2005 Team Massachusetts
Economic Impact Awards

  Governor Mitt Romney addresses attendees at the award ceremony.

The Second Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards was held during a luncheon on Tuesday, November 22 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The Economic Impact Awards honor organizations from each of the five regions of the state (Southeast, West, Central, Northeast, and Greater Boston).  Governor Mitt Romney spoke at the event and more than 380 industry leaders attended the luncheon ceremony.  The Special Distinction Honoree for the Western region was Interprint, Intel Massachusetts for the Central region, DuPuy Orthopaedics for the Southeast region, Straumann for the Northeast region, and Merck Research Laboratories for the Boston Region. The event also featured Economic Booster Awards selected by MAED's Executive Committee. The Economic Booster Awardees were selected based upon the overall economic impact of the organization outside of the criteria set forth for the Economic Impact awards. The Statewide Strategic Asset Award went to the Massachusetts Defense Technology Initiative, the Regional Economic Impact Award went to Abbott Bioresearch Center and lastly the City Revitalization Award went to the City of Lowell.

Finalists included: Interprint and Kleer Lumber, both of the Western region of MA; Cytyc Corporation and Wilson Language Training, both of Central Massachusetts; Blount Seafood and Checon Corporation, both of the Southeast region of Massachusetts; Cell Signaling Technology and Goodrich, both of the Northeast region of Massachusetts; and First Marblehead Corporation, TechTarget, and The Mathworks, all of the greater Boston region. 

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