BOSTON — Community banks participating in the state treasury’s Small Business Banking Partnership have made more than 4,700 new small business loans totaling more than $705 million since 2011.

South of Boston, six participating banks represent 35 percent of those loans – $242, 645,065 – made to 1,608 businesses.

The figures were released by state Treasurer Steven Grossman.

The program, initiated by Grossman in May 2011, moves treasury cash reserve funds typically held by large national and international financial institutions and deposits them in amounts of up to $10 million in Massachusetts community banks.

In exchange for the deposits, the banks agree to enhance their loan portfolios to small Massachusetts businesses, with a focus on women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses.

“I’ve had the opportunity to travel all over the state and visit business owners who are the recipients of loans leveraged through the Partnership,” said Grossman. “The stories are inspiring. In almost all cases these loans create jobs.”

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By next year, Quincy officials hope their business students won’t be the only ones who know how to balance a checkbook.

The Quincy Public School system is in the midst of expanding its financial literacy program, with the help of a state grant designed to bring the knowledge to a wider population.

“My first objective is no high school student graduates without some basic and fundamental knowledge of financial empowerment,” said state Treasurer Steve Grossman, whose office is behind the pilot program. “If Sesame Street can teach kids to save a nickel or dime a week to five year olds, we should understand embedding it into the curriculum is a wise thing to do.”

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SWANSEA — State Treasurer Steven Grossman Thursday night praised the Coalition for Social Justice as “a model of how you build strong, healthy communities.”

Grossman, the keynote speaker at the coalition's 18th annual awards ceremony, said the group's grassroots approach and political work proves that people power can prevail.

“Tonight matters because it's an opportunity to say thank you to (those involved) whose work defines what a humane and just society is all about,” Grossman said.

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Massachusetts State Treasurer Steven Grossman discusses how the proceeds from "green bonds" help the environment. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."

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By Bethany Bray
STAFF WRITER

SALEM — Salem High School sophomore Victoria Robinson said the lessons she learned in her Money Matters personal finance class really clicked when she started working a part-time job.

She opened her first paycheck to see all the tax deductions her teacher had talked about in class.
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By RICHIE DAVIS
Recorder Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
(Published in print: Thursday, May 2, 2013)

GREENFIELD — State Treasurer Steve Grossman was also “almost candidate” Steve Grossman as he visited town this week to take part in groundbreaking ceremonies for a new $66 million high school.

After that event, and then touring Greenfield Community College, Grossman was the focus of an informal reception at another GCC — Greenfield Country Club, where state Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst, introduced him as “Steve Grossman, ABA: all but announced” candidate to succeed Gov. Deval Patrick in 2014.

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By Eryn Carlson- Quincy-The Quincy School Department has been awarded $20,000 in state grant money to help with creation of a financial literacy program for students at Quincy High School and North Quincy High School.

According to a press release from the state Department of Education, 11 high schools in 10 school districts were chosen to receive grants. The money is to be used to develop financial literacy programs for the 2013-14 school year.

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When he was running for State Treasurer, Steve Grossman came up with an idea to deposit state funds into local community banks that would in turn loan this money to local businesses.

Well, it was a simple idea, but it has worked well.

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There are politicians galore in South Boston, Massachusetts on this St. Patrick's Day -- for the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast.

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QUINCY —

The Democratic city committee will hold caucuses at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Commonwealth Restaurant, 79 Parkingway, to elect delegates and alternates to the state Democratic Party platform convention.

The caucus is open to all voters registered as Democrats as of Dec. 31. In addition to those who are elected, youth (age 35 or younger), minority and disabled delegates will be chosen.

State Treasurer Steven Grossman, cnsidered a potential candidate for goivernor in 2014, will attend. All announced Democratic candidates for the Senate seat in the upcoming special election have also been invited.

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