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For Immediate Release:
Contact:

Susan Houston, Executive Director, MassEcon
(617) 924-4600 x 11, shouston@massecon.com

MassEcon Announces Winners of ninth Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards

Watertown, Massachusetts, October 10, 2012 – MassEcon (The Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development) today announced its Ninth Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award winners in preparation for its November 20th Awards Luncheon, which will take place at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.

Companies from across the Commonwealth will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Massachusetts economy. Over 400 are expected to attend, including featured speaker Governor Deval Patrick.

The winning companies (listed below) were selected after site visits and a reception with their competitors and judges at an afternoon event at the UMass Club with featured guest, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Greg Bialecki. The reception enabled senior executives from the companies to present their attributes in the categories of job growth, facility expansion, investment, and community involvement since January 1, 2011. Finalists competed on a regional basis, defined as West, Central, Southeast, Northeast, and Greater Boston.

“The key to our economic recovery is innovation, and these Team Massachusetts Impact Award winners exemplify that innovative spirit,” said Greg Bialecki, the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. “Continuing to support and grow the innovation economy is one of the central goals of the Patrick-Murray Administration’s economic development plan, and we look forward to seeing these companies continue to
grow in the future.”

“MassEcon is proud to celebrate these companies for staying and growing here. We appreciate the commitment and investment these companies have made in Massachusetts. It’s especially gratifying to see growth occurring in all regions of the state, stated Susan Houston, Executive Director of MassEcon.

NINTH ANNUAL TEAM MASSACHUSETTS ECONOMIC IMPACT AWARD WINNERS

Central
Gold: IPG Photonics – Oxford
Silver: Quiet Logistics – Devens
Bronze: Classic Envelope – Douglas

Greater Boston
Gold: Vecna Technologies – Cambridge
Silver: Pegasystems – Cambridge
Bronze: Brightcove – Boston

West
Gold: Savage Arms – Westfield
Silver: Polymer Corp – Palmer
Bronze: Thing5 – Springfield

Northeast
Gold: Acme Packet – Bedford
Silver: Thermo Fisher Scientific – Tewksbury
Bronze: Cabot Corp – Haverhill

Southeast
Gold: Sysco Boston – Plympton
Silver: Cheer Pack – W. Bridgewater
Bronze: Lacerta Group – Mansfield

Rising Stars
Aquabotix – Fall River
Boston Heart Diagnostics – Framingham
Pharmalucence – Billerica

Lead sponsors of the event include WPI, Citizens Bank, Cutler Associates, NAI
Hunneman, Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, and MassDevelopment.