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State of the Commonwealth 2012

On January 23, 2012, Governor Deval Patrick delivered his fourth State of the Commonwealth address. In his address he promoted an ambitious agenda on getting people back to work, lowering health care costs and strengthening public safety. In each of these areas, the Governor again asked the Legislature and the people to make hard choices.

Governor Patrick also discussed a set of reforms to help Massachusetts community colleges meet regional workforce demands by providing workers with the skills they need to help fill the estimated 120,000 current job openings in the state. Learn more about the Governor's proposal for the fifteen individual community college campuses to come together as a unified, state-wide system offering a more streamlined curriculum as well as locally developed, regionally specific jobs and skills training.

Prior to the Governor’s address, Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray recognized Jon Davies Jr., son of the late Firefighter Jon Davies Sr. of Worcester, who died last December trying to rescue a missing tenant from a residential blaze. Davies was seated with First Lady Diane Patrick in her gallery area.  A moment of silence was offered for Firefighter Davies and Firefighter James Rice of Peabody, who also lost his life in the line of duty last December. Worcester Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell and Peabody Fire Chief Steven Pasdon joined the Lieutenant Governor at the rostrum for the moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Emma Henderson, a 12-year-old student from John F. Kennedy Middle School in Northampton sang “The Star Spangled Banner”. The invocation was conducted by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner of Just Congregations and the benediction by Rev. Dr. John M. Borders, III, of the Morning Star Baptist Church in Boston.

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Stimulus at work: Providing jobs, access and economic opportunity on the South Coast

Jeffrey Simon

Director, MA Recovery & Reinvestment Office

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I recently attended the opening of a new interchange on Route 24 in Fall River. Exit 8B, as it will be called, was funded by the Recovery Act and it struck me, as I stood there on the bridge of the interchange overlooking the highway – amidst workers, state officials and local politicians – that this project represents everything that the stimulus program is about.

First - and foremost - the $35 million project put lots of people to work. From engineers to construction workers to laborers, the project involved many people in many different sectors.

The interchange is also critical to the long term economic development of the South coast area. It is the interchange that is vital to the development of the 300-acre SouthCoast BioPark in Fall River and Freetown, a biotechnology park that is being anchored by UMass Dartmouth and demonstrates enormous economic development potential for the region.

On the other side of the highway, in Freetown, the interchange is providing improved access to the 325-acre Riverfront Business Park. Stop and Shop has its distribution center there and couldn’t expand without this interchange.

This new interchange is the largest Recovery Act funded highway project in the state and it provided a region not only with much-needed jobs in the short term but also with long term economic hope for the future. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: That is what the stimulus program is all about.

Join Us on January 25 to Black Out Bullying

Hi, my name is Emaan Syed and I am the Essex County representative on the Governor’s Youth Council.  I live in North Andover and am studying at Umass Amherst.

The Council narrowed down two main issues we wanted to focus on during our term; youth violence prevention and education, from those two issues, we decided to focus on the issue of bullying facing the Commonwealth, as well as across the country.  While bullying has been around for centuries, recently, bullying is greater of an issue to us.  

Bullying is important to me because it is an unnecessary obstacle that too many students are facing in life.  Bullies are everywhere in the world and in life, and at times do not realize the inner damage that they cause in others.  The majority of youth that deal with being bullied do not show their distraught emotions or feelings to others, especially the bullies, while their internal struggle goes unknown.  It is important for the youth to come together and put an end to bullying, we are the ones with the most influence on the matter.  Students should not, “Put up with put downs”, do not put up with yourself, or your peers being bullied. 

Positive ways to prevent bullying include:

• Not saying hurtful words to people
• Encouraging positive language
• Not bringing yourself up by putting others down
• Be accepting of others' differences
• Not letting the words get to you
• Confiding in someone you trust

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Hi, my name is Kaden Belanger and I am the Hampshire County representative on the Governor’s Youth Council.

Black Out Bullying was created by the members of Governor's Youth Council to have the students in the Commonwealth take a stand against hate. When voting on whether to take on bullying, I strongly advocated my approval on this issue. 

