An Innovation Strategy? YES!
Innovate MassTech – “Should Massachusetts have an innovation strategy as part of its economic development plan? If you talk to private sector leaders, the answer is a resounding “yes”. ”
Archive for July, 2009
Officials eagerly anticipate details of computer center planned for Holyoke
The Republican / MassLive – “Focusing on space along the canals, the partners in a planned high-performance computer center of up to $100 million are expected to release details by late September about possible locations, number of jobs and a construction schedule, officials say.”
Holyoke: Innovation District and Technological Epicenter?
Commonwealth Conversations: Mass Innovations – “It may not be as far off as you think. An important collaboration not mentioned in my last post is the recent announcement of plans to develop a high-performance computing center (HPCC) in Holyoke. The $100 million facility will be a world-class, energy-efficient computing and research center – the first of its kind in New England. But just as importantly, it represents an unprecedented coming together of the Commonwealth, private and public universities, and members of the private sector to work toward a common goal.”
Green companies suggest tax breaks and help finding talent as ways Massachusetts can help their businesses
The Republican / MassLive – “Giving tax breaks and helping find talent are among the ways state government can help their emerging businesses, the leaders of green companies said during a forum Friday at Holyoke Community College.”
EMC, Cisco form dependent ties to each other in Mass.
Mass High Tech – “The two are also investing in future data center product development, teaming up with a consortium of academic institutions to open a $100 million high-performance computing center in the city of Holyoke, in western Massachusetts.”
Green supercomputing, economic development, and the DoD
insideHPC – “First, news from back in early June that the small and economically troubled Massachusetts town of Holyoke is in the planning stages for a green supercomputing center“
Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers
Environmental Leader – “Other organizations are also pushing for greener data centers. Perhaps Yahoo’s top competitor for the “greenest” status is the partnership of EMC, Cisco, MIT and the University of Massachusetts, which plans to invest $100 million for a new data center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which has hydroelectric power.”
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