The US Commerce Department has awarded a $3 million grant to the city of Quincy to help build a reverse osmosis treatment plant and related infrastructure that will support the region’s data processing industry
“Improving regional infrastructure in support of business growth is critical to our ability to create jobs and remain competitive,” Acting Commerce Secretary Blank said. “This EDA grant will strengthen the competitiveness of Quincy’s emerging technology cluster and foster business development by helping to increase the city’s water capacity to better serve the local community.”
The reverse osmosis treatment plant will collect and treat domestic and industrial wastewater – primarily from agribusiness processers – to cool local computer data centers that produce great amounts of heat. The increased capacity is also expected to benefit food processing and shipping businesses in the region. EDA’s support for the project provides an opportunity for economic diversification and much needed growth in this emerging technology cluster.
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