Business Grants in the News
07-Mar-2010
Auditor general: State lax in its management of business grants (The Morning Call)
Companies got millions, but didn't meet job promises, Wagner says. State officials gave tens of millions of dollars to businesses without adequately checking whether the companies kept their job-creation promises and without recovering the money from failed deals, state Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday.
News: Making Plastic Out of Pollution (Scientific American)
Plastics have dramatically changed the way we live, allowing us to fabricate new and innovative tools, containers and even replaceable body parts like hips and knees, while also spawning a host of undesirable by-products, including nonbiodegradable trash and pollution from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas.
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.
Audit: Management of business grants was lax (The Beaver County Times)
HARRISBURG - State officials gave tens of millions of dollars to businesses without adequately checking whether the companies kept their job-creation promises and without recovering the money from failed deals, state Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday.
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