman pastry team at The Old Inn on the Green and its casual sister property The Southfield Store -- Amanda Perreault and Cynthia Walton -- spend their days creating a dizzying array of sweet treats for humans. Their cakes, tarts, pies, cookies, breakfast goodies and more are lusciously displayed at The Southfield Store every day, are featured on the dessert menu at Old Inn and are available by special order.

But recently, the two women developed a new treat designed for canines: Chapman's Frozen Yogurt for Dogs. Their simple and healthful recipe combines ripe bananas and creamy peanut butter in a frozen yogurt base. The product, unveiled earlier this month, is named in memory of the Old Inn’s beloved mascot, Chapman, a rescue hound who cheerfully greeted guests and diners for many years before passing away of old age in August.

A guaranteed pup pleaser, this high quality, small batch treat is available in pints ($7.95) or two-ounce Pup Cups ($2) at retail. Wholesale accounts are also welcome. Each container is adorned with a photo of Chapman. Call 413-229-5050 for further information.

 

New management: Williams College has selected a real estate and hospitality company to help design and then manage a new Williams Inn. In preparation, the Olympia Companies, based in Portland, Maine, will begin managing the existing Williams Inn beginning July 1.

Olympia officials said they look forward to welcoming staff members of the current inn as they work together toward a seamless transition. Employees who choose to transition to the new management company will experience no staffing changes through at least the first six months of Olympia's management.

In 2014, the college purchased the inn from longtime local innkeepers Carl and Marilyn Faulkner. At that time, Main Street Hospitality Group was brought in to manage the inn.

Olympia will contribute its expertise to the planning underway for the building of a new Williams Inn at the base of Spring Street in Williamstown. That design work is being led by the firm Cambridge Seven Associates.


 


Adams Free Library Director Holli Jayko accepts the Adams Community Bank donation.

Doing good: Adams Community Bank donated $5,000 each to the Adams Free Library, the Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter, the Berkshire Food Project and the St. John Paul Charity Center.

Bank President and CEO Charles P. O’Brien said his staff excels at community outreach and loves everything about those they serve in the Berkshires. Adams Community Bank is an independent, community savings bank located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and headquartered in Adams.

More doing good: The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank collected $14,700 during fundraising efforts for their 2016-2017 United Way Campaign. Soon after all employee contributions had been tabulated, the bank's Board of Directors  announced that it would match the staff’s donation, thus bringing the campaign's total to $29,400.

J. Jay Anderson, president and CEO of the Pittsfield Co-op, said 97 percent of the bank's workforce made a financial contribution.
 

 

From Lenox to Times Square: Gulliver's Gate, the most technically advanced and interactive miniature world experience anywhere, announces the hiring of three best-in-class companies as partners: Event Network (for retail operations), FareHarbor (for attraction ticketing) and Magic Memories (for souvenir photography).  

Gulliver’s Gate is a 49,000-square-foot attraction being built in Manhattan’s Times Square. Inspired by Miniatur-Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, Gulliver’s Gate will feature more than 300 scale scenes from around the universe, many of them offering interactive guest experiences. Its president and CEO is Eiran Gazit, who owns Gateways Inn in Lenox.

The Gulliver’s Gate miniature models are currently in transit to the Times Square location. Beginning in December, teams of approximately 15 to 20 model makers from factories around the world in will arrive in New York City to assemble and install the models from their region, including representatives from Italy, Argentina, Israel, and China.

In addition to the state-of-the-art models, Gulliver’s Gate will feature educational centers as well as a full-body scanner and 3D printer to enable visitors to make two mini versions of themselves — one to take home with them and the other to leave behind as a permanent “model citizen” of Gulliver’s Gate.

More than 1 million annual visitors are anticipated. Previews of the attraction will begin April 4, 2017, with a grand opening planned for early May 2017.



Substance abuse grant: The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has been awarded $25,000 from the Walmart Foundation for youth substance abuse education and prevention services. The agency works closely with local school systems throughout the county to support youth with education/prevention programs along with counseling services.

The grant will specifically fund increased staffing for the Brien Center’s Patrick Miller Youth Substance Abuse Program.  The program includes a number of projects that support youth substance use treatment and prevention including school-based prevention programs, school-based counseling, parent education programs, and community education.

 The Patrick Miller Youth Substance Abuse Program is a recognized community-based program which provides education, prevention, intervention, screening and referral to outpatient services to address substance use and abuse among Berkshire County youth. For youth with substance use disorders, The Brien Center’s treatment team provides comprehensive assessment, individual and group counseling, and intensive addiction treatment. Staff includes a psychiatrist and licensed counselors who are trained in both mental health and addiction treatment, with a specialty in adolescents. The program has had demonstrated success in reducing adolescent substance use.

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