Haverhill’s Golden Opportunity to Boost Relevance in Global Economy

michitson — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:08:08 +0000

Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts visited Haverhill in April to announce that the City is the first of 16 regional "growth districts" designed to be magnets for new business development. The "regional growth districts" are key to the Governor’s long-term economic development strategy for the State. The districts are targeted for older mill towns and cities near highways or other transportation.

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Green Jobs for Lawrence: Keys to the Future

Seth Itzkan — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:46:42 +0000

[ Download PDF version of this article as it appeared in June 2008 issue of the Valley Patriot.]

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The Haverhill Youth Mentoring Network (HYMN)

michitson — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:10:59 +0000

The Haverhill Youth Mentoring Network (HYMN)

By John Michitson on behalf of HYMN Team

Education is a Community Goal in Haverhill!

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Innovation Valley: 3-Years of Excellence

Seth Itzkan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:45:47 +0000

Three cheers for the Valley Patriot on it's 5th Anniversary. This upstart is creating a platform for new voices to be heard throughout the Merrimack Valley. One of those new voices is us, writers of the Innovation Valley column. For the past three years our column has been a regular feature and we are grateful.

As readers of the Innovation Column know, it's goal is to highlight the world's leading initiatives for municipal business development and quality-of-life improvements. Every month we report on a program that provides opportunities for the Merrimack Valley.

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Dear Governor-Elect Patrick, Save the UMASS Lowell Green Chemistry Program

Seth Itzkan — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:11:11 +0000

A letter concerning Dr. Warner and the Green Chemistry Ph.D. program at UMass Lowell. By John Michitson and Seth Itzkan

[This letter-to-the-editor has been published in The Lowell Sun.]

Dear Governor-Elect Patrick,

We are writing to alert you to a matter of economic and environmental urgency.

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Five Tenets for Valley’s Future Economy

michitson — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:47:55 +0000

The workplace is becoming flat. The hierarchical walls within corporations are beginning to lower and fall. Once clearly defined boundaries between corporations are beginning to blur. Geographic regions are both interconnecting and leveraging their unique characteristics. The human and electronic interaction of businesses, customers, government, and academia is influencing the global economy in unforeseen ways. Additionally, the state of the environment and our dependency on oil are issues that are becoming more immediate to all of us.

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Proposed K-12 Excellence in Education Center

michitson — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:05:51 +0000

Another Proposal for Bradford College Campus -
Can Kids with Social Computing be Catalysts for Excellence in Education?

Earlier this year we offered a potential solution for the Bradford College campus in Haverhill, which has been vacant for several years. That solution, the establishment of a Green Chemistry Research and Demonstration Center, the Bradford Institute, is in its early planning stages. You can read the latest status at http://www.ivalley.orghttp://ivalley.org/blog/. This month, we draw your attention to another potential solution for the campus.

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Education / Workforce

The Trades Big Role in Green and Clean Economy

Haverhill’s Golden Opportunity to Boost Relevance in Global Economy

Green Jobs for Lawrence: Keys to the Future

The Haverhill Youth Mentoring Network (HYMN)

Innovation Valley: 3-Years of Excellence

Dear Governor-Elect Patrick, Save the UMASS Lowell Green Chemistry Program

Five Tenets for Valley’s Future Economy

Proposed K-12 Excellence in Education Center