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Healey announces $47 million 'Shield' initiative for Massachusetts defense sector at State House Veterans Day ceremony
Summary
At the Massachusetts State House on Nov. 11, Gov. Maura Healey said the Commonwealth will invest $47,000,000 this year in a new 'Shield' initiative to grow the state's defense sector, create jobs and link veterans to employment — details on funding sources and timeline were not specified during the ceremony.
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey announced a new state effort to strengthen Massachusetts’ defense industry during the Commonwealth’s Veterans Day ceremony at the State House on Nov. 11.
"We're investing $47,000,000 in this sector this year to create jobs and to grow companies that support our men and women in uniform," Healey said, calling the program the Shield initiative and framing it as a way to accelerate military preparedness, technology and veteran employment in the state.
The governor described Massachusetts as a national security hub that hosts six military installations and a concentration of defense-related technology and jobs. She said veteran employment and leadership would be "critical to this shield endeavor" and urged residents to…
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