The Berkshires is the corporate headquarters for SABIC Innovative Plastics,Crane & Company, Berkshire Life Insurance of America and many other highly respected companies. Other companies that make up the landscape are a mix of plastics, financial, printing and publishing, manufacturing, medical and recreation firms all operating successfully in the western most corner of Massachusetts, strategically located midway between Boston and New York City. It is a singularly spectacular area where culture and commerce go hand and hand allowing the residents to play hard and work hard.