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From our convenient location, to our skilled workforce, to our low utility rates, Holyoke Massachusetts is a great place to build your business. Click on the links below to learn more about the advantages Holyoke has to offer.
- Holyoke’s Location
- Holyoke’s History
- Utility Services
- Economic & Industrial Development
- Contact Us
Location
Located at the crossroads of Interstate 91 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, Holyoke is situated in the heart of the Hartford/Springfield Knowledge Corridor. The corridor is home to 27 colleges with more than 100,000 students and comprises a significant trade area with a workforce of more than 800,000 people.
Holyoke’s convenient access to New England’s interstate highway system provides overnight access to 35% of the buying power in North America.
Distance to:
Boston, MA - 90 miles
Albany, NY - 90 miles
Hartford, CT - 35 miles
New York, NY - 150 miles
History
Holyoke is America’s first planned industrial city, situated on the banks of the Connecticut River. Industry was originally drawn to the river’s natural 57 foot drop, and the power held within its potential. Wealthy investors constructed a large granite dam and a 4.5 mile multi-level canal system in the late-1800s drawing textile and later paper manufacturers to the City.
Today, the dam and canal system provides an ample source of low-cost electricity and water for process manufacturing uses. The planned nature of the City allows for excellent traffic flow whether it be by railcar or truck. Interstate 391 provides a convenient link to I-91 and Springfield, while I-91 and I-90 cross in the City’s Ingleside neighborhood.
Utility Services
Electric Service
Despite the unpredictable New England climate, our electric distribution system has a 99.995% in-service time. Our robust distribution network can even provide your business with redundant electrical feeds from multiple substations, thus further increasing our already impressive reliability rating.
HG&E is also proud to offer some of New England’s most competitive electric rates. And we can offer your business additional discounts for primary metering or transformer ownership.
We even provide an extra 10% prompt payment discount to customers who pay their bills within 15 days of receipt.
Click here to download more information about our electric services.
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Natural Gas Service
Natural gas is convenient. Piped directly into your business, it eliminates your dependency on oil trucks that may have difficulty delivering in bad weather. And unlike oil, with natural gas you only pay for what you use - after you use it.
HG&E offers a variety of rate options for your business including: interruptible service, where your business enjoys a lower per unit rate for gas, providing that you can suspend consumption during periods of peak system demand; and some of the lowest rates in New England for large industrial customers. Inquire about additional incentives including: interest-free assistance for the conversion to natural gas and special rate discounts for new or expanding businesses.
Click here to download more information about our natural gas services.
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Fiber Optic Service
We can help your business connect to the future. HGE.net is a full-service internet provider that offers connections over our own state-of-the-art fiber optic network. We also offer ancillary services such as web hosting, server co-location and voice transport service.
Within Holyoke, we have created a self-healing fiber optic ring that allows us to provision next-generation high speed services today, or provide connections that allow your company flexibility to grow as your budget allows.
Click here to download more information about our fiber optic services.
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Office of Planning and Devleopment
The City of Holyoke, through its Office of Planning and Development and the Holyoke Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (HEDIC), offer a wide range of service to businesses of all sizes and types. Here are just a few of the ways they can help:
- Seeking Below Market-Rate Financing
- Site or Space Location
- Accessing Incentives for Expansion
- Holyoke Foreign Trade Zone
To learn more about how HEDIC can help your business succeed in Holyoke contact: Kathleen Anderson at (413) 322-5655 or:
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Click here to learn more about available land parcels in Holyoke. (requires Adobe Acrobat, opens in a new window)
Click here to learn more about available commercial real estate in Holyoke.
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Contact Us
To learn more about the opportunities for your business in Holyoke, Massachusetts contact:
Holyoke Gas & Electric
Attn: Marketing Coordinator
99 Suffolk Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 536-9300
Holyoke Office of Economic and Industrial Development
Kathleen Anderson, Director
(413) 322-5655
oeid@ci.holyoke.ma.us
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