region,” details Executive Director Stephanie Cronin. “Billerica is smack dab in the region, and they’ve got great clusters of these types of companies.” She offers the example of E Ink, the pioneer behind the electronic ink used in e-readers as one example. When relocating from Cambridge, the company cited Billerica’s existing concentration of high-tech neighbors as a key factor. “They knew if those companies were in that these other main side roads that connect to other parks,” explains Malgieri. The Middlesex 3 Coalition, a regional economic development organization, works closely with Billerica to strengthen key industry clusters, which include life sciences, defense, advanced technology, clean tech, and healthcare. “Our role is to bring the public and the private sector together to improve economic development in the 38 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 10
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