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  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Urban revitalization needs community cooperation

    Julie Holstrom Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    The Worcester of 30 years ago is a far cry from the Worcester of today and it is our responsibility as good community stewards to build upon the city's successes.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from May 1-31. Listed are corporate name, address and president.Acton

  • Advice
    Advice

    Boosting worker retention

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal

    The cost of replacing an employee can often be remedied with proactive retention efforts.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Keep up the small business loans

    The more Central Massachusetts firms who take the plunge and finance new investment and growth through small business loans, the stronger our economy will be.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    Banks, SBA increase small biz lending

    Laura Finaldi

    Banks in Worcester County have boosted their SBA lending, following a push from the agency to increase lending to small businesses and traditionally underserved populations.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Happy trails, Gail Carberry

    It is difficult to overstate the impact Gail Carberry has had on both Quinsigamond Community College and the Central Massachusetts business community.

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Today's Poll

Should Mass. officials be allowed to force local communities to zone for multifamily housing?
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Poll Description

On March 19, a judge ruled the showdown between the Massachusetts attorney general and the Town of Milton will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court in October. The dispute is over the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns near T service to adopt zoning allowing multifamily housing by right in certain areas. Some Massachusetts local governments, including Holden, have pushed back against the requirement, saying such zoning doesn't fit in their communities. 

Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have cracked down on non-compliant communities with lawsuits and by reducing state funding, as part of a larger effort to address the statewide affordable housing crisis. The MBTA Communities Act is one of a handful of laws designed to increase housing construction by having at least one zoning district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is permitted.