Business Grants in the News
06-Mar-2010

Patrick makes pitch for $1 billion, 10-year biotech initiative (7 News Boston)
BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick testified Tuesday that Massachusetts was on the verge of losing its grip on a key industry if lawmakers fail to act on his 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative.

BID says Santa Claus is coming to town (The Evening Sun)
NORWICH ? Last year, a part of Norwich?s Christmas tradition was missing when Santa Claus? cottage was not open in East Side Park. But this year, the Norwich Business Improvement District is hoping change that.

Audit: Management of Pa. business grants was lax (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
State Auditor General Jack Wagner says Pennsylvania officials gave tens of millions of dollars to businesses, but were lax on their follow up.

Audit: Management of business grants lax (Lebanon Daily News)
HARRISBURG ? State officials should do a better job managing a multi-million-dollar grant program intended to create or retain jobs, Auditor General Jack Wagner said yesterday.

How to get small-business grants (Honolulu Advertiser)
The High Technology Development Corp. will hold a series of conferences next week to show small businesses how to compete for more than $2 billion in research and development grants.