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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Inaugural Round of Collaborative Workspace Program Awards

The Collaborative Workspace Program will support community-based innovation and entrepreneurship across the Commonwealth

WORCESTER — Today the Baker-Polito Administration awarded over $950,000 in grant funding to 23 organizations across Massachusetts, to strengthen community-based innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth’s cities and towns. The awards, managed by MassDevelopment, will build physical infrastructure to supports the growth of new entrepreneurial ventures, while spurring innovation and job-creation at the local level.

The $950,000 grant round will fund the development and expansion of 10 shared workspaces, including innovation centers, incubators, artist spaces, collaborative kitchens, and co-work spaces. Grant funds will also support planning efforts in communities, to build the capacity of 13 additional collaborative workspaces. Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced the funds at an event at the WorcShop, in Worcester.

“Entrepreneurship is the engine that drives small business forward,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “By giving entrepreneurs across Massachusetts the tools and support systems they need to grow their own businesses, these grants will advance job creation and new businesses in communities, while building stronger regional economies.”

“Our administration is partnering with every region in the Commonwealth to create new jobs, by tapping into the deep innovative and entrepreneurial spirit present in all of our communities,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito. “The collaborative workspaces funded here today will unlock potential across Massachusetts, by increasing the capacity of local organizations to become centers of creativity and innovation in their communities.”

“These targeted investments will give residents in every region access to the tools and expertise they need to launch new businesses, and contribute to their local innovation ecosystems,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “By investing in innovative workspaces, these grants will empower communities of every size and shape to participate in our state’s unrivaled innovation economy, and generate new growth from within their own borders.”

“MassDevelopment’s collaborative workspace strategy emphasizes community engagement, civic commitment, and fiscal responsibility, helping these entrepreneurs build sustainable spaces and drive the Commonwealth’s economy forward,” said MassDevelopment President and CEO Marty Jones. “Thank you to the Baker-Polito Administration and the Legislature for supporting this initiative and creating more opportunities to develop innovation related spaces across the entire Commonwealth.”

“Whether for students, startups or local economies, I’ve seen firsthand the immense impact that collaborative workspaces can have on entrepreneurialism and economic success,” said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo. “I’m excited about the potential of these grants and thank the Administration for its focus on bringing innovation to all of our communities.”

“Entrepreneurs and innovators are building some of the most promising businesses in Massachusetts today,” said Senate President Stan Rosenberg. “Providing support for good, community-based companies helps our regional economies and strengthens our statewide economy overall. I’m excited to see what these outstanding grant recipients will now be able to do, thanks to the Collaborative Workspace Program.”

“The Collaborative Workspace Grants being awarded today will help foster innovation and community based entrepreneurship in Central Massachusetts and across the Commonwealth,” said Senator Michael Moore (D- Millbury). “This funding will strengthen key strategies aimed at ensuring the health of our economy going forward.”

“Innovative entrepreneurs are driving economic growth in MetroWest communities and across the state,” said Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chair Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). “These grants will boost resources available for local entrepreneurs and start-ups at places like TechSandBox and the Framingham State University Entrepreneurial Innovation Center, allowing our community organizations to provide indispensable networking opportunities, educational programming and logistical support to help get more innovative ideas off the ground.”

“These are the types of programs it is great to see the Commonwealth investing in: collaborative workspaces which encourage entrepreneurship and give back to local communities throughout the state, keeping creative energy alive in our communities,” said Representative Kate Campanale.

The Collaborative Workspace Program consolidates two capital authorizations included in the economic development legislation Governor Baker signed this past August. The consolidated grant program encompasses funds from a new community innovation infrastructure fund, which the Administration proposed in January, and from the Transformative Development Fund, which received a substantial recapitalization in the economic development legislation. The Collaborative Workspace Program creates a single point of entry for community-based organizations, located in both Gateway Cities and non-Gateways, seeking funding to advance locally-based innovation and entrepreneurship.

