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<div>By <span class="author_byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Jim</span></span></span><span class="author_byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"> Kinney,<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/">The Republican</a></div>
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<p>And, assuming that it can happen, what groundwork do those new industries need to have in place so that they can take hold and grow. Those are the issues behind <a href="http://ideamill.us/">Idea Mill</a>: Fostering prosperity through collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship, a seminar set for 9 <span data-scayt_word="a.m" data-scaytid="1">a.m</span>. to 7:30 <span data-scayt_word="p.m" data-scaytid="2">p.m</span>. Friday, Oct. 14 at Open Square, 1 Open Square Way in the former mill buildings that fill downtown Holyoke. The cost is $250 individual and $100 for students. More information is available at <span data-scayt_word="www.ideamill.us" data-scaytid="3">www.ideamill.us</span>.</p>
<p>The conference is an outgrowth of the $168 million <a href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3pressrelease&amp;L=1&amp;L0=Home&amp;sid=Agov3&amp;b=pressrelease&amp;f=090611_holyoke&amp;csid=Agov3">Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center</a> now under construction on Bigelow Street. It opens in late 2012.</p>
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