I graduated from South Hadley High School in 2010 as Senior Class, Student Government and Gay-Straight Alliance President. I was also part of the  Peer Leaders group at my high school. It was only two years ago that a student at my school committed suicide because of bullying. As a leader of my school, I did all I could to help the students to ensure that this will never happen again. 

Today, suicide caused by bullying is more apparent in our nation. As a member of the Governor's Youth Council, I will take a stand to ensure that the Commonwealth will never have a youth suicide again. On the 25th of January, we must all band together as students to finally Black Out Bullying in the Commonwealth. The best way to fight hate is by coming together as a community to work in ending bullying in each of our areas. I strongly encourage all of you this Wednesday to wear black and take the pledge against bullying.

 

Massachusetts Shines in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Adam Freudberg

Director of Operations and Policy Advisor in the Office of Lt. Governor Timothy P. Murray

Massachusetts is a leader in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, workforce development, and job creation.  By working in partnership with government, academia, and industry, we are leveraging resources in a joint effort to encourage more and more students to study STEM fields to prepare themselves for future careers in Massachusetts’ innovation economy.

In December, I joined a delegation from Massachusetts at a STEM Conference sponsored by the National Governor’s Association.  To kick off the conference, Dane Linn, Director of the Education Division at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, even said:

“Many states can learn from the work Massachusetts has done on STEM.  They have clearly demonstrated an ability to think strategically in the development of the state's STEM agenda both in the short and long term.”

At this conference, the Massachusetts delegation also included the Executive Director of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council and senior staff from the Museum of Science, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, PTC a technology company and large employer in Metro Boston, and the University of Massachusetts.  The conference was a great opportunity to highlight Massachusetts’ successes in STEM and also share best practices with STEM leaders across the country.  Linn’s recognition of Massachusetts as a STEM leader reflects the strong collaboration the Patrick-Murray Administration have helped to foster in recent years. 

Prior to coming into office with Governor Patrick, Lt. Governor Murray served as mayor of Worcester and on the Worcester School Committee, understanding firsthand the value of education in local, regional and state economies.  As mayor, he oversaw more than a billion dollars in new economic development projects, including projects to enhance STEM related industries in Worcester.

Lt. Governor Murray carried this interest into his new role, and asked that I attend the annual statewide STEM Summit on his behalf in 2007.  At the time, it was clear that Massachusetts was already successful in innovative STEM programming for students and educators; however, Massachusetts lacked in coordination and organized leadership to help accelerate statewide efforts, including funding opportunities.  So, our office began to work with a variety of educators and industry leaders to compile a comprehensive list of all STEM programs, now known as the 1,000 points of STEM.

Lt. Governor Murray then recommended to Governor Patrick that he create a council to focus on STEM.  In October 2009, Governor Patrick then signed an Executive Order in October 2009, creating the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, designating Lt. Governor Murray as chairman.  Since the establishment of the Council, Lt. Governor Murray has built a strong partnership with educators, non-profit and private sector industry leaders, and government agencies to improve coordination and planning. 

Massachusetts released its first statewide STEM Plan in 2010, and most recently selected six statewide STEM programs to focus on enhancing and funding which will benefit all regions of the Commonwealth.  The STEM Advisory Council is currently implementing programs needed to reach four main goals defined in the Plan: 1) Expand community engagement; 2) Strategically improve academic coherence; 3) Enhance successful options for educator development; and 4) Expand opportunities with our partners in business and non-profits.

With the leadership of Governor Patrick, Lt. Governor Murray, STEM Advisory Council members, educators and industry leaders, we can and will make positive changes to encourage and educate more students, teachers, and parents on the value of studying STEM education.

Did you know?

• Growth in STEM jobs has been three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs over the last 10 years.  (U.S. Department of Commerce) 
• Throughout the next decade, STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17 percent, compared to 9.8-percent growth for other occupations.  (U.S. Department of Commerce) 
• In comparison to their non-STEM counterparts, STEM workers earn 26 percent more on average and are less likely to experience joblessness.  The average annual wage for all STEM occupations was $77,880 in May 2009, significantly above the U.S. average of $43,460 for non-STEM occupations.  (NGA) 
• In 2010, the unemployment rate for STEM workers was 5.3 percent; for all other occupations, it was 10 percent.  (NGA) 
• Only about a third of bachelor’s degrees earned in the United States are in a STEM field, compared with approximately 53 percent of first university degrees earned in China, and 63 percent of those earned in Japan.  (U.S. Department of Commerce) 

 More about the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

 

The Annual State House Menorah Lighting

The holiday season continues tomorrow in Nurses’ Hall with the Annual State House Menorah Lighting.  Governor Patrick will join Senate President Murray and Speaker DeLeo, along with the other Constitutional Officers, in celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.