MassDevelopment will administer the program. The new grant program builds on MassDevelopment’s experience with collaborative workspaces, including commissioning a report on makerspaces in 2013, and funding Gateway City collaborative workspaces through the Transformative Development Initiative’s Cowork program.

The inaugural Collaborative Workspace Program grant round generated 62 proposals from organizations across Massachusetts, seeking a total of over $8.5 million in funding. The Administration is awarding 10 full fit-out grants, and 13 seed grants, for planning and business plan development. Half of the awarded projects are Gateway Cities.

The growth of innovation communities, and community-based entrepreneurship, are key goals of the Commonwealth’s comprehensive economic development plan,Opportunities for All.

The Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development’s community-based innovation strategy builds on a review of the statewide innovation ecosystem. This comprehensive effort to map the state’s innovation ecosystem demonstrates the statewide reach of Massachusetts’ innovation economy: 118 communities, located in every region of the Commonwealth, contain at least one innovation space, program, or organization, with dense innovation hubs in every region of the state. The Baker-Polito Administration’s community-based innovation strategy focuses on growing these statewide innovation assets, and empowering community innovation stakeholders to drive regional job growth. For more information and to access the statewide innovation asset database, please click here.

2016 Collaborative Workspace Program Grant Winners

Fit-Out Awards:

Artisan’s Asylum, Somerville - $100,000

The Artisan’s Asylum will make upgrades that will allow the facility, which is the largest makerspace on the East Coast, to expand its diverse community of makers, artists, engineers, craftspeople, and learners.

Cook Test+Launch, Greenfield and North Adams - $100,000

The Franklin County Community Development Corporation and Greylock WORKS will make strategic improvements to their facilities, enabling the launch of a new collaborative project that will grow new culinary businesses that support local food systems. This award complements a MassWorks Infrastructure Program grantsupporting Greylock WORKS, and a Massachusetts Food Ventures Program award to the Franklin County CDC, both awarded in 2016.

Greater Gardner Business Incubator, Gardener - $20,000

The Greater Gardner Business Incubator will grow jobs in north central Massachusetts, and advance the redevelopment of downtown Gardner, by launching a new, immersive business incubator and coworking space.

MassDIGI New Ventures Center at Becker, Worcester - $50,000

Grant funding will support the development of the New Ventures Center, a new, publicly facing incubator lab for Becker College students and community entrepreneurs working in interactive media and digital game development, by financing the purchase of a state-of-the-art core computing network.

Stock Pot Malden LLC, Malden - $100,000

Collaborative Workspace Program funding will allow the Stock Pot, a food incubator serving a diverse mix of food wholesalers, catering companies, food trucks, meal kit providers, and specialty food providers, to expand its capacity, and offer new services to clients.

TechSandBox, Inc., Hopkington - $55,375

TechSandBox is a tech incubator providing collaborative coworking and maker space for entrepreneurs along the I-495 corridor. Grant funding will create new prototyping capacity, and make improvements to the incubator’s basic infrastructure.

The Maker Innovation Lab Lawrence, Lawrence - $64,850

The Maker Innovation Lab (The M.I.L.L) is a new Maker Space that will support community creative expression through workshops, hands-on forums, events and provide equipment, materials and tools necessary to support current and potential entrepreneurs.

The WorcShop, Worcester - $100,000

The WorcShop, a facility that combines studio and industrial shop space, will make critical improvements to its facility that will deepen the organization’s capacity to support art, innovation, and creativity in central Massachusetts.

UTEC Community Kitchen, Lowell - $50,000

UTEC’s new Community Kitchen project will engage immigrant and lower-income entrepreneurs from Lowell and beyond, by providing commercial kitchen capacity for prepared foods and food manufacturing.

Worcester Clean Tech Incubator, Worcester – $23,500

Collaborative Workspace Funding will advance the redevelopment of the historic Printers Building in Worcester, by supporting the expansion of the Worcester Clean Tech Incubator.

Seed Awards

Bank Street Armory, Fall River - $25,000

Planning funds will allow the City of Fall River to conduct pre-development and feasibility work necessary to transform the historic, vacant Bank Street Armory facility into a new collaborative workspace, currently planned to include technology, textile design, and manufacturing.

