Pittsfield EDA advances optics hub, approves BIC expansion
Pittsfield EDA authorized advanced optics hub expansion backed by $7.2M state grant. The board unanimously authorized Interim Executive Director Michael Coakley to negotiate a ground lease amendment with the Berkshire Innovation Center for an 8,000-square-foot addition housing a clean room. The
Pittsfield Economic Development Authority (PEDA) Board · Meeting of June 11, 2026
Pittsfield EDA authorized advanced optics hub expansion backed by $7.2M state grant. The board unanimously authorized Interim Executive Director Michael Coakley to negotiate a ground lease amendment with the Berkshire Innovation Center for an 8,000-square-foot addition housing a clean room. The MassTech grant and City of Pittsfield's $500,000 allocations to the BIC and Myrias Optics supported the Advanced Optics hub; Myrias Optics planned 55 new hires.
The board also unanimously authorized Coakley to execute a First Amendment to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation License for the RMV parking lot with a cost-of-living increase.
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Source: the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority (PEDA) Board meeting of June 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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