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Environment

  • Hanover Insurance income rises 13%

    Sam Bonacci November 4, 2016

    Income for the Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester jumped more than $10 million in the third quarter of the year, the company announced Thursday.

    Sam Bonacci November 4, 2016
  • Central Mass firms granted $300K for food recycling

    Sam Bonacci November 3, 2016

    Two Central Massachusetts businesses have received $300,000 in grants from the commonwealth's Recycling Business Development Grant program that will enable them to better process and manage packaged food material.

    Sam Bonacci November 3, 2016
  • Boston Scientific acquires tumor removal tech

    Sam Bonacci November 3, 2016

    Marlborough's Boston Scientific has acquired a technology that can enhance endoscopic surgery for precancerous lesions and malignant tumors in the gastrointestinal tract.

    Sam Bonacci November 3, 2016
  • Drought levels largely unchanged despite heavy rains

    State House News Service October 28, 2016

    For the first time in more than two months, part of Massachusetts is wet enough to no longer be considered in a drought or be "abnormally dry," federal drought observers said Thursday.

    State House News Service October 28, 2016
  • Matilde Castiel: Tackling health outcomes through a ground-up approach

    Laura Finaldi October 24, 2016

    Since she was a kid, Matilde Castiel has always felt a strong desire to improve the lives of others – especially those in underserved communities.

    Laura Finaldi October 24, 2016
  • RI office space designer setting up Worcester showroom

    Brad Kane October 17, 2016

    The Rhode Island office design and furniture firm Sheehans will open a new 5,000-square-foot showroom in downtown Worcester by January.

    Brad Kane October 17, 2016
  • A bold, smart step forward for solar incentive programs

    October 10, 2016

    At the end of September, the state unveiled its latest solar incentive program that would replace the SREC (solar renewable energy credit) program, get rid of the need to constantly raise the net-metering caps, and seemingly do away with the problem

    October 10, 2016
  • Drought impact unchanged by recent rain

    State House News Service October 6, 2016

    Over half of Massachusetts remains in a state of extreme drought.

    State House News Service October 6, 2016
  • WRTA opens $90M operations facility

    Sam Bonacci October 4, 2016

    The Worcester Regional Transportation Agency on Tuesday held its grand opening for its $90-million maintenance and operations facility.

    Sam Bonacci October 4, 2016
  • Transpo chief says its time to 'get serious' on climate change

    State House News Service September 30, 2016

    Climate change will become a "huge focus" of the Baker administration's transportation efforts, according to a top state official who said the old method of building pilot-sized shared-use walking-cycling paths does not meet the demands for reducing

    State House News Service September 30, 2016
  • Worcester among 11 Mass. counties deemed natural disaster areas

    State House News Service September 21, 2016

    Eleven of the state's 14 counties have been deemed "primary natural disaster areas" by the United States Department of Agriculture due to substantial crop losses that began with a February deep freeze and continued though a summer marked by severe

    State House News Service September 21, 2016
  • Clark U. receives $800K to study water

    Sam Bonacci September 21, 2016

    Clark University in Worcester has received nearly $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assist in a nationwide study the economic value of water quality.

    Sam Bonacci September 21, 2016
  • 40 under 40: Hawley Harrigan

    August 26, 2016

    In 2014, Harrigan moved to Worcester here from California to work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest and has made an impact on numerous other nonprofits in the region.

    August 26, 2016
  • 40 Under 40: Matthew Abraham

    August 26, 2016

    Abraham has managed the environmental site assessment and remediation effort of properties throughout Worcester County as part of Tighe & Bond's Worcester office for more than 12 years.

    August 26, 2016
  • Renewable energy law moves state away from coal, nuclear

    State House News Service August 9, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker sat in the sun on the State House lawn Monday afternoon, relishing a victory for his administration and some in the Legislature.

    State House News Service August 9, 2016
  • Mass. AG sues Volkswagen

    State House News Service July 20, 2016

    Attorney General Maura Healey and her New York counterpart have filed lawsuits alleging Volkswagen and affiliated car brands defrauded customers about diesel emissions and engaged in an extensive cover-up.

    State House News Service July 20, 2016

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.