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February 6, 2017

Charitable Giving

Southbridge Savings Bank donated $2,500 to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest Inc., to help expand its mentoring program.

  • Advice
    Advice

    101: Stretch goals

    Susan Shalhoub

    Stretch goals, or goals set for your team that are unrealistic to meet with existing resources, often do more harm than good.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 Things I know about... ... using your financial function as an advantage

    Dave Robinson

    1) Evolve with your business. The opportunities and challenges a business owner faces change. It follows the data required to inform your decisions does as well.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Incorporations

    These businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from Dec. 1-16. Listed are corporate name, address and president.

  • Advice
    Advice

    The impact of (in)accurate presentation

    Christof Chartier

    Before you even open your mouth, they've already made up their minds. Whether you're introducing yourself to a new customer or giving direction to a co-worker, your overall appearance has a staggering effect on how that other person views you.

  • Manufacturers reaching out to traditional high schoolers

    Laura Finaldi

    Businesses, schools reaching out to non-vocational students and displaced workers to get them interested in manufacturing careers.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Catholic Charities to raise profile, volunteer base

    Tim McMahon wanted to return to his passion of helping people in need, prompting him to leave his post at the Massachusetts State Lottery to lead Catholic Charities in Worcester on Jan. 3.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    The growth of for-profit health care

    Any business offering a similar at a lower price will almost always succeed in the marketplace. Sure, mitigating factors like taxes, regulation and global competition can throw a company off-track; but for services inherently local – like health care – quality and efficiency are central to a winning formula.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Wachusett Mountain attendance up 67%

    Savannah Donohue

    On the heels of a record snowmaking season, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has seen a 67-percent increase in visitors compared to last year, when lackluster weather patterns dampened the Princeton resort's attendance.

  • Focus On Banking & Finance
    Focus On Banking & Finance

    UniBank sees a better use for brick and mortar in digital world

    Livia Gershon

    The new administrator for the growing Whitinsville-based bank sees branches carrying a more personal touch.

  • Page One Story
    Page One Story

    For-profit medicine changing Central Mass. health care

    Emily Micucci

    Profit-driven health care is a growing local and national trend that doesn't necessarily carry ill effects.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
Poll Description

In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.

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