DEVENS, Massachusetts
Population: 1,840
Unemployment: 4.1 percent
Project: 200,000-square-foot addition to Bristol-Myers Squibb manufacturing facility
A majority of this former fort was purchased by MassDevelopment to develop a resident and business community giving Devens a unique ability to not only provide inventory but turn projects around quickly. Devens was able to provide critical support to get Bristol-Myers Squibb’s 89-acre facility built in 2006 and then helped BMS with a $250 million clinical manufacturing expansion set to open later this year which will provide another 350 employees to the 400 who already work at the site.