““We’ve been able to utilize the project as a catalyst for more economic development in the art and innovation district.””
Allocation: $7M | TDC: $58.8M | Union Construction Jobs: 412 | Permanent Jobs: 52 | Commercial SF: 103,000
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center project is a state-of-the-art computing facility in downtown Holyoke, an economically distressed city in southwestern Massachusetts that the state has targeted for a major redevelopment effort. The LEED-certified, 90,300-square-foot center is designed to house a cluster of powerful computers that provide high performance computational capability to support the research needs of the state’s most research-intensive universities. The first of its kind in the country, the $89 million facility helps Massachusetts maintain its position as a national leader in scientific research and innovation. It catalyzes public and private investment in Holyoke and the surrounding Pioneer Valley, generating employment and boosting economic development.