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Published: Friday, November 25, 2011, 6:26 PM
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HOLYOKE – Vocational students will
learn about the $168 million high
performance computing center from
the contractors building it.
An after-school program on the project
will begin in January and get a kick-off
with a scheduled visit by Gov. Deval L.
Patrick and other officials Tuesday,
officials said this week.
“This is a great opportunity,” said
William Diehl, deputy director of the
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Collaborative for Educational Services,
of Northampton.
Steel workers set beams in place for the framework of the high
performance computing center under construction in Holyoke.
The collaborative is a private, nonprofit
company that is managing Dean Technical High School here, from which 15 students will
participate in the program. Students from vocational schools in other nearby communities also will
participate, but those specifics haven’t been settled yet, officials said.
Turner Construction Co., of New York, N.Y., is building the center on Bigelow Street between
Cabot and Appleton streets. It will be more than 90,000 square feet containing numerous
computers working on academic research into areas such as designing drugs, understanding the
formation of galaxies and climate change.
Construction began Aug. 25. A two-story complex of brick, precast concrete and glass is expected
to be done by late 2012.
The program for vocational students will feature architects, electricians, heavy equipment
operators, plumbers, software designers and other specialists detailing their work on the
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construction site at 4 p.m. Eight sessions are scheduled, Diehl said.
“This is something that Turner Construction is actually taking the lead on,” said John T. Goodhue,
executive director of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, as the facility
is formally known.
“It’s cool stuff. I want to make sure we get the word out,” he said.
Partners in the center are the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University, EMC Corp., of
Hopkinton, an information storage, back-up and recovery firm, and Cisco Systems Inc., a
California-based internet network equipment maker.
The $168 million consists of costs to acquire the property, build the facility and stock it with
computers and other equipment, with the funds coming from the partners, officials said. Patrick
committed $25 million to the project to ensure construction began this fall.
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November 25, 2011 at 10:39PM
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This project should be one of the cornerstones of Holyoke's resurgence, and all of us are very
proud of the time consuming, detailed, planning and engineering responsible for this amazing
new shot of lifeblood into the city. Although it isn't scheduled to open until late in 2012, this
high-tech center has been on the drawing board for many years. Thanks to Mayor Michael
Sullivan, thanks to Mayor Elaine Pluta. Your work is appreciated. Now it is up to Mayor Alex
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