WELLESLEY, Massachusetts, October 12, 2010 – MassEcon today announced its Seventh Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award winners in preparation for its November 23rd Awards Luncheon, which will take place at the Seaport Hotel, Boston.
In the only awards event of its kind in Massachusetts, companies from across the Commonwealth will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Massachusetts economy. Over 400 are expected to attend, including Keynote Speaker Wyc Grousbeck, Managing Partner and CEO of the Boston Celtics.
The winning companies (listed below) were selected after a reception with their competitors and judges at an afternoon event at the UMass Club in Boston 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, 2009.
The growth stories of the winning companies are all unique and represent a broad range of industries – including healthcare, software, robotics, clean energy, marketing, life sciences, and manufacturing.
“The Team Massachusetts award winners demonstrate the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Massachusetts,” said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. “The Patrick-Murray Administration is thankful for the role each of these companies has played in moving the Commonwealth’s recovery forward.”
In addition to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners from each region, MassEcon will also present three unique awards: the Local Icon Award to Harpoon Brewery, the Community Leader Award to Heywood Hospital, and the Chairman’s Award to both National Grid and
Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
“The investments these companies have made in Massachusetts and the subsequent economic impacts are vital to the continued growth of the Massachusetts economy. MassEcon is proud to celebrate these companies for staying here and growing here,”
stated Susan Houston, Executive Director of MassEcon.
CENTRAL
Gold – Saint Gobain (Worcester)
Silver – eClinical Works (Westborough)
Bronze – Incom Inc. (Charlton)
NORTHEAST
Gold – Epsilon Data Management (Wakefield)
Silver – Nexamp Inc. (North Andover)
Bronze – BIOCIUS Life Sciences (Wakefield)
WEST
Gold – Onyx Specialty Papers (South Lee)
Silver – Seahorse Bioscience (Chicopee)
Bronze – Lymtech Scientific (Chicopee)
SOUTHEAST
Gold – Bluefin Robotics (Quincy)
Silver – Kopin Corporation (Taunton)
Bronze – Smith and Nephew Endoscopy (Mansfield)
GREATER BOSTON
Gold – Constant Contact (Waltham)
Silver – Microsoft (Cambridge)
Bronze – Autodesk (Waltham)
