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- Source: Boston Business Journal
- Date: September 22, 2006
- URL: Read the story
- Bylines:
Todd Wallack
- Topics:
Military
- Data Types:
Federal Data
- Description/Excerpt: The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Pentagon's desire for state-of-the-art materiel have created a boom in defense contracts for Massachusetts companies of all sizes.
Bay State companies landed $9.6 billion in defense contracts in the government's 2004-2005 fiscal year, up 20 percent from the year before. Defense data also shows a surprising breadth of companies -- from Pittsfield to Nantucket -- that benefited from defense spending. More than 1,000 firms received at least $25,000 in contract awards last year.
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