Barnstable Innovation Center, Barnstable - $25,000

Planning funds will explore the feasibility of redeveloping the former Cape Cod Times building into a new coworking facility that would serve companies working in the blue economy.

CoWork Gloucester, Gloucester - $22,500

CoWork Gloucester will advance planning on a new collaborative workspace designed to spur new entrepreneurship in maritime and non-maritime businesses, and diversify Gloucester’s economy.

Creative Hub Worcester, Worcester - $23,500

Grant funding will accelerate the development of this new visual arts makerspace in Worcester, by funding a portion of the project’s predevelopment design and planning costs.

Fairmount Innovation Lab, Dorchester - $25,000

The Fairmount Innovation Lab will use seed grant funds to perform market study, feasibility and design work, in order to provide an appropriate mix of coworking, meeting, gathering, and maker space, as the Innovation Lab expands into a new, larger facility in Uphams Corner.

Holyoke Creative Arts Center, Holyoke - $13,000

The Holyoke Creative Arts Center will collaborate with the Brick coworking shop, to launch a new collaborative maker’s village. Grant funds will advance predevelopment work on the project, including design work and code review.

Holyoke Workforce and Innovation Center, Holyoke - $25,000

The Greater Holyoke Chamber Centennial Foundation and the City of Holyoke are pursuing an inclusive collaborative space that would co-locate with local career center, and other institutional partners, and would incubate businesses exiting the city’s SPARK entrepreneurship program. Seed grant funds will enable space planning, business and marketing plan writing, and other predevelopment costs. The proposed Workforce and Innovation Center would advance Holyoke’s ongoing work under the Working Cities Challenge and Urban Agenda.

Makers’ Mill, North Adams - $5,000

Makers’ Mill is a maker space partnership between MASS MoCA, MCLA, Williams College and the nonprofit incubator Lever, Inc. The collaboration provides workspace, equipment and classes for members and the general public in printmaking, fiber arts and book arts. Grant funding will allow for predevelopment work for Makers’ Mill to move to a larger space and incorporate additional partners.

The Record Company, Boston - $25,000

The Record Company is a music incubator with a mission to build the music economy in Massachusetts by providing space to artists and music consumers. Seed funding will fund a feasibility study, around the creation of a small format, neighborhood-based, multi-purpose music workspace.

Framingham State University Entrepreneurial Innovation Center, Framingham - $25,000

The Entrepreneurial Innovation Center (EIC) is a partnership between Framingham State and Workbar, providing co-working space and resources to the MetroWest community. Funding will support predevelopment work.

Inc.ubate Coworking, Winthrop - $25,000

Inc.ubate Coworking will offer amenities for entrepreneurs and professions, including expertise, office equipment, a business mentor program, monthly art exhibitions and educational events for members and the general public and will accommodate up to 35 professionals in a common work area.

Launchspace, Orange - $25,000

The Launchspace plans to take up residence in the Orange Innovation Center, repurposing a currently underutilized industrial space, and advancing industrial entrepreneurship in the North Quabbin region. Grant funding will support predevelopment planning. The Baker-Polito previously supported the Orange Innovation Center with a $200,000 MassWorks award in 2016, to upgrade public infrastructure so the center could expand to meet growing demand.

The Revolution Factory, Maynard - $25,000

The Revolution Factory is dedicated to helping local entrepreneurs turn ideas into businesses and this grant will build out their maker space in a larger space at Mill & Main allowing them to host a pre-accelerator program, accelerator program, incubation, co-working, community events and a maker space for designing, prototyping and small scale manufacturing. 

