June 27, 2003
ROMNEY LAUNCHES NEW WEB TOOL TO ATTRACT JOBS
Site finder promotes opportunities in Massachusetts for new and expanding businesses
BOXBOROUGH – As part of his summer-long campaign to boost job growth in the Bay State, Governor Mitt Romney today unveiled a new web portal – www.massmeansbusiness.com – to promote the Commonwealth to companies thinking of growing or expanding here.
“I am thrilled about Cisco’s expansion in Massachusetts. As the state’s number one salesman, I am going to pursue companies up and down both coasts to encourage them to grow jobs in Massachusetts,” said Romney, attending the grand opening for the new Cisco facility. “This new site finder will add to our efforts to get the Massachusetts economy back on track.”
Romney said the new web-based site finder will help businesses find available land for new research facilities, warehouses or factories. It will be populated with information from real estate developers, land owners and real estate brokers, combining site-specific data, including the location and size of the parcel, with Graphic Information Systems (GIS) technology to provide a unique resource to meet a company’s real estate needs. Users will also be able to access demographic information about the Commonwealth’s unique regions. Eighty-three locations are already on the site with more to come.
Romney said the state is in the process of developing other applications, including resources to help business, particularly small businesses, source financing as well as a “wizard” that will enable small businesses to identify other resources needed to start and grow their businesses.
The new site finder, developed by the Department of Economic Development and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is part of Romney’s effort to rev up the state’s economy, known as “Jobs First.” The initiative will tap a number of strategies to work with both large and small employers to attract, retain and create jobs in Massachusetts.
Last week, Romney launched a multi-million dollar integrated marketing campaign entitled, “Massachusetts, It’s All Here,” to attract fast-growing industries to the Bay State. This week, the Governor traveled to Washington, D.C. to the BIO 2003 Conference where Romney met with top executives from the nation’s top biopharmaceutical firms to promote doing business in the state.
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