Bristol-Myers Squibb to Boost Business at Devens

							 devens update
  community                                                                                                         summer 2006

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Bristol-Myers Squibb to                               Devens Welcomes Recycling Center and
  Boost Business at Devens                              Cambrooke Foods

  Devens made news nationwide on June 1 when            MassDevelopment recently announced the sale of two parcels of land at
  Bristol-Myers Squibb announced it would build a       Devens. Kurt Macnamara and partner James M. Benson – through their
  $660 million manufacturing plant at the former        company Devens Recycling Center LLC (DRC) – bought an 11-acre lot
  military base. That decision underscored Devens’      in the Devens’ Industrial Park to build a construction and demolition debris
  importance as a catalyst for economic growth in       recycling facility. Framingham-based Cambrooke Foods, a manufacturer of
  Massachusetts.                                        specialized medical foods, has purchased a three-acre parcel in Devens’
                                                        Barnum Road Business District to construct an office, R&D and light
  Statistics testify to the success of Devens as a      manufacturing facility. Together, these businesses will create an
  generator of economic development. In 2005,           anticipated 75 jobs.
  more than 4,000 people worked at Devens and
  made $220 million in wages, or $51,729 on             DRC’s solid waste recycling facility can process 1,500 tons of brick,
  average. The spending of these employees and          concrete, steel, wood, asphalt, carpet and gypsum each day. The majority
  the companies for which they work indirectly          of these materials will be returned to market as recycled products including
  support another 4,000 jobs that pay $140 million      wood fuel, asphalt and pot-hole patch. Cambrooke Foods manufactures
  in wages annually. All of these jobs lower regional   medical foods for patients with inborn errors of protein metabolism and
  unemployment. In April, the unemployment rate         renal disease. Specifically, the company produces foods that replace
  of Ayer, Harvard, and Shirley stood at 4.1 percent,   naturally occurring proteins with amino acids required to sustain life.
  nearly a percentage point lower than the
  Commonwealth’s overall rate of 4.9 percent.           Devens Marks 10-Year Anniversary of
  The decision of Bristol-Myers Squibb to               Redevelopment Effort
  construct a facility at Devens augurs well for the
  area. As the company’s chief executive officer        Congressman Marty Meehan, State Senator Pam Resor and state repre-
  said in making the announcement, “While all of        sentatives Robert Hargraves and Jamie Eldridge joined MassDevelopment
  the potential sites we evaluated submitted            Board Chair Ranch Kimball and President/CEO Robert Culver to celebrate
  excellent proposals, ultimately the Devens site       ten successful years of redevelopment at the former Fort Devens.
  best meets the criteria for the company’s long-
  term manufacturing operations.” With the average      Joined by more than 100 area residents, business leaders and local officials
  salary for these jobs expected to reach $60,000,      on the lawn of Devens Common, speakers at the ceremony reflected on
  Bristol-Myers Squibb will join the growing family     Devens’ long military history while commemorating the redevelopment
  of Devens companies that provide well-paying          effort’s decade of progress.
  positions.
                                                        Event highlights included the contribution of a hand-print quilt by students
  Thanks to its employers, employees and residents,     from the Guild of St. Agnes Child Care Center, the donation of an American
  Devens has become a lively, attractive                flag by Lieutenant Colonel Caryn Heard, commander of the Devens Reserve
  community and a significant contributor to            Forces Training Area, and the unveiling of the Devens Historical Museum’s
  the area economy.                                     “Then & Now” exhibit.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  MassDevelopment Office 978.784.2933 Public Services 978.772.1864 Fire Department 978.772.4600 State Police 978.772.8800
    33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA 01434



Devens Fire Department Making
Strides in Safety
The Nashoba Valley Medical Center recently donated an
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Devens Fire
Department. The AED comes with an infant pad and all
necessary accessories. It will be located at the
MassDevelopment offices at 33 Andrews Parkway with
additional AED’s located at Devens Recreation offices in
the Community Center as well as on all Devens fire trucks.

The Fire Department also received a Mass
Decontamination Unit from the state of Massachusetts.
Devens firefighters have already completed the initial
decontamination training program and are now part of a
larger state-wide program designed to protect communities
and support hospitals in cases of emergencies.


                                 Visit devenscommunity.com today.



Mirror Lake Opens for Summer                                 DDEB Ratifies Disposition MOU
Mirror Lake’s swim season begins on June 24 and              At its June 8 meeting, the Devens Disposition Executive
will be fully staffed with lifeguards from 10 a.m. to 6      Board voted 12 to 1 to ratify a 100-page Memorandum of
                                                             Understanding (MOU) endorsing “Scenario 2B,” a proposal
p.m. daily. Visitors should note that grills are not
                                                             under which most of Devens would become the state’s
allowed and the daily parking fee is $5 per car. The         352nd municipality with jurisdiction for certain parcels
Snack Shack will also open serving bottled water,            assigned to Ayer, Harvard and Shirley. The non-binding
candy bars and other treats.                                 agreement had been endorsed previously by all six
                                                             stakeholder groups. It identifies principles of agreement,
                                                             commits those involved to work together in good faith to
Devens Independence Day                                      resolve outstanding issues and sets a schedule for public
Celebration                                                  review and approval. It will serve as a framework for
                                                             producing a joint study and formal report to the legislature
Join us on June 30 for the annual Devens                     recommending a permanent form of governance for Devens.
                                                             The study/report, amended Reuse Plan and by-laws are
Independence Day Celebration beginning at 5 p.m.             required by state law and will be written and publicly
on Rogers Field. The Lions All State Band will               circulated during the summer prior to being presented for
perform from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. followed by the                voter approval at town and board meetings in October and as
Metropolitan Wind Symphony which will perform                a ballot question in November. To read the MOU, visit
until the fireworks begin. All exhibits, games and           www.devenscommunity.com/disposition.
activities are free of charge. Rain date: Saturday,
July 1.