THE BERKSHIRE EDGE — There are career changes and then there are career changes.
On one level, moving from piloting Apache helicopters for the Army to owning a handcrafted chocolate shop in the Berkshires might appear to be a tectonic shift. But to Trent and Steven Kinney, it actually seems like a natural extension of their life’s work.
“As a commander of a flight troop, it is my responsibility to ensure the welfare of all my soldiers and make sure they are trained to succeed in our mission,” said Trent, who is still on active duty in Poland until the fall. “I plan to take that training and those values to Catherine’s Chocolates. Small businesses are families and succeed together.”
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Steven has longstanding connections to the Berkshires. He grew up in eastern Massachusetts and graduated from Wayland High School in 2006, although he did live in Pittsfield for a few years during his childhood. After he went away to West Point, where he graduated four years later with honors and a B.S. in math, his family moved to Berkshire County.
Trent is a relative newcomer to the area, having grown up in Minnesota, where he graduated from St. Cloud State University with a B.A. in economics, and met Steven not long after he received a commission as an Army officer. But he did tell The Edge via email from Poland that the region has always held a special place in his heart.
