Conference 7.286::digital

    When I used to work in Delaware, some of us often wished DEC would
    open up some engineering facilities "south of Rt. 9" -- around
    250 miles south.  ;^)
    
    Since it is cheaper to live the further away from Boston you are,
    it would seem that we could benefit in terms of getting people
    relocated up here if we had more facilities South and West of
    Worcester.

    There is life past Rte 9. DEC has acouple of facilities in Westboro.
    Mainly it is Field Service Headquarters, but our little group gets
    to stay in WFR. DEC is in the process of leasing a fairly large
    building behind the Marriott off of RTE 9. Also, the Shrewsbury
    facility is always being expanded (Storeage Systems). So it
    looks like DEC is slowly moving south and west of RTE 9. To my
    knowledge there are two facilities in Westboro (WFR, YWO), one in
    Southboro (Terminals), the Shrewsbury site, Franklin???, and the
    new building in Westboro.
    
    P.S. I do have a job opening for a Senior P/A or S/A. Please check
    the jobs notes and the VTX job book, if anyone is interested.

   All of the facilities in -.1 are within 5 miles of Route 9. I think the
original note is talking about plants 10-25 miles south of Route 9.
   There is more to "community service" than raising funds for the United Way
and the like. It is not a community service to concentrate so many jobs in one
area that the cost of housing goes sky-high and traffic becomes a nightmare.

The new Building in Westborough is at 8 Tech Drive in the Westborough 
Technology Park. It is a 104K sqft building that will house Corporate 
and U.S. Area Manufacturing and Materials people coming from the Maynard,
Northborough and Southborough. The proposed site code is WTP. Occupancy is 
slated for August 1988.

Jim

>The new Building in Westborough is at 8 Tech Drive in the Westborough 
>Technology Park. It is a 104K sqft building that will house Corporate 

  That's interesting but it can't be more than 5 miles south of Route 9. It
might save some mileage if there are any people slated for the move who now
work in Maynard and live 'far' south of route 9.

    The building is right off of Rt 9.
    
    
    mgm
    westboro, mass
    

    Does anybody know what plans, if any, there are for the Franklin
    facility?

Hi Lynne! I heard they are going to start up a "state-of-the-art" 
manufacturing process there (cables or something). I heard this awhile ago and 
was down in Franklin a month or so ago and there doesn't seem to be much 
happening.

Jim

    I'm a new DEC'er
    Have heard rumors of DEC ownership of SIX SQ MILES of land in Plymouth,
    MA - but nothing about what will be/is being done with it ? It'd
    be great for me...I live in Brockton and work in NRO(Northboro)...its
    about 55 miles one way...
    
    Agree with previous comments re: getting good people in the "south"
    and adverse impact on commuting,traffic,housing,taxes etc etc etc
    in nearby residential areas. 
    
    I like where I live now - I just wish DEC were a little bit closer
    at times....what about the Mansfield area ? or plymouth, if there
    really is anything there ?
    
    Thanks for any help/info/solace you can provide.....
    
    A 495 Gypsie
    
    Burt Parcels
    CONVOY::PARCELS
    

    Perhaps an inventory would help. I constantly come across employees
    from "south of Rt 9" who have the same concern; I wonder how many
    there are.
    
    (an Eastoner)

    Springfield and Westfield are both 'south of Rte. 9' .
    
    A bit far west, perhaps :-)

    Re: .11
    
>    Springfield and Westfield are both 'south of Rte. 9' .
>    
>    A bit far west, perhaps :-)
    
    So is Colorado Springs...
    
    -  David

    so is Hobart Tasmania, but its a hell of a commute !!
    
    Anybody know if there are any plans for South Eastern MA
    (Mansfield,Easton,Cape Cod,Taunton,Fall River,Dartmouth, and so
    forth ) ?

    DEC does have land in Plymouth.  But it may be sold by now.  I've
    heard that plans were to sell it due to its close proximity to Edison
    power lines and Pilgrim Station.  As far as I know the land abutts
    one of Boston Edison's transmission line easments in Manomet.
    Last fall there was an article in the local paper regarding this
    issue.
    
    Has anyone else heard anything about it?  
    
    Bryan

    	DEC owns 3600 acres in Plymouth, YES I said 3600 acres!!!

    Is it in Manomet off of Beaver Dam Road?  Name of the road could
    be wrong but Beaver is part of it.  Could be Pond.
    
    Bryan

    
    
    I think thats the road.  It is on the same road as the dump in
    Manomet.
    
    Kathi
    

    Corp has a way to sort any and all employees by Zip Code.
    
    They use this when they are looking at building a new plant, 
    ie: what is our "current presence" in the community?
    
    Also used for special cases when DEC wants to expand in an area.
    They will/can do special electronic mailings for a cause.

I was told that DEC bought land in Charlton, Mass, which is between
    Worc, and Spgfld.  This was about 5 years ago?
    
    any NEws?
    
    Bruce -----A CHARLTONITE

    It's been announced the the Semiconductor Business Operations group now 
    located in Marlboro will be moving to the empty Franklin (FXO) facility. 
    All of the people in LMO2 and some in LMO4 and DLB9 will be moving.  

    /Bob

Re -.1: Bob Flatley has left LMO2, but I'm still here. The move to Franklin
is scheduled for next summer.

    re: .21
    
    The move has been officially reset for December 1989.