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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">The</span> Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development (EOHED)<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white"> is
creating a new economic development plan for the state & will be kicking off a Regional Planning Session tour in Pioneer Valley on Friday, May 19<sup>th</sup> at Springfield College from 2pm-4pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">“Business and community leaders, elected officials, stakeholders, and members of the public are invited to join and contribute input about economic needs
and opportunities for growth within the region. Feedback gathered during the session will be used in the economic development plan our office is creating on behalf of the state.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:white">Register here:
<a href="https://lnkd.in/eFuht-9J">https://lnkd.in/eFuht-9J</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jacquie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jacqueline (Furtado) McPherson, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">Senior Program Manager, MassWorks Infrastructure Program
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Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">One Ashburton Place, Suite 2101 | Boston, MA 02108<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">T: (617) 894-7755 | Email:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:jacqueline.furtado@mass.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jacqueline.furtado@mass.gov</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">Websites: </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://mass.gov/hed"><span style="color:#0563C1">mass.gov/hed</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">| <a href="mass.gov/massworks">
<span style="color:#0563C1">mass.gov/massworks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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