Each year this event is hosted by Rabbi Rachmiel Liberman of the Congregation Lubavitch Synagogue and features songs and activities to celebrate the holiday.

Governor Patrick invites the public to join him at the State House at 4pm for the annual lighting. 

Holiday Festivities at the State House

Rose Arruda 

Event Outreach

Department of Argiculture 

Squeals of delight will once again echo through Nurses’ Hall to the front lawn of the State House during the Annual Tree Lighting event on Monday, December 12, as nearly 150 children (and many adults) will gather for holiday festivities with Governor Patrick.

Hot chocolate, cookie making stations and an amazing craft-making station will be waiting for the youth that participate at several afterschool programs.

Governor Patrick looks forward to hosting the children and their families and having them join him as he lights the now permanent State House Tree. It is a challenge to know who has more fun, the kids or the Governor’s staff who volunteers to pull it all together, creating fantastic memories for the children who are so deserving of a wonderful winter wonderland…at the State House!

Governor Patrick invites the public to join him at the State House on Monday at 5:00 p.m. for all the holiday activities.

Hiring and Supporting Massachusetts Veterans Throughout the Year

Tim Murray

Lt. Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Massachusetts leads the nation in providing services for veterans and military families thanks to the strong commitment of our taxpayers, policy makers and advocates.  During the month of November, more attention may be given to honoring our brave military servicemen and women; however, as citizens of this Commonwealth and this country, we have an obligation to support our veterans throughout the year.

It is critical that veterans receive re-employment and training opportunities as part of the range of services we provide when they transition home.  With 385,000 veterans currently residing in Massachusetts and an influx of veterans expected to return home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Governor Patrick and I have asked the business community to consider hiring veterans for open positions and educating employers about the value of hiring a veteran.  Unfortunately, we see unemployment among veterans disproportionately higher than the civilian population and not enough companies are aware of available tax credits to hire veterans.  Yet, veterans have bravely served our country and are proven to be reliable, diligent, and always ready to get the job done.

In early November, major trade associations such as the Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Smaller Business Association of New England, and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable joined the Patrick-Murray Administration to encourage their members to hire veterans, and we look forward to working with more members of the business community throughout the year.  Companies need to be informed of the financial benefits for hiring veterans such as the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit and two federal tax credit provisions approved by the Senate leading into Veterans Day, that were also included in President Obama’s American Jobs Act.

As part of our Administration’s plan to support the re-employment and training of veterans in Massachusetts, Governor Patrick and I will also: 

• Propose up to $2.86 million in funding in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, including $500,000 in funding for the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership to train and employ veterans who qualify for state benefits.
• Support the collaboration of military, state, and community resources to establish a Military Child Educational Awareness Program, an expansion of the Massachusetts National Guard’s successful pilot program for military children in the Massachusetts school system.
• Create a Student Veterans sub-committee of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Veterans’ Services.
• Create a Veterans’ Re-Employment and Training sub-committee of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Veterans’ Services.

With more military servicemen and women expected to return home, there will be an increased need for services and we need to do our part to ensure veterans are aware of these services.  In addition to financial benefits for hiring veterans, there is a range of available resources such as health and human services, housing, and education.  All 351 cities and towns are required to have a Veteran Service Office working in the municipality to inform the community of these services, and the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services is also an available resource.  By working together, we can raise awareness of available resources and benefits Massachusetts veterans and their families have earned. 

 

Remarks from Northeast Shingo Prize’s 2011 Annual Continuous Improvement Conference

Tim Murray

Lt. Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray was a featured speaker at today’s Northeast Shingo Prize’s 2011 Annual Continuous Improvement Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was “Made Lean in America,” which focused on how Lean means creating employment opportunities at home: good jobs, a strong tax base and a brighter future. As a follow up to today’s conference, the Lt. Governor is sharing his remarks highlighting the state’s continued partnership with the private sector to support the manufacturing industry in Massachusetts.

