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Article: MERRIMACK VALLEY SET TO WOO SECURITY FIRMS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2003
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HAVERHILL - The Merrimack Valley can be fertile ground for
companies in the emerging field of homeland security.
That, at least, is the thinking of some municipal officials and
business leaders in the region who have recently begun talking about
ways the region can gain a foothold in the fast-growing field.
"Homeland security is not simply the next best thing, it's the
next best thing that the Merrimack Valley can do well," said
Haverhill Mayor John J. Guerin Jr.
He said the valley is positioned to attract investment from firms
in the homeland security field because it has the skilled labor and
available industrial space.
"The end game is obviously jobs, getting people working again," he ...