Berkshire Hills Bancorp seeks to raise $36M (at bizjournals.com)

in Pittsfield, Mass., said it plans to raise up to $36 million through a public stock offering as the company continues it ambition to become a regional bank. Berkshire Hills (Nasdaq: BHLB), which has total assets of $2.5 billion, said proceeds from the offering could be used for acquisitions. The bank has been getting bigger through organic growth, acquisitions and opening new branches. Besides... [read full story]