Events That Rocked the Region: The Closing of Sprague Electric | Connecting Point | June 4, 2018

There are times in our lives that we will never forget: moments that changed our world, shaped who we are, and after they happened, things were never the same again. They are the Events that Rocked the Region. In the final installment of our series, we look at the closing of Sprague Electric, one of the largest employers in the city of North Adams, in 1985. While its closure devastated the Northern Berkshire economy, out of its ashes came Mass MoCA—one of the largest contemporary art museums in the country, and a new and different economy. Carrie Saldo brings us the story.