Business Grants in the News
28-Mar-2010

Mass. gov. makes pitch for biotech initiative (The Nashua Telegraph)
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. ... - By STEVE LeBLANC The Associated Press

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.

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.

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.

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.