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  • Give craft brewers distribution flexibility

    John J. Mahoney February 6, 2017

    With more than 110 craft breweries in Massachusetts providing nearly 3,400 jobs between brewing and distributing, the industry in our state is burgeoning.

    John J. Mahoney February 6, 2017

  • The growth of for-profit health care

    February 6, 2017

    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

    February 6, 2017

  • Holy Cross professor named Canadian college president

    January 25, 2017

    A history professor at the College of the Holy Cross will become the president of Regis College in Toronto, the Worcester college announced on Wednesday.

    January 25, 2017

  • Baker calls for $4K business tax credit

    State House News Service January 25, 2017

    In his State of the Commonwealth address on Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker called for a new $4,000 tax credit for businesses that hire unemployed veterans.

    State House News Service January 25, 2017

  • Worcester State to dedicate STEM center to $1M donor

    Emily Micucci January 24, 2017

    Worcester State University will honor an alumnus who donated $1 million to fund STEM research and education.

    Emily Micucci January 24, 2017

  • Vander Hooven approved as next MWCC president

    Savannah Donohue January 17, 2017

    The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to approve Dr. James Vander Hooven as the third president of Mount Wachusett Community College, during a special meeting in Boston. He will take over the position March 19.

    Savannah Donohue January 17, 2017

  • WPI researcher receives $1.1 million to study stressed bacteria

    January 11, 2017

    The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor for a five-year study of bacteria in stressful conditions, the school announced Wednesday.

    January 11, 2017

  • Nativity School names new president

    Emily Micucci January 10, 2017

    The Nativity School of Worcester has named Patrick T. Maloney as its new president effective immediately, according to a statement released Monday.

    Emily Micucci January 10, 2017

  • Best Client & Employee Services for 2017

    January 9, 2017

    From going to school for a business degree to picking up a client in a limo, these are the places you want to rely on to service clients and employees.

    January 9, 2017

  • Best Office Services for 2017

    January 9, 2017

    Here are the service providers you want to hire to do various jobs around your office.

    January 9, 2017

  • WBJ picks the 2017 Best of Business winners

    January 9, 2017

    A large part of running any business is knowing who to trust, especially when it comes to people and organizations not on your payroll.

    January 9, 2017
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    UMass Medical School seizes expansion opportunity

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017

    More than 50 years after Worcester won a bid to bring the University of Massachusetts Medical School within city limits, the medical school is making its way to Springfield.

    Laura Finaldi January 9, 2017

  • Anna Maria receives $1.5K for defibrillation software

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2017

    Anna Maria College in Paxton said it has received a $1,500 from the Schwartz Charitable Foundation in Worcester to complete the purchase of new teaching software.

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2017

  • Guild of St. Agnes buying $1.5M child care center

    January 3, 2017

    With the help of a $1.5-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment issued on Tuesday, Worcester early education nonprofit The Guild of St. Agnes will buy a 19,600-square-foot child care center.

    January 3, 2017

  • Harvard Pilgrim names new chief business growth officer

    January 3, 2017

    Wellesley not-for-profit insurance provider Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which has operations in Central Massachusetts, announced Tuesday it has hired a chief business growth officer.

    January 3, 2017

  • Employers caution against $15 minimum wage

    State House News Service January 3, 2017

    Raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase costs for about 70 percent of Massachusetts businesses, forcing some to hold off on hiring or consider moving elsewhere, two surveys conducted by the Associated Industries of

    State House News Service January 3, 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.

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