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  1. Articles mentioning both Gregory P. Bialecki and University of Massachusetts

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    1. Boston conference promotes potential of new computing center, high-speed Internet in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 30 2012) Information Technology

      ...member of the House Ways and Means Committee. "That's precisely what government is supposed to do." Gregory Bialecki, state secretary of housing and economic development, said the administration is working to include......he state's $25 million investment in the center, a collaboration of five universities including the University of Massachusetts and Harvard. Allan W. Blair , president of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusett... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Springfield

    2. Putting money where jobs are

      Explore Boston.com (Dec 29 2010)

      Putting money where jobs are ... officials said will pump new money into the local economy. “This is a job creation program,’’ said Gregory Bialecki, state secretary of housing and economic development. “We’re getting a lot more jobs per dollar tha......stration has been serious about making the system more accountable,’’ said Lambert, director of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Urban Initiative. And while state officials have made the award process less secretive, c... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Liberty Mutual   Springfield

    3. 'A Magnet for Innovation' in Holyoke

      Explore masstech.org (Oct 11 2010) Information Technology

      'A Magnet for Innovation' in Holyoke ...lth, the state’s top research universities—including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Massachusetts, Boston University, Northeastern University, and Harvard University—and two of the state’s top-tier......cci, CEO of EMC; Bruce Klein, Senior Vice President of Cisco; Congressman John Olver; and Secretary Gregory Bialecki of the Patrick-Murray Administration. As these speakers made clear in retelling the remarkable stor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

    4. Editorial: Holyoke computer center launch fuels imagination

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 8 2010) Information Technology

      Editorial: Holyoke computer center launch fuels imagination Gov. Deval L. Patrick and Gregory P. Bialecki, secretary of the state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development believe it can be a ca......t was a process that required not only big thinking, but big collaboration between the likes of the University of Massachusetts and MIT and Harvard and Northeastern University. But on Tuesday it looked easy as officials dug sho... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Jack Wilson

    5. Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center groundbreaking in Holyoke draws state, college officials

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 5 2010) Information Technology

      Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center groundbreaking in Holyoke draws state, college officials ... of people that are going to be asking, ‘They chose Holyoke, why don’t we choose Holyoke?’ ” said Gregory P. Bialecki, secretary of the state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. Gov. Deval L. Patrick......the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said she phoned Jack M. Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, on a winter afternoon nearly two years ago to discuss the region’s need for such a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    6. John Goodhue picked as interim director of Holyoke high-performance computing center

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 27 2010) Information Technology

      John Goodhue picked as interim director of Holyoke high-performance computing center ...ant vice president with Boston University. The partners in the computing center are the state, the University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University in Boston and Ha... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke

    7. Experts weigh in on potential economic impact of Holyoke high performance computing center

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 9 2010) Information Technology

      Experts weigh in on potential economic impact of Holyoke high performance computing center ...fessor of computer science and executive associate dean for the college of natural sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He said to think of a duel-core home computer. Cores are the part of a computer process......urose said Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Community College are working with UMass to secure a $600,000 National Science Foundation grant aimed at prepping workers. The jobs at the c... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

    8. Task force established to help with creation of high-speed computing center planned in Holyoke

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 11 2010) Education , Information Technology

      ...e at Holyoke Community College on Oct. 21. The project involves a partnership of the state, the University of Massachusetts, Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and private firms Cisco Systems......t connect to the Connecticut River south of City Hall, but the big question remains, where exactly? Gregory Bialecki, state secretary of housing and economic development, said in the October visit with Patrick a site... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Holyoke Community College

    9. Study: Software leads tech growth in Mass.

      Explore masshightech.com (Dec 7 2009) Health Care

      Study: Software leads tech growth in Mass. ... academia gathered at Communispace Corp. in Watertown this morning to listen to the findings from a UMass study on Massachusetts’ tech economy and to hear Gov. Deval Patrick’s keynote address on the state ...... on the state of the IT sector in the commonwealth. At the meeting, findings were released from the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute’s study, “The IT Industry: Hub of the Massachusetts Technology Economy.” Aside f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    10. Green tech company makes home here

      Explore The Reminder Online (Nov 3 2009) Energy , Green Region

      ...to contact them. William Frey, the CEO of Qteros, explained a microbe found at Quabbin Reservoir by University of Massachusetts microbiologist Dr. Susan Leschine naturally turns cellulose from plants into ethanol. The pilot pro......nergy that would help fund the pilot program, Frey said. Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory Bialecki said the Qteros operation in Chicopee represents a basic philosophy of the Patrick Administration. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Chicopee

    11. Holyoke poised for a new identity

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 11 2009) Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences

      ...ork equipment maker Cisco Systems - in partnership with Massachusetts Institute for Technology, the University of Massachusetts and, potentially Harvard - are looking for a facility in Holyoke to house a high-tech computer rese...... set us apart from our competitors," Patrick said. State Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory P. Bialecki sounded the only cautionary note, saying that folks shouldn't expect 1,000 or 2,000 jobs to materia... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Michael J. Sullivan   Amherst

    12. Holyoke eyed for computer complex - The Republican

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 10 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      ...rmer mill town. "Innovation is our calling card in Massachusetts and this partnership with MIT, the University of Massachusetts, EMC and Cisco Systems will usher in the next generation of high performance computing and set us a......industries to collaborate," Kurose said Tuesday. State Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory P. Bialecki described the joint effort Tuesday as "a place where cutting-edge research is done." And while Bial... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Michael J. Sullivan

    13. Harvard, MIT, Cisco Systems, EMC to be part of computer research ...

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 9 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      ...rmer mill town. "Innovation is our calling card in Massachusetts and this partnership with MIT, the University of Massachusetts, EMC and Cisco Systems will usher in the next generation of high performance computing and set us a......d industries to collaborate," Kurose said Tuesday. State Housing and Economic Development Secretary Gregory P. Bialecki described the joint effort Tuesday as "a place where cutting-edge research is done." And while Bial... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Michael J. Sullivan

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