CAPAC Applauds Signing of Filipino WWII Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act Into Law

CAPAC Applauds Signing of Filipino WWII Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama signed the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act into law. The legislation unanimously passed in both chambers of Congress earlier this year, and awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino veterans who fought for the United States during World War II. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:

“Today, President Obama made history by signing the Filipino WWII Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act into law. During World War II, more than 200,000 Filipino soldiers fought bravely alongside American forces and played an instrumental role in our country’s victory in the Pacific. Unfortunately, for decades, these Filipino WWII veterans were denied the benefits and recognition they had both earned and deserve. We in CAPAC have made it a top priority to correct this injustice, and I am so thrilled that we will be able to finally recognize these WWII veterans for their heroism and service. I applaud Senator Hirono and Congresswoman Gabbard for their leadership and tireless work to get this bill across the finish line. This is a tremendous and long overdue victory for our Filipino veterans, their families, and our leaders within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community who helped to make this a reality.”

Senator Mazie K. Hirono (HI):

“The Filipino veterans of World War II overcame many challenges in their fight for compensation, family reunification, and verification of wartime service. By signing our bill into law, President Obama recognized these veterans’ courage and perseverance, both during the war and in the decades of battles for benefits that followed. This day is only possible thanks to the commitment of veterans, families, and advocates in Hawaii and across the country who worked tirelessly to see this effort through Congress. While this recognition is long overdue, the Congressional Gold Medal is a fitting tribute to the sacrifice that these veterans made for our country.”

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02):

“Today, history has been made as President Obama signs into law our bill to honor the more than 200,000 Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers that served our country during World War II. These loyal and courageous soldiers suffered, fought, with many giving up their lives alongside their American counterparts throughout the war.  It has been an honor to personally get to know some of these veterans and their families, and to hear them humbly tell their courageous stories of service.  Though less than 18,000 of our Filipino WWII veterans are still alive today, this recognition is a testament to each and every one of our Filipino WWII veterans who earned and deserve their place amongst our greatest generation. To our Filipino veterans, their families, and all who worked so hard to make today a reality, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.”

Boston Public Schools Receives Wallace Foundation Grant to Help Students Develop Social and Emotional Skills

Boston Public Schools Receives Wallace Foundation Grant to Help Students Develop Social and Emotional Skills

BPS will partner with Boston After School & Beyond for initiative

Boston Ma. - Thursday, December 15, 2016 - The Boston Public Schools will share a $400,000 grant with Boston After School & Beyond, a local nonprofit organization that coordinates afterschool programs citywide. Together, they will devise a plan to help children in Boston develop vital social and emotional skills that are linked to success in school, career and life. A few of the features they will focus on are: teamwork, persistence, goal-setting, self-control and getting along with others. "This generous contribution and ongoing partnership between Boston Public Schools and Boston After School & Beyond enables our students to directly benefit from collaborative learning activities," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "Team building is one of the many important lessons that will help our students succeed now and later in life." BPS and Boston After School & Beyond are one of nine community partner pairs nationwide to receive a planning grant. The grants are the first phase in the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning initiative, a new, multi-year effort byThe Wallace Foundationto better understand how schools and afterschool partners can improve and align experiences and climate to foster children's social and emotional learning. "Afterschool programs are essential to the growth of positive social and emotional skills among our students," said Superintendent Tommy Chang. "We are grateful to both the Wallace Foundation and Boston After School & Beyond for their continued support; and for furthering our work in providing our students with the opportunity to develop skills in safe and welcoming environments." A growing body of research, including the Wallace-commissioned University of Chicago studyFoundations for Young Adult Success, has linked social and emotional learning - which are known by different terms including non-cognitive skills, character and soft skills - to success in school, career and life. It is not yet known, however, how school and afterschool experiences can be aligned and delivered in real-world, urban settings to help develop these skills. Technical assistance and guidance will be provided to each pair of partners from national experts affiliated with the Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, the Forum for Youth Investment and the Center for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). The Boston partners were among 24 districts with high proportions of disadvantaged students that were invited to apply for the planning grant last spring. The Foundation drew those candidates from a pool of 145 which were identified by scans and nominations from the field. The initiative builds on The Wallace Foundation's years of work in youth development, including a 12-year effort to encourage citywide coordination for afterschool that yielded more than 40 publications, as well as work with urban school districts. "There's tremendous interest in helping children to develop the positive attributes and skills that are associated with well-being in and out of school and many models are being tested," said Nancy Devine, the director of learning and enrichment at The Wallace Foundation. "We're interested in exploring how an intentional partnership between school districts and organizations that provide programming during out-of-school hours can benefit young students." "Boston's afterschool programs are committed to working with schools to improve and measure vital social and emotional skills," said Chris Smith, executive director of Boston After School & Beyond. "This exciting new work is an opportunity to strengthen a citywide strategy." Through the planning grant period, school districts and afterschool intermediaries will collaborate to improve adult practices that support the development of students' social and emotional skills. As part of the Mayor's citywide strategy to close opportunity and achievement gaps, he recently joined leaders from 127 summer learning programs to unveil the results of a national study which showed Boston's summer learning effort outpacing its peers. Boston is one of five cities participating in the $50 million National Summer Learning Project, which is also funded by The Wallace Foundation and evaluated by RAND. This investment by the Wallace Foundation comes at an opportune time for Boston Public Schools. Amalio Nieves, assistant superintendent for social emotional learning and wellness, seeks to develop and support the integration of social emotional learning standards into teacher practices and student skill development across the district. In the next phase, in summer 2017, up to six district-intermediary pairs will be selected from among the nine cities chosen for planning grants to receive three-year implementation grants from Wallace. This phase will also include comprehensive research by The RAND Corporation to provide useful new evidence to the field.

