SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council (EDC) celebrated a major milestone Thursday with two new state TechHub designations.

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll was joined by state and local leaders at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to announce that Western Massachusetts has been designated as both a Quantum Technology TechHub and a Food Science TechHub through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.

In addition to the designations, Springfield Technical Community College received $1 million to fund a feasibility and design study for the Quantum Supply Chain Accelerator (QSCA).

According to the EDC, the Accelerator at Springfield Technology Park will be the first regional facility of its kind, designed to drive commercialization, support startups, and s

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