GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES OVER $1.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING, NEW INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMONWEALTH’S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR

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President speaking at a podium with a group of workers in hard hats at a construction site for wind turbines, with large crane and parts in the background.

 WORCESTER – Tuesday, April 29, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced over $1.4 million in federal funding to help manufacturers and other companies impacted by sequestration and defense budget cuts to diversify their markets. The grant will help the defense industry, which employs over 130,000 Massachusetts residents, identify and pursue other markets to sell….

MA Utilities Release New Rates

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Table showing electric outage impact levels with symbols: yellow triangle for 1-10 customers without power, orange triangle for 11-100, and red triangle for 101-300 customers affected.NSTAR Fixed electric rates per kWh (all through June 30, 2014): Small Commercial and Industrial: $0.09006 NEMA Large Commercial and Industrial: $0.08669 SEMA Large Commercial and Industrial: $0.07945 Variable electric rates per kWh: Small Commercial and Industrial: $0.07087 for April $0.06703 for May $0.07245 for June NEMA Large Commercial and Industrial $0.08937 for April $0.07836....