STATEMENT FROM TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG’S OFFICE ON THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS

STATEMENT FROM TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG’S OFFICE ON

THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS

As of today, the personal possession, use and cultivation of marijuana is legal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The State Treasurer’s Office is responsible for the implementation of this new law, as written here. Outside of their personal residence, adults over the age of 21 may possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana. Within their residence, adults may possess up to 10 ounces of marijuana for personal use. Residents may also cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants per person with a limit of 12 plants per household. Recreational marijuana may not be grown, processed, or sold in Massachusetts without a license issued by the Cannabis Control Commission.

To stay informed on developments regarding recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, please visit our website at http://www.mass.gov/treasury/marijuana.

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Economic Development Incentives for 19 Projects

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Economic Development Incentives for 19 Projects

Local economic development incentives will contribute to Massachusetts businesses creating 626 new jobs

Boston – December 13, 2016 – Today the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved the participation of 19 projects in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 626 net new jobs and retain 891 jobs across Massachusetts, while leveraging $283 million in private investment.

“Our administration is supporting job growth and vibrant communities by creating a business climate that supports private investment and long-term growth,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The Economic Development Incentive Program complements our substantial investments in the state’s talented workforce, and is an important part of how we encourage companies to create jobs and expand in the Commonwealth.”

“The job-creation incentives approved today demonstrate the diversity of the Commonwealth’s economy,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “From technology and the life sciences, to manufacturing and food processing, we are growing regional economies, and helping businesses deliver new growth.”

“By enabling job creation and economic opportunities, the Economic Development Incentive Program helps foster prosperity across Massachusetts,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “These job creation incentives are a smart investment in ourselves, and in our future.”

“The awards approved today will help create jobs and deliver business expansion, from Dartmouth to Holyoke,” said Assistant Secretary of Business Development Nam Pham. “The targeted investment opportunities that this program provides will help support workers, families, and communities throughout the Commonwealth.”

Eleven of the awarded projects this quarter are manufacturing companies, and 12 are located in Gateway Cities.

The EACC has approved 121 economic development projects since January 2015. These projects will lead to the creation of 6,456 jobs, the retention of 13,188 existing jobs, and will leverage roughly $2.4 billion in private investment. Additionally, the EACC has assisted 54 manufacturing companies and 60 companies in Gateway Cities during this period.

The EDIP is the Commonwealth’s investment tax credit program for businesses, and is one of the most effective tools helping businesses to grow in Massachusetts. EDIP tax credits and other incentives are available to companies that make qualifying investments in new facilities and create new jobs. The EACC meets on a quarterly basis to review applications. More information about the EDIP is available on theMassachusetts Office of Business Development’s website.

