A crowd gathers at an open house at the Plant Connector in downtown North Adams. Press photo by Kate Abbott

Jobs

Here are the Hill Country Observer’s articles about jobs, listed from newest to oldest. Questions about local economies surface in The Hill Country Observer as we follow movements in co-ops, small businesses, nonprofits and sustainable ways to make a living in our rural communities and support kinds of work that fulfill workers and local needs.

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    Climate-saving efforts go local

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    States, cities and activists push to meet goals of Paris agreement By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   With President Trump’s announcement June 1 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, area states, cities and citizen groups are redoubling their efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions and shift to renewable energy read more

    Climate-saving efforts go local
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    Pedal power for the masses

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    Bike-sharing program to start in July in Saratoga, Troy By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   The bicycle lane along Excelsior Avenue in Saratoga Springs might soon have more traffic as the Capital District Transportation Authority sets up a series of area bike-sharing stations. Joan K. Lentini photo Anyone who needs a bike to read more

    Pedal power for the masses
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    Internet equality for all?

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    Some in region warn of fallout in battle over net neutrality By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer   The future of the Internet is at stake in regulatory changes now being debated in Washington, and the effects of these changes will be felt in local offices, living rooms and libraries, area advocates say. Last month, the Federal read more

    Internet equality for all?
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    Bennington — Transforming a downtown

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    By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt.   The historic Putnam Hotel building anchors a redevelopment project that covers nearly a full square block in downtown Bennington. George Bouret photo Over the next four years, local civic leaders say a cluster of vacant or underused properties in downtown Bennington will be transformed into a thriving urban read more

    Bennington — Transforming a downtown
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    Keeping the spirits local

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    Washington County distillery relies on area corn and grains By STACEY MORRISContributing writer FORT ANN, N.Y.   Tom McDougall, left, the general manager of Lake George Distilling Co., and owners Robin and John McDougall show off some of their products at the distillery’s headquarters in Fort Ann. Joan K. Lentini photo John McDougall was propelled read more

    Keeping the spirits local
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    Tuition-free at SUNY: Will private colleges pay?

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    New state law sends N.Y. districts scrambling to halt exposure to toxin By EVAN LAWENCEContributing writer   Students walk to the dormitory built four years ago at SUNY Adirondack, whose campus in Queensbury previously served only day students. The college’s enrollment might grow under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to make public college tuition free for read more

    Tuition-free at SUNY: Will private colleges pay?
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    ‘Art you can eat’

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    By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.   Customers examine the offerings at Rubiner’s Cheesemongers & Grocers in Great Barrington. The store’s owner, Matthew Rubiner, center, has been a serious student of cheese for more than two decades.Scott Langley photo Matthew Rubiner stands deep in concentration, illuminated by morning sunlight that spills across the wooden read more

    ‘Art you can eat’
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    Vote creates fund for preservation in Pittsfield

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    Pittsfield backs property-tax surcharge that could help save landmarks By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass.   The Masonic Temple building on South Street in Pittsfield is for sale, and preservationists say it is among several landmark structures in the city that face an uncertain future. Concern about the demolition or threatened loss of familiar structures read more

    Vote creates fund for preservation in Pittsfield
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    Berkshires’ path to the future? A network of walking trails

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    Group aims for 200-mile network of walking trails across county By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass.   Olivia’s Overlook, which offers a sweeping view of Stockbridge Bowl from Richmond Mountain Road in Lenox, is among many properties conserved by the Berkshire Natural Resources Council. The group recently unveiled an ambitious effort to link these sites read more

    Berkshires’ path to the future? A network of walking trails
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    A cultural exchange you can taste — Fermentation festivals

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    Mass., Vermont festivals celebrate the variety of fermented foods By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.   Real Pickles, a worker-owned cooperative based in Greenfield, Mass., was among the vendors at last month’s Berkshire Fermentation Festival in Great Barrington. A similar event is planned this month in Poultney, Vt.Courtesy photo/Chris Gauthier When many people hear read more

    A cultural exchange you can taste — Fermentation festivals