Northeast Shingo Prize’s Manufacturing Conference

Thursday October 6, 2011

REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR delivery

• Good Afternoon.  Michael (Tamasi) thank you so much for the kind introduction. 
• Michael is a great contributor on the STEM Advisory Council which I chair, and I appreciate his insight, because I think we all recognize that science, technology, engineering, and math skills are critical to the workforce needs of the growing manufacturing industry in Massachusetts.
• Here in Massachusetts we have so many great STEM educational projects and programming throughout our colleges, universities, non-profits, and business.  However these projects, which I like to refer to as 1000 acts of STEM, or Random Acts of STEM, so the STEM Advisory Council is currently focusing on supporting the best practices in the state to close the skills gap and train our students early.
• As Michael mentioned, I visited his company earlier this year.  AccuRounds in Avon is a leading manufacturer of precision custom cylindrical components.  Their sales increased this past year by more than 50 percent over the 2009 numbers, and they are growing jobs right here in Massachusetts.
• The Commonwealth has also provided AccuRounds and its sister-company Boston Centerless in Woburn with funding support and assistance to support lean manufacturing initiatives, supervisor development training, and other workforce development services.  These grants have not only helped AccuRounds and Boston Centerless receive the proper resources and training for their employees, but both companies have managed to retain and even grow their staff as they remain productive and competitive within the advanced manufacturing industry.
• Massachusetts has a strong manufacturing legacy in precision manufacturing, information technology, aeronautics, plastics and textiles and is currently a leader in medical device manufacturing.  Massachusetts has seen growth in the manufacturing sector coming out of the recession and we currently employ over 250,000 workers in this sector.
• And, it is no secret that manufacturing in Massachusetts today is not what it was generations ago.  What is a constant, however, is that whether it is fabricated metal, paper or aerospace, medical devices, alternative energy, information technology or a range of other sectors, manufacturing in Massachusetts is all about combining innovation with our highly skilled workforce to make high quality products that can compete anywhere in the world.
• Since day one of taking office, Governor Patrick and I have been committed to investing in innovation, including the growth within this industry.  But we cannot, nor should not do it alone. 
• It’s the private sector that ultimately drives job growth.  I recall during my time as mayor and city councilor in Worcester, the times when the economy was at its best was when the public and private sectors partnered together.
• We value the strength of creating public-private partnerships to leverage investments and job creation here in Massachusetts.  Since August 2010, Massachusetts has added 4,600 new manufacturing jobs, and I want to thank all of the business owners, executives, and support staff who truly worked hard to make this growth possible and have helped to drive our state’s economy forward.
• Like AccuRounds, multiple companies across the Commonwealth are experiencing success and growth.
• Just last week, our administration’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council approved eight projects in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), seven of which were companies within the manufacturing industry. 
• Since EDIP has long provided companies with tax incentives to grow and do business in Massachusetts, our administration partnered with the legislature in 2009 to reform the program to better serve companies in need of these incentives.  In doing so, we have created a Manufacturing Retention Project component targeted to help existing Massachusetts manufacturers retain their current employment as they also grow their business. 
• Under the Manufacturing Retention Projects the state funded projects in Worcester, Leominster, Marlborough, North Brookfield, Warren, Westport, and two in Westfield.
• After reforming EDIP to include the manufacturing component, we have assisted 36 manufacturing companies out of 67 projects approved since January 2010.  Together all projects have created 4,260 new jobs, retained 13,374 existing jobs and leveraged more than $2.6 billion in private investment.   And that’s what we want to continue to do.  
• The manufacturers in the EDIP program have received $27 million in tax credits, which has leveraged $548 million in in private investment, creating 1,806 new jobs and retaining 5,163 existing jobs.
• And there is more good news on the horizon. Governor Patrick will join Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation, in Westfield tomorrow for an announcement to help advance Gulfstream’s potential to create a significant number of jobs and bring millions in private investment to the region.
• This will also have positive implications for the entire supply chain and other manufacturers throughout New England.
• Last week, the Governor was in Northampton to unveil the completion of Coca-Cola’s plant expansion, another project supported by the administration’s EDIP program. The project, which received financial support from the Patrick-Murray Administration and the City of Northampton, has already exceeded its goal to create 40 full-time jobs over five years with 100 new jobs already created and contributed more than $50 million in private investment to support its expansion and the Western Massachusetts community.
• These types of targeted investments are part of an overall economic development strategy designed to speed Massachusetts’ economic recovery and position Massachusetts businesses in the whole Commonwealth for long-term growth and prosperity.
• And we’re not done yet.
• Our administration is focusing on areas to work in partnership with the private sector in support of the industry.  The advanced manufacturing agenda focuses on:
• Improving Access to Capital
  • Building the Talent Pipeline  
  • Improving Access to Technical Assistance 
  • Enhancing Manufacturing Competitiveness through Innovation 
  • Expanding Market Opportunities through Exports and Supply-Chain 
  • Easing the Cost of Doing Business; and
  • Promoting Manufacturing in Massachusetts and New England