Approved Projects

Manufacturing Retention Projects

Sealed Air Corporation (Holyoke) - Sealed Air is a multinational corporation with more than 25,000 employees, serving 175 countries. The firm is the inventor and manufacturer of Bubble Wrap packaging. Sealed Air is investing $1.2 million to expand its Holyoke manufacturing plant, creating 24 new jobs, and retaining 75 existing jobs. The EACC Board approved $132,000 in investment tax credits.

American Holdco, LLC (New Bedford) - American Holdco, LLC is among the world’s largest distributors of lobster and scallops. The firm is investing $1 million to expand the capacity of its New Bedford processing facility, creating 42 new jobs, and retaining 40 existing jobs. The EACC Board approved $400,000 in investment tax credits.

Pieco Holding dba Table Talk Pie, Inc. (Worcester) - Table Talk is a leading producer of pies, providing customers with a wide range of sizes and formats. The company currently produce pies in facilities in Worcester and Shrewsbury, and is expanding to a third production facility in Worcester. The expansion will create 50 new jobs, retain 30 existing jobs, and generate $7.4 million in private investment. The City of Worcester has approved a local tax-increment financing agreement (TIF) and personal property tax exemption valued at $6.56 million. The EACC Board approved $750,000 in investment tax credits.

Expansion Projects

AHEAD, LLC (Dartmouth) - AHEAD designs and manufactures headwear, apparel, and accessories for golf and other industries. AHEAD will invest $11 million to expand its Dartmouth site by 78,000 square feet, creating additional space for warehousing, light manufacturing, and offices. This expansion will create 25 new jobs and retain 261 existing jobs. The Town of Dartmouth has approved a TIF valued at $124,000. The EACC Board approved $312,500 in investment tax credits.

Ice Cube LLC / Hutchens Holding II, LLC (Fall River) - Ice Cube LLC is a subsidiary of Raw Seafoods, a seafood processing company that handles fresh and frozen scallops, fish, and value-added seafood. Raw Seafoods is constructing a new cold storage facility on a vacant parcel adjacent to its existing plant. The expansion project will create 12 new jobs, retain 206 existing jobs, and generate $15 million in private investment. The City of Fall River has approved a TIF valued at $800,000. The EACC Board approved $150,000 in tax credits.

Decker Machine Works, Inc. (Greenfield) - Decker Machine Works was established in 1982, and has more than 30 years’ experience fabricating multi-axis machined parts, across a wide spectrum of materials. Decker is purchasing and renovating a new facility in Greenfield, adding a clean room, making new equipment purchases, and facilitating the company’s long-term growth. The project will create 10 new jobs, retain 18 existing jobs, and generate $2.3 million in private investment. The Town of Greenfield has approved a TIF valued at $43,000. The EACC Board approved $125,000 in investment tax credits.

International Container Co. LLC (Greenfield) - International Container Co. LLC specializes in the manufacture of roll-off, hook-lift, and front- and rear-load containers, and a wide variety of special application containers for the solid waste industry. The company is constructing a new 125,000 square foot production facility in Greenfield, and purchasing new equipment. The company’s expansion will create 32 new jobs, retain 48 existing jobs, and generate $9.2 million in private investment. The Town of Greenfield has approved a TIF valued at $1.8 million. The EACC Board approved $400,000 in investment tax credits.

Patriot Beverage, LLC (Littleton) - Patriot Beverage, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPF, Inc., bottles Pepsi products at a plant in Ayer. CPF is purchasing a vacant former bottling plant in Ayer, in order to expand its business into new product lines and container sizes. CPF’s expansion will create 50 new jobs and generate a private investment of $23 million. The Town of Littleton has approved a TIF valued at $113,786. The EACC Board approved $625,000 in investment tax credits.

