HOLYOKE – As anticipation grows, the site where a high performance computing center will be built here won’t be chosen until August or beyond, an official said.
CHEAP, CLEAN ELECTRICITY
Holyoke, one of the poorest cities in Massachusetts, hasn’t attracted any significant business development in a long time. But companies are starting to show interest in the old mill town because its municipal utility has something they want: electricity that—because it’s predominantly hydro and nuclear—is the cheapest in New England and largely carbon-free.
A summary report of the April 15, 2010 workshop on educational opportunities associated with the proposed Holyoke green high-performance computing facility has been completed. You may view the Report on GHPCC Educational Opportunities Workshop here or download the report as well as view appendices at the workshop website: http://www-net.cs.umass.edu/ghpcc_workshop_april_2010/
The report is being shared with planners for the Holyoke Green High-Performance Computing Center, the Innovation District Task Force, and the general public, so that recommendations of workshop participants will be included in deliberations about the Center.
WEST SPRINGFIELD – Republican candidate for governor Charles D. Baker, in a campaign swing here on Monday, called on the governor and lawmakers to take cost-savings steps before the Legislative session ends on July 31.
The next meeting of the Holyoke Innovation District Task Force will be held Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitors Center Exhibit Hall, 221 Appleton Street in Holyoke. For more information, including a map, list of Task Force members, and an agenda when it becomes available, click here.
