Devens Enterprise Commission awarded $40K grant
The Devens Enterprise Commission (DEC) won a $40,000 grant from the Boston-based Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust, helping to support the creation of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center.
The Center will be operated under the DEC, and the Nashua River Watershed Association is the fiscal agent of this award.
The mission of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is to create a stable business community with companies that are environmentally sensitive and economically viable for Devens and the surrounding communities. The Center intends to accomplish this by offering educational programs, support services, and technical assistance to the community's 85 resident commercial and industrial companies, as well as those based in the towns of Ayer, Harvard, and Shirley.
The activities help to grow awareness of opportunities to conserve resources, minimize pollution, and decrease solid waste. The end goal is to help businesses reduce their operational costs as a result of more ecologically efficient practices.
Said Dona Neely, Coordinator of the EcoStar stewardship program, an initiative providing public recognition for members who are minimizing their environmental footprint: "We are very excited about expanding our services with the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center."
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