Bianco & Sons Inc. (Medford) - Bianco & Sons is a 56-year-old family-owned meat and sausage manufacturer, serving regional supermarket chains, large wholesale food and provision suppliers, and licensed street vendors. The company is expanding from its current 6,000 square foot plant, to a newly purchased 29,000 square foot facility in Medford. The expansion project will create 20 new jobs, retain 27 existing jobs, and generate more than $8.5 million in private investment. The City of Medford has approved a TIF valued at $67,000. The EACC Board approved $250,000 in investment tax credits.

Freedom Restoration & Cleaning LLC (New Bedford) - Freedom Restoration & Cleaning provides carpet and upholstery cleaning, as well as emergency water, fire, smoke, and mold clean-up and restoration services. The company is relocating from Rhode Island, purchasing a New Bedford property to serve as its new headquarters, creating 12 new jobs, and making a private investment of $615,000. The City of New Bedford has approved a TIF valued at $32,000. The EACC Board approved $36,274 in investment tax credits.

Granite Telecommunications, LLC (Quincy) - Granite Telecommunications provides telecommunications services, including local and long distance dial tone, broadband, long distance, wiring, alarm and other related services to multi-location businesses and government entities. Granite is continuing an EDIP expansion project begun in 2013, by acquiring and renovating a property at 61 Enterprise Drive in Quincy. Both phases of Granite’s EDIP expansion project will lead to the creation of a total of 846 jobs, the retention of 935 jobs, and a total private investment of over $45 million. The City of Quincy has approved a TIF valued at $1.9 million. The EACC Board approved $3.6 million in tax credits.

Prodrive Technologies, Inc. (Weymouth) - Prodrive Technologies manufactures and supplies robotics, power electronics and sensors, and is one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe. Prodrive is expanding into the United States by constructing a new production facility in Weymouth. In the first phase of an anticipated multi-phase project, Prodrive will make a private investment of $38 million, and create 110 new jobs. Prodrive will be the first major commercial tenant at Union Point development, the redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station. The City of Weymouth has approved a 20-year TIF valued at $4.7 million. The EACC Board approved $1.375 million in investment tax credits.

Local Incentive-Only Projects

Maple Hotel Company (Chelsea) - The Maple Hotel Company will invest $9.8 million to redevelop the current Wyndham Chelsea Hotel, including complete interior and exterior renovation, and a change in brand affiliation to DoubleTree by Hilton. This project will retain 51 jobs. The City of Chelsea has approved a TIF valued at $480,000.

775 Davol St, LLC (Fall River) - 775 Davol St plans to demolish an abandoned, blighted building and construct a new 19,450 square foot medical office building. The project will create 16 new jobs, retain 25 existing jobs, and generate $3.3 million in private investment. The City of Fall River has approved a TIF valued at $235,000.

CEA Nashua, LLC (Fall River) - CEA Nashua will invest $5 million to completely redevelop and renovate a retail mall in Fall River. The City of Fall River has approved a TIF valued at $620,000.

AACO Realty Corp. (Holyoke) - AACO Realty Corp. will restore an abandoned manufacturing building into a mixed-use commercial and residential complex. The City of Holyoke has approved a TIF valued at $218,000, to support AACO Realty’s $650,000 investment in creating two floors of commercial space.

Quality Custom Packaging, Inc. (New Bedford) - Quality Custom Packaging supplies private branded, frozen block, and fresh scallops. The company is investing $900,000 to expand its plant, creating 21 new jobs, and retaining 5 existing jobs. The City of New Bedford has approved a special tax assessment valued at $37,000.

Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. (Norwood) - Moderna Therapeutics is a global life sciences company headquartered in Cambridge, and focused on the development of transformative medicines and biotechnology therapies. Moderna is investing $110 million in the leasing and renovation of a 200,000 square foot facility in Norwood, for use as a clinical research development and manufacturing facility. The expansion project will create 120 new jobs and retain 100 existing jobs. The Town of Norwood has approved a TIF valued at $1.7 million.

Chacharone Properties, LLC (Worcester) - Chacharone Properties owns and develops commercial properties in and around Worcester. The developer plans to invest $600,000 to construct a building at 65 Armory Street, to fill regional needs for high-quality manufacturing space. The City of Worcester has approved a TIF valued at $90,000.