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  • Healthcare industry optimistic as opioid deaths slow

    Zachary Comeau September 4, 2017

    Overdose deaths from opioids have risen each year since 2010 and have nearly quadrupled, but new Massachusetts data is showing the rate may finally be slowing.

    Zachary Comeau September 4, 2017
  • Bike-sharing program coming to Worcester

    Zachary Comeau September 1, 2017

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce on Friday announced it helped to bring a bike sharing company ofo to Worcester staring Sept. 14.

    Zachary Comeau September 1, 2017
  • UMass, monastery allege patent infringement in L'Oreal lawsuit

    Zachary Comeau August 31, 2017

    UMass Medical School and a Christian monastery in Millbury have filed suit against cosmetics giant L'Oreal for patent infringement.

    Zachary Comeau August 31, 2017
  • Primetals pioneering lubricant contracts for equipment

    Zachary Comeau August 29, 2017

    Primetals in August inked a deal with Exxon Mobil for the gas and oil giant to provide lubricant and services to Primetals' machines.

    Zachary Comeau August 29, 2017
  • College affordability program expanded

    State House News Service August 28, 2017

    Students taking part in a state program aimed at making college more affordable and increasing graduation rates will now have more majors to choose from.

    State House News Service August 28, 2017
  • Report says link between education and pay strengthens

    State House News Service August 24, 2017

    Half of the workers who comprise the Massachusetts workforce hold at least a bachelor's degree, a new report finds.

    State House News Service August 24, 2017
  • QCC, MWCC ranked in bottom half of nation's community colleges

    August 21, 2017

    Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner both land around the middle of a new national ranking of more than 700 community colleges.

    August 21, 2017
  • 40 Under Forty: Heather Mangione

    August 21, 2017

    Brooklyn born-and-raised, Worcester became home to Mangione after she went to Clark University to receive her doctorate in developmental psychology and settled roots in the city, particularly in the LGBTQ community, co-founding the organization

    August 21, 2017
  • 40 Under Forty: Lindiana Semidei

    August 21, 2017

    Semidei is a dancer, choreographer and director for Raices, with experience such as co-founding Hispania Dance Co. and working with local programs like Worcester State University Latino Education Institute's Isla Theater.

    August 21, 2017
  • 40 Under Forty: Andrew B. Palumbo

    August 21, 2017

    After achieving all-time highs in student enrollment and revenue at Plymouth State and The Sage Colleges, Palumbo joined WPI in 2015 and since new underrepresented minority student enrollment reached an all-time high while the rate of women in class

    August 21, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    August 21, 2017

    Main Street Bank, Becker College, UniBank and The Training Associates Corp. are among the eight organization who announced recent hires and promotions.

    August 21, 2017
  • UMMS panel to call for protection of NIH funding

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017

    Congressman James McGovern and others will call on Congress and the White House not to cut National Institutes of Health funding for critical medical research in a panel discussion today.

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017
  • Nearly 100 Worcester businesses join PawSox push

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017

    The effort by Worcester officials to convince the Red Sox' Triple-A affiliate to move from Rhode Island to Worcester was joined by 98 key Central Massachusetts business leaders.

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017
  • Former Fallon CEO now chair of Curry College Board

    Emily Micucci July 26, 2017

    Patrick Hughes, former president and CEO of Worcester insurer Fallon Health, is now chairman of the Curry College Board of Trustees.

    Emily Micucci July 26, 2017
  • Analysis: Mass. providers leading hospital M&A surge

    Emily Micucci July 20, 2017

    More mergers and acquisitions among hospitals are happening this year than last, according to a new analysis that cites two Massachusetts-based providers as announcing some of the biggest transactions in 2017 so far.

    Emily Micucci July 20, 2017
  • MWCC launches vet tech degree

    July 19, 2017

    Mount Wachusett Community College is now accepting applications for a new veterinary technician program it says will help train people for high-demand jobs.

    July 19, 2017

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