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UMass Lowell touts $25M state investment, workforce programs as LINC/Link project advances
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UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen told the Lowell City Council on Oct. 28 that the Link (LINC) project has secured a $25 million state commitment and a $5 million MassTech award and detailed workforce programs intended to connect residents to new jobs.
UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen told the Lowell City Council on Oct. 28 that the university's Link (also called LINC) development is advancing with new state and private backing and a range of workforce programs meant to connect residents to higher‑paying jobs.
"Yesterday at the Statehouse the governor and lieutenant governor made a great announcement, which was a $25,000,000 investment in a Draper building that will be on in the HCID District," Chen said, describing the state support that university leaders say made financing for a microelectronics manufacturing building possible. She also said the university just received a $5,000,000 award from MassTech…
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