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October 16, 2017
Advice

The power of the infographic

Kham Inthirath

We live in the age of Big Data, where 1.5 billion pieces of content are published and shared daily.

  • Business embezzlement is everywhere

    Bob Ainsworth

    It would never happen here. Our employees are good people. I trust them implicitly. Besides, it's only big companies that get scammed. And on and on go the reasons for not taking even simple steps.

  • Shop Talk
    Shop Talk

    Spreading the deadhorse love around Worcester

    Brad Kane

    Nearly 18 months after opening their first restaurant – deadhorse hill – Sean Woods, Jared Forman and Bert LaValley plan on opening Korean restaurant simjang on Shrewsbury Street by the end of the year.

  • Regional Focus: MetroWest
    Regional Focus: MetroWest

    Can going private save Staples?

    Grant Welker

    Nothing has worked quite yet to help the Framingham office retailer dig out of its troubles. Now, the company has gone private.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Hanover CEO to exit after 16 months

    Analysts don't expect a sale. Rather, CEO Joseph Zubretsky got an opportunity he couldn't pass up, analysts say.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Amazon should come to Worcester

    Setti Warren

    It is important to ask the right questions when it comes to Amazon and the opportunity to become the host for its proposed second headquarters, dubbed HQ2.

  • Businesses save on insurance by keeping employees healthy

    Emily Micucci

    Wellness benefits in the workplace are going beyond lunchtime yoga classes and healthy snacks in the breakroom.

  • Advice
    Advice

    10 things I know about ... being a nonprofit executive

    Maryann C. Johnson

    The passion and creativity entrepreneurs have is contagious.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    CDCs create stronger cities

    Yvette Dyson

    The City of Worcester contends with blighted buildings in our inner city neighborhoods fallen to foreclosure.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Zubretsky, the interim CEO

    The Hanover Insurance Group's announcement last week of the departure of President and CEO Joseph Zubretsky comes as a bit of a surprise.

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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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