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  1. Articles mentioning both Solutia, Inc. and University of Massachusetts

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    1. Innovators hold key place in region

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2011) Manufacturing , Medical Devices

      Innovators hold key place in region ...in West Springfield; • Development of advanced materials for the booming global solar industry from Solutia in Springfield; • Bacteria that generate their own harnessable electricity from the University of Massachusetts lab of Derek Lovely; • A promising new way to generate electric power from a more efficient wind tu......by a driven, brilliant scientist, of which we have many dozens in the Knowledge Corridor, from UMass to the University of Connecticut. But ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Springfield

    2. Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor"

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 26 2010)

      Hartford-Springfield Partnership celebrates 10 years of the "Knowledge Corridor" ...edge Corridor” name refers to the 26 colleges and universities, including large universities in the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Connecticut. biz O'Leary.jpg submitted photoCornelius P. "Con" O'L......urers like Eppendorf in Enfield which has 200 jobs, Socaplast in Indian Orchard with 15 jobs at the Solutia Inc. campus and Solutia Inc.’s own expansion with 25 additional jobs. There are also warehouse ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Bradley International Airport   MassMutual

    3. In Good Company

      Explore BusinessWest (Jan 11 2010)

      In Good Company ...e, a job that ran through last summer, and the individual chosen, Elizabeth Gold, an MBA student at UMass Amherst, wound up being a tremendous asset to the company. “She was terrific; she really challenged......area,” said Burke, who told BusinessWest that, while several area employers, including Big Y Foods, Solutia, Six Flags, and others, have taken advantage of the program, many others have not. One of the keys ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   Springfield

    4. Green tech company makes home here

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

      ...ant material into ethanol. Although originally slated to be based in Springfield at leased space at Solutia, a decision made by Solutia management not to lease space to the company eventually led them to Chicopee, Bissonnette explained......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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Chicopee

    5. Qteros, the 'Microsoft of Energy,' Lands in Chicopee

      Explore BusinessWest (Oct 27 2009)

      Qteros, the 'Microsoft of Energy,' Lands in Chicopee ... article in Boston magazine about what was then called Sun Ethanol and Dr. Susan Leschine’s work at UMass,” he said, referring to Qteros. “I was fascinated with the process, and I was very intrigued to rea......s. As reported in these pages earlier this year, Qteros had plans to lease space within the massive Solutia complex in Indian Orchard. Due to decisions in out-of-state corporate management for the latter ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Robert L. Culver

    6. Biofuels firm plans facility in Chicopee

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 7 2009) Energy , Green Region

      ...hicopeeThe Republican - MassLive.comCHICOPEE - Qteros, a leading biofuels company with roots at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, announced Tuesday it will build a ...and more » Biofuels firm plans facility in Chicope......n as SunEthanol, Qteros was founded in 2006 in Amherst as a spin-off company using research done at UMass. The biofuels company wants to exploit a unique microbe, originally found near Quabbin Reservoir, t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    7. UMass, UConn getting closer

      Explore masslive.com (May 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      EAST WINDSOR, Conn. - Scientists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the University of Connecticut in Storrs work together, and the collaboration is getting...... a success story. The company is trying to make a commercial success of the Q microbe discovered at UMass. Qteros moved its headquarters and plans to build a pilot biofuels plant at Solutia's chemical plant in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. This plant might ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Baystate Health

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