• SALEM NEWS: Massachusetts Film Tax Credit Should Stay
    March 10, 2010

    My View: Film tax credit should stay
    Published: March 10, 2010
    John D. Keenan and Sarah Peake

    As we begin the FY 2011 budget debate at the Statehouse, it is imperative we identify our successful and growing economic engines that create and provide jobs in the commonwealth during the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. We need to stoke these engines because their success means putting people to work and growing our lagging economy. People's lives and livelihoods depend on this.

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  • BERKSHIRE EAGLE: Beacon rolls out red carpet for all
    March 9, 2010

    By Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle Staff

    Monday March 8, 2010

    PITTSFIELD – Last night, the city's version of Oscar Night in Hollywood at the Beacon Theater featured a red carpet, toothsome treats, fine wine and, of course, a state-of-the-art broadcast of the show itself, live from Tinseltown.

    About 150 people attended the event, according to organizers.

    The event is sponsored by the Beacon Theater, the Berkshire International Film Festival, now in its fifth year, and Berkshire Bank.

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  • Editorial: Film tax credit boosts state’s economy
    February 19, 2010

    Lawrence Eagle Tribune
    February 17, 2010

    Hollywood doesn’t qualify as a golden goose for the Massachusetts economy — yet.

    But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Boston confirms what local residents have been noticing in recent years: The state is one of the fastest-growing locations for film and television production.

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