FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011
VOL. 20 NO. 118
BERLIN, N.H.
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Groundbreaking held for Burgess BioPower Cate Street Capital reports second company to locate on property BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN -- Proclaiming a new beginning for the city, officials yesterday broke ground for the $275 million Burgess BioPower biomass plant. Located on the grounds of the former pulp mill, the biomass plant is expected to help rebuild the region’s economy after the decline generated by the closing of the Berlin and Groveton mills. “It all starts today,” said Mayor Paul Grenier, serving as master of ceremonies for the occasion. “Watch out New Hampshire, Berlin is back,” he proclaimed. Gov. John Lynch said the plant will provide 40 full-time jobs as well as up to 400 indirect jobs in the logging and trucking industries along with economic benefits to local businesses. He said it will also help the state reach its renewable energy goals. “It means opportunity, not only for the people who live in Berlin but for generations to come,” said Lynch. Cate Street Capital President John Halle promised there is more to come, revealing that his company has reached a deal with another manufacturer to co-locate on the property. He said the company, which he described as a heavy industry, would share hot water, steam, and electricity generated by the biomass plant. He said a formal announcement will come in about two weeks, after a final agreement is reached and the company has an opportunity to notify the other six communities that were competing for it. Halle said the industry see GROUNDBREAKING page 5
N.H. Commissioner of Resources and Economic Development George Bald, Cate Street Capital President John Halle, Gov. John Lynch, Public Service of N.H. President and CEO Gary Long and Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier pose for the ceremonial groundbreaking photo for the Burgess BioPower biomass plant yesterday in Berlin. Close to 300 people turned out for the ceremony which was held in the shadow of the boiler that will be converted as part of the project. Halle revealed his company has reached a deal with a manufacturing company that will co-locate on the property. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO).
Still time to file AVH named one of top 100 hospitals in U.S. for city election BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN
BERLIN -- With the deadline this Tuesday for filing for municipal office, so far only one contested race has developed for either school board or city council. see FILE page 9
BERLIN -- AVH has announced that it was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States, by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). The hospitals named to the list scored highest on the Hospital Strength Index™ which considers such factors as quality outcomes, patient perspectives, and growth factors. The Hospital Strength Index™ provides a comprehensive rating system which compares U.S. general acute-care hospitals across a continuum of financial, value-based and market-driven
performance indicators. For the purposes of this Index, a strong hospital is considered one which has, among other qualities: Dominant market share with growing demand; Outstanding quality and safety programs; Loyal, satisfied patients; Efficient and appropriately priced services. “This excellent recognition comes as the result of our employees’ hard work, initiative and patient-centered see AVH page 9
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