Massachusetts Recovery Update

Week of December 12, 2010

Quote of the Week:

"These projects put the city of Pittsfield on the map for green energy."

Bruce Collingwood, Pittsfield's Director of Public Works, on how stimulus-funded energy projects have transformed his city.


photo: Michael Hartnett FACES OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY

"We had a number of projects that were ready to go but there was no funding. Stimulus got them moving."

Michael Hartnett, District 3 Construction Engineer for Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on the impact stimulus grants have had on the transportation projects in his region.



YOUR RECOVERY DOLLARS AT WORK: NEWS & UPDATES

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Stimulus Funds boost Western Mass rail project

photo: Train
Massachusetts will receive an additional $2.8 million in stimulus funds which will be added to the $72.9 million high speed rail project along the Connecticut River rail line in Western Massachusetts. The funding was originally awarded to Wisconsin and Ohio but the incoming Governors of those states both indicated that they will not move forward with high speed rail projects. Read more and watch coverage of the award.



Recovery Works: The power of stimulus: Saving energy for a rainy day

photo: Premium Power Corp.
At Premium Power Corp., managing energy is not just a concept - it's a corporate mission. The North Reading-based company develops low cost, grid scalable batteries that have the capacity to store and retrieve energy. The company is in the process of demonstrating the efficacy of this technology thanks to a stimulus grant of $6 million through the Smart Grid Energy Storage Demonstration program. Read more.


WHAT RECOVERY CAN DO FOR YOU: JOB & CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES

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FEATURED CONTRACT OF THE WEEK: Foxboro Housing Authority - Building Project

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