WORCESTER -- In a story published today by GateHouse Media New England, Steven Ryan reported that, "Baker felt the state shouldn't invest too much in particular sectors of the economy. He said education and health care are major sectors within Route 128 but noted that isn't necessarily the case in the rest of the state."
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray today released the following statement:
"Charlie Baker's lack of understanding of the regional economies outside of Route 128 is frightening. The health care and educational sectors are major economic forces in many regions of the state, to say nothing of the lives they change through education, research and health care.
"I think people in the Pioneer Valley and Worcester County would be especially surprised to learn that education and health care are not important parts of their communities. Someone needs to tell Charlie Baker that Route 128 is not the border of Massachusetts."
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray today released the following statement:
"Charlie Baker's lack of understanding of the regional economies outside of Route 128 is frightening. The health care and educational sectors are major economic forces in many regions of the state, to say nothing of the lives they change through education, research and health care.
"I think people in the Pioneer Valley and Worcester County would be especially surprised to learn that education and health care are not important parts of their communities. Someone needs to tell Charlie Baker that Route 128 is not the border of Massachusetts."
THE FACTS ARE:
- Nearly 15,000
people work in health care fields in the City of Worcester. (Worcester
Business Journal Book of Lists)
- In Northern Worcester County,
Fitchburg State College, Mount Wachusett Community College, Heywood
Hospital and Health Alliance are among the largest employers in the
region. (Regional Economic Summit 2010)
- There are more than
30,000 college students at world-class colleges and universities in
Worcester County. (Report:
Colleges of Worcester Consortium)
- In Central Massachusetts
there are more than 16,000 people working in biotechnology and the life
sciences--with more than $2 billion in economic impact. (Study
by Mass Biomedical Initiatives)
- The Five College area in
the Pioneer Valley is home to 2,200 faculty teaching 5,300 courses to
28,000 students. (Source: Five
Colleges Incorporated)
- In Springfield, Bay State Medical
Center has some 10,000 employees, while the colleges in the Springfield
area have more than 31,000 students. (Source: Institutions' websites)
- On
the South Coast, UMass Dartmouth and the areas colleges have 37,536
students. (Source: Institutions' websites)###
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