Eager to establish its presence on the forefront of technological innovation, Northeastern University has teamed up with the Patrick-Murray Administration, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, The City of Holyoke, private partners EMC and Cisco and a group of colleges known as the University Consortium to launch a new high-speed computing center in Holyoke.
The Consortium consists of MIT, the University of Massachusetts, Harvard, Boston University and Northeastern.
Computation has become academia’s lifeblood, coursing through virtually every field of study. Recognizing its importance, Boston University trustee Bahaa Hariri (SMG’90) has pledged $15 million for an institute that will support teams of University and outside experts pursuing what the institute’s director calls important, transformative interdisciplinary research.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two subsidiaries of Northeast Utilities will soon break ground on a nearly $800 million transmission upgrade in Connecticut and Massachusetts to improve reliability during peak use and keep pace with rising electricity demand.
Peak demand for electricity has doubled since 1980, Northeast Utilities says. Demand is expected to increase in Connecticut an average of nearly 1 percent a year from 2008 to 2018. In western Massachusetts, the average annual increase is projected to be 1.3 percent.
HOLYOKE – Demolition of buildings will begin in the winter at the canal-area site that will house the $168 million, high-performance computing center, an official said this week.
“That’s the biggest job in our immediate future,” said John T. Goodhue, of Belmont, interim executive director of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center.
HOLYOKE – Demolition of buildings will begin in the winter at the canal-area site that will house the $168 million high performance computing center, an official said.
“That’s the biggest job in our immediate future,” said John T. Goodhue, of Belmont, interim executive director of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center Inc. He spoke in a phone interview recently.
BOSTON — The Patrick administration is preparing to advance a $75 million economic development plan designed to invest in small start-up businesses, build a new high-tech computer center, and spur economic growth in struggling regions.
HOLYOKE – The new high-performance computing center’s real value as an economic development tool will be as proof that Holyoke can take on large-scale high-technology projects and get them done, University of Massachusetts President Jack M. Wilson said Friday morning.
HOLYOKE – Demolition of buildings will begin in the winter at the canal-area site that will house the $168 million, high-performance computing center, an official said this week.
INNOVATION DISTRICT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE (PRESENTERS)
The next meeting of the Holyoke Innovation District Task Force will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2010 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Holyoke Transportation Center at 206 Maple Street in Holyoke. For more information, including a list of Task Force members and an agenda when it becomes available, click here.
