June 9th, 2010 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative is issuing this Request for Proposals (No. 2010-JAII-01) to solicit responses from firms and organizations capable of combining urban revitalization and innovation-based economic development strategies for the purpose of shaping and guiding public and private sector investments during a five-ten year period. MTC intends to select a firm to develop strategies (i) to support the establishment of an Innovation District within the City of Holyoke and (ii) to leverage the presence of that Innovation District for the explicit purpose of catalyzing business formation and job creation in Holyoke and throughout the Pioneer Valley.
To view the RFP, visit: http://www.masstech.org/institute2009/rfp_060810.html
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December 28th, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
By Gov. Deval Patrick
Worcester Business Journal
Like a lot of businesses and families, I will not be sorry to say goodbye to 2009. The global economic collapse hit the commonwealth hard this year, and caused a lot of damage. But we stayed true to our values, adjusted promptly and responsibly, and, as a result, look forward to better tomorrows ahead in 2010. Here’s why.
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December 28th, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
BusinessWest Editorial
Let’s face it, 2009 certainly wasn’t anything for the business community to write home about.
For many, this was a year to simply hang in and hang on, a time when ‘flat’ translated into ‘pretty darned good.’ For businesses large and small, this was a time best forgotten — and soon.
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October 28th, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
CivSource – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and a coalition of university leaders, local politicians and senior technology executives announced the ongoing development and planning of a Green High Performance Computing Center (GHPCC) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Center will help bring long-term stability for the city and regional economies throughout Western Massachusetts, the governor said.
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October 28th, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
Brendan’s Blog - Last Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick unveiled the next steps for the massive high-performance computing center planned for downtown Holyoke. I’m glad to say that things are moving forward, and quickly at that. Read the rest of this entry
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October 23rd, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
UMass Amherst – A proposed high-performance computing center in Holyoke moved forward this week as Gov. Deval Patrick, President Jack Wilson, the presidents of MIT and Boston University and corporate executives sketched a timeline for the project.
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October 23rd, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
HPC Wire - Groundbreaking scheduled for next fall; collaboration with MIT, UMASS, BU, EMC, Cisco & Accenture part of lead-up to Governor’s Economic Summit
HOLYOKE, Mass. Oct. 21 — Governor Deval Patrick today joined University of Massachusetts President Dr. Jack Wilson, Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan, leaders from MIT, Boston University, and senior executives from EMC, Cisco, and Accenture to announce initial construction on Holyoke’s High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) is on track to begin next fall, with a target completion date set for late 2011. The public-private collaboration, which recently completed a successful 120-day planning process, will establish Massachusetts as a global leader in the development and application of the next generation of computing technologies.
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October 23rd, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
See the full e-blast here.
HOLYOKE – The bright future of the Massachusetts innovation economy was on display on Wednesday, October 21, not in Cambridge, or Boston, but in Holyoke, a historic industrial city in western Massachusetts.
More than 150 people—including residents, local business owners, city officials and students—crowded into the room at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College to witness Governor Deval Patrick announce the go-ahead for the planned construction of the region’s first high performance computing center in a new “innovation district”. Partners in the $100 million undertaking include Cisco, EMC, MIT, Boston University and the University of Massachusetts. Governor Patrick was greeted with a heartfelt, two-minute standing ovation.
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October 4th, 2009 / Posted by InnovateHolyoke
The Republican / MassLive – “A breakthrough in financing for a proposed high-performance computer center in Holyoke was welcome news Friday, not just because of the potential for new jobs but also the fact that it came more quickly than most expected.”
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