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USDA Awards Worcester $4.5 million from Recovery Act

Filed in Business by on September 11, 2009 2 Comments
USDA Awards Worcester $4.5 million from Recovery Act

This past Wednesday the USDA issued a press release announcing $89 million for projects across the US, including Worcester. The $4.5 million will be used to plant trees around the Central Massachusetts areas that were affected by the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation that has taken many trees in the Worcester area. The American Recovery and […]

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Massachusetts Loser in Green Recovery Act Awards

Filed in Business by on August 5, 2009 1 Comment
Massachusetts Loser in Green Recovery Act Awards

Obama and his team announced the recipients of the $2.4 billion Recovery Act Awards for Auto Battery and Electric Drive projects.  Unfortunately Massachusetts did not gain much in terms of jobs from the awards that were received by A123 based out of Watertown and National Fire Protection out of Quincy Mass.  The big killer in […]

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