• We’re working to reduce the rise in healthcare insurance premiums for small-businesses, and have also reorganized state resources for small business lending and technical assistance by consolidating resources within the improved one-stop shop, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation.  The MGCC is an important tool for small businesses.  By working with the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, we have also launched a supply-chain expansion initiative, BuyMass.org, which features thousands of products and services from every corner of the state available right here in Massachusetts. 
• We’re working to reduce the rise in healthcare insurance premiums for small-businesses, and have also reorganized state resources for small business lending and technical assistance by consolidating resources within the improved one-stop shop, the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation.  The MGCC is an important tool for small businesses.  By working with the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, we have also launched a supply-chain expansion initiative, BuyMass.org, which features thousands of products and services from every corner of the state available right here in Massachusetts.  
• The state’s major financing agencies – MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation have combined to commit nearly $50 million dollars in financing to manufacturers over the past year.  These agencies, along with the Mass Office of Business Development, have committed almost half of all of their loans or awards to manufacturers.
• Coming up this fall to follow the award of federal funding through the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment will soon use $600,000 in funding to accelerate export growth for Massachusetts manufacturers, in partnership with the Massachusetts Export Center.
• Massachusetts was also selected by the National Governors Association to participate in a Policy Academy on Advanced Manufacturing with six other states from around the country (Illinois, New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Connecticut).  This will promote Massachusetts brand manufacturing.  This month we will use this opportunity to promote the Massachusetts brand for manufacturing as well as continue to learn how we can help manufacturers compete.
• As we work in partnership with the private sector to better serve the needs of Massachusetts businesses, we are also making improvements within state government.  I have mentioned that we reformed the state’s economic development incentive program, and we are moving forward on an agenda focused on supporting the needs of the advanced manufacturing industry.  Governor Patrick has also charged the Cabinet Secretaries for Education, Housing and Economic Development, and Labor and Workforce Development with improving the coordination of their efforts to support the workforce development needs of businesses.  A focus area for that effort is improving manufacturing education statewide and ensuring a close connection between manufacturing education and parallel efforts to improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
• There is a soon to be hired State Director of Workforce Development who will work the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Secretary of Education, and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
• Not only will this position work across secretariats, but also all of the regional employment boards across the state.  Through this new position, we will continue to act more proactively.  Rather than waiting for the phone to ring, we continue to go out and meet with businesses so we can ensure their needs are better met.
• Finally, as many of you know President Obama recently launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership.  This is an effort that brings industry, universities and the federal government together to invest in emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our global competitiveness.
• This initiative will lead to investments that will build up efficient domestic manufacturing capabilities in critical industries.  We anticipate this will also lead to investments to expand robotics, energy efficiency, and new technologies.
• President Susan Hockfield of MIT is one of the President’s top advisors on this issue and she has asked Secretary Bialecki to partner with her and plan a major regional meeting of President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, tentatively to be held later this year.  This will be an outstanding opportunity to highlight Massachusetts on a prominent stage.
• So you can see that we have been busy in the last few years.  You have been busy too.  By working together, I know that even better days are ahead. 
• Massachusetts’ unemployment rate of 7.4 percent is well below the national average.  Massachusetts is also reporting another strong month for tax revenues with collections in September up $178 million, or nearly nine percent from this time last year… and of course, we won’t stop working until everyone looking for work finds work.
• You have great partners in state government and I look forward to continuing to work with you to support, grow and expand the manufacturing industry in Massachusetts.

