About the Project

Overview of the Project

A Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC): On June 11, 2009, Governor Deval Patrick, joined by MIT President Susan Hockfield, University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson, Boston University President Robert Brown, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki, and representatives of EMC and Cisco, signed a Memorandum of Understanding announcing the desire to locate a state-of-the-art Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke, Massachusetts.  Read Full Overview

A New “Innovation District”

The MGHPCC will anchor a new Innovation District that will catalyze the innovation economy in Holyoke. Additional news and information will be available under the “Latest News” tab of this site on an ongoing basis.

A regional/local Innovation District Task Force was established in 2009 to guide the development of this District. The Task Force was responsible for the completion of a strategic plan which was completed in October of 2011. The Innovation-Based Economic Development Strategy for Holyoke and the Pioneer Valley summarizes the strategies and implementation milestones established collectively by the Task Force.imilar Projects

Since the completion of the report, working groups have been formed to implement the strategies. These working groups are led by and comprised of representatives from the City of Holyoke, the MGHPCC, PVPC, EDC of Western Mass, HCC, Hampden County REB, Mass Development, Holyoke Gas and Electric, Mass Office of Business Development, MTC’s JAII and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Similar projects have been undertaken elsewhere in the U.S. and the world.  View the Similar Projects page to see information about other High Performance Computing Centers and Innovation Districts across North America.