Governor Healy touts Mass Leads Act at Western New England University, pledges $99M for manufacturing and $25M for robotics

Governor Healy visited Western New England University in Springfield to promote the Mass Leads Act, the administration’s newly filed economic development bill that would fund advanced manufacturing, robotics and other sector investments across the state. "Were here today to talk about the Mass Leads Act, which is the economic development bill that we recently filed," she said, underscoring the administrations focus on tying education and workforce training to local industry.

The bill, as described at the event, would include $99,000,000 to expand advanced manufacturing partnerships administered through the MassTech Collaborative and a new $25,000,000 robotics investment program. "These funds will support collaboration among manufacturers, colleges, non profits, and businesses," the governor said, adding that the investments are intended to…