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Education

  • New England Center for Children receives $3.4M Microsoft donation

    Sam Bonacci July 11, 2016

    Southborough's New England Center for Children (NECC) has received $3.4 million in software and services from Microsoft to update the center's technology infrastructure.

    Sam Bonacci July 11, 2016
  • MWCC selected for prisoner education pilot

    Sam Bonacci July 8, 2016

    Mount Wachusett Community College has been selected to participate in a pilot program to educate 72 inmates at area correctional institutions.

    Sam Bonacci July 8, 2016
  • UMass president forecasting larger tuition; fee increases

    State House News Service July 7, 2016

    University of Massachusetts students working this summer to pay for college could face a higher financial mountain to climb in the fall.

    State House News Service July 7, 2016
  • Lawmakers slash UMass funding request $26M

    State House News Service July 1, 2016

    As the University of Massachusetts prepares to make a decision on student tuition and fee levels based on the state budget, House and Senate lawmakers on Thursday were working to pass a new spending accord for fiscal 2017 that falls $25.5 million

    State House News Service July 1, 2016
  • Lawmakers slap together on-time budget

    State House News Service June 30, 2016

    Responding to instability in the stock market that has shredded revenue estimates for next year, House and Senate leaders on Thursday will seek passage of a $39.15 billion budget accord for the fiscal year beginning Friday that slashes $750 million

    State House News Service June 30, 2016
  • WBJ announces new manufacturing, healthcare reporters

    June 24, 2016

    Worcester Business Journal's Staff Writer Laura Finaldi has taken over as the publication's healthcare reporter while new hire John McIntyre will serve as the organization's manufacturing reporter.

    June 24, 2016
  • Printers Building: Manufacturing an artistic enclave in Worcester

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016

    With Davis Publications as its anchor tenant, the Printers Building in Worcester has been able to attract business dedicated to manufacturing, education and creation, including makerspace Technocopia and the Worcester CleanTech Incubator.

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016
  • Anna Maria's new president looks towards strategic plan

    Laura Finaldi June 20, 2016

    Anna Maria College is in the preliminary phases of putting together its strategic plan, as President Mary Lou Retelle wraps up her first official year on the job.

    Laura Finaldi June 20, 2016
  • College savings tax deduction added to economic development bill

    State House News Service June 16, 2016

    A new provision in an economic development bill would allow families to claim a tax deduction on college savings.

    State House News Service June 16, 2016
  • Mass. facing decline in college-educated workforce

    Sam Bonacci June 9, 2016

    The workforce in the state could soon see a crunch in college-educated employees, as the number of Massachusetts residents getting a college degree is set to go from growth to decline by 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

    Sam Bonacci June 9, 2016
  • Assumption secures $1M grant for new building

    Sam Bonacci June 6, 2016

    Assumption College announced Monday that it has secured a $1 million grant from the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester towards the college's new academic building that will house the business studies department.

    Sam Bonacci June 6, 2016
  • QCC receives $300K for healthcare mannequins

    Sam Bonacci June 1, 2016

    Quinsigamond Community College has received an “unprecedented” gift of $300,000 that will allow it to complete the final phase of its health care programs.

    Sam Bonacci June 1, 2016
  • Schools using 4+1 programs to lure students

    Sam Bonacci May 23, 2016

    Local schools are using accelerated degrees as a pull for new students and a way to give them an edge when entering the job market.

    Sam Bonacci May 23, 2016
  • Biotech is putting people to work in the Central Mass. 100

    Livia Gershon May 23, 2016

    Many of the top 100 employers in Central Massachusetts are from the state's biotech industry.

    Livia Gershon May 23, 2016
  • UMass pushes back against report questioning tactics

    State House News Service May 20, 2016

    Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students, according to a new study.

    State House News Service May 20, 2016
  • Study calls for 'vigorous debate' about UMass trends

    State House News Service May 19, 2016

    Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students.

    State House News Service May 19, 2016

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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.