 

 

Educating the next generation in solar energy

Jeffrey Simon

Director, MA Recovery & Reinvestment Office

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One of the things that I love about Recovery Act-funded projects is the innovative way in which they often tackle more than one issue.

I'm thinking specifically of a few stimulus-funded solar photovoltaic projects I've visited or heard about recently that manage to combine energy efficiency with educating the next generation in sustainability – both of which are of equal importance.

Boston College High School installed an 870 panel solar installation on its roof, thanks to the Commonwealth Solar Stimulus rebate. The 197 kW system will produce 40 percent of the electricity needed for the campus.

But what I really like about this project is that the solar panels are also being used as a visual teaching tool for the students. As Dan Burgess, of the Department of Energy Resources writes, Brian Maher, executive director of capital planning and technology at the high school, told Burgess that "the solar panels are being used to teach students firsthand about the importance of sustainability and renewable energy." As part of the curriculum, said Maher, students tour the solar PV system and then track the power being generated in real-time through an online monitoring system.

Maher added to Burgess, "We can’t wait to show the students the progress when the school year starts again."

Now that's an education.

I saw the same types of systems installed in Milton on the Collicut Elementary School and the Milton  

High School. The solar arrays installed on these schools – which were funded through the Recovery Act -- can be accessed through classroom computers so the teachers can demonstrate to the students, in real time, exactly how the solar panels are functioning, what the cost savings are and even how the weather is impacting the array.

Bill Clark, Milton's Director of Planning and Community Development, told me: "It shows the students what a system like that is capable of doing in the real world. They can understand the concept, touch it and use it. It's a real learning tool."

Indeed it is.

The learning extends to the university level. I visited the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth which installed solar arrays on five of its buildings, thanks to Recovery Act funds. Included in the installation is a connection to a web-based system that demonstrates, in real time, the benefits of the solar system. This system, open to all Internet users, is extremely comprehensive -- showing visitors every aspect of the solar installations and its energy saving impact from how many gallons of gas have been saved to how many trees to how many tons of carbon dioxide. Users can see the impact of shade on the installation and learn which building is best situated to catch the sun's rays.

As Manny Del Lima, senior resident engineer for the university, told me, "It brings awareness of energy conservation efforts to the campus. It's also helpful to students who want to do research."

The Recovery Act has provided approximately $32 million for solar projects across the state, funding 114 solar projects or 20.7 megawatts of solar installation. The stimulus program has helped to establish the solar industry in Massachusetts, but its side benefits are just as crucial -- impacting the next generation's attitude towards solar energy.

TotalMobile Adding 100 New Jobs

Lieutenant Governor Murray joins TotalMobile for an announcement relative to job creation and economic development. (Photo: Matt Bennett/ Governor's Office)

On Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray joined TotalMobile CEO Colin Reid to announce the UK-based company’s plans to add up to 100 jobs over the next two to three years in Massachusetts.

TotalMobile provides software to a wide range of state and municipal government customers and private industry organizations, including prepackaged mobile applications platforms that allow field workers to capture information in real-time and relay information to back-office systems, reducing travel costs and time spent on processing paperwork. 

More information:

• Metrowest Daily News: Northern Ireland tech company to add jobs in Westborough
• Worcester Business Journal: Mobile Tech Company Announces Westborough Expansion 
• Westborough Patch: Officials React to Possible Westborough Job Creation 
• Worcester Telegram & Gazette: TotalMobile offers good news 
• Worcester Telegram & Gazette: TotalMobile adding jobs in Westboro 
• Boston Business Journal: TotalMobile brining 100 jobs to Bay State 
• The Westborough News: Northern Ireland tech company to add jobs in Westborough 
• Milford Daily News: Northern Ireland tech company to add jobs in Westborough 
• Mass High Tech: TotalMobile to add up to 100 jobs in Mass.