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Environment

  • WSU professor warns of climate impact on real estate

    October 15, 2015

    A paper published Thursday by a team that includes a Worcester State University faculty member warns that rising sea levels over the next several decades could significantly impact coastal communities.

    October 15, 2015
  • 101: NEW MANAGERS

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 12, 2015

    After accepting a new job or getting a promotion, you find yourself in the manager's seat. But before you pop that family photo atop your desk or locate the corporate washroom, spend some time reflecting on myths and missteps that could be out there

    Susan Shalhoub Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 12, 2015
  • Lawmakers raise cap on gas tank spill remediation

    State House News Service October 9, 2015

    Lawmakers appear poised to raise the amount of reimbursement money available through the underground storage tank cleanup fund, which is fed by motorists filling up at Bay State gas pumps.

    State House News Service October 9, 2015
  • Tantara Corp. of Worcester lands on national list for its revenue growth

    October 8, 2015

    Tantara Corp. of Worcester ranks 25th on the 2015 Inner City 100, a list of the inner-city businesses in the U.S. with the fastest-growing revenue.

    October 8, 2015
  • Marlborough residents coping with gas leak seek new liability law

    State House News Service October 1, 2015

    Marlborough residents and city leaders on Tuesday shared stories of well-manicured backyards turned into fields of testing wells, homes placed under environmental restrictions and the continuous loss of home equity as a result of a 2012 gasoline

    State House News Service October 1, 2015
  • Fitchburg company to provide YMCA with energy efficient lighting in EPA settlement

    September 16, 2015

    DRS Power Technology, Inc., which operates a machinery manufacturing facility at 166 Boulder Dr. in Fitchburg, will provide over $6,000 worth of energy-efficient lighting to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts as part of a violation settlement with

    September 16, 2015
  • $40 million order for AMSC

    September 1, 2015

    Power grid and wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC said Monday it has received a $40 million order from Inox Wind Limited for wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS).

    September 1, 2015
  • Baker headed to Newfoundland for energy talks

    State House News Service August 28, 2015

    As Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to travel to Canada next week to meet with his fellow New England governors, a new report commissioned by business groups suggests that the region will face substantially higher energy costs and lose 52,000 private

    State House News Service August 28, 2015
  • Sunrun to bring 100 jobs to Marlborough

    Sam Bonacci August 12, 2015

    The residential solar company Sunrun, based in San Francisco, has announced that it will open a new branch office in Marlborough, bringing more than 100 jobs to the area.

    Sam Bonacci August 12, 2015
  • Beaton makes Charles River dive to highlight cleanup

    State House News Service July 15, 2015

    Looking to wash away a decades old stigma, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton front-flipped into the Charles River on Tuesday afternoon, reminiscent of former Gov. William Weld's plunge into the river.

    State House News Service July 15, 2015
  • Environmental groups scoff at pipeline report

    State House News Service June 26, 2015

    Environmentalists are questioning the findings of a study funded by a Kinder Morgan subsidiary that found jobs and energy savings would accrue from a pipeline the company hopes to build.

    State House News Service June 26, 2015
  • Feds may fund cleanup of contaminated Franklin industrial site

    Emily Micucci March 26, 2015

    A former industrial site in Franklin that's heavily contaminated from decades-old manufacturing activity is getting new attention from the federal government.

    Emily Micucci March 26, 2015
  • Beaton focuses on more solar, lower energy costs

    State House News Service January 21, 2015

    Solar installations on city apartment buildings and strategies to reduce energy bills top the priorities of new state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton, who listened to environmental advocates on Tuesday morning and discussed

    State House News Service January 21, 2015
  • St. Mark’s assessed environmental penalty

    January 16, 2015

    St. Mark's School in Southborough has been assessed a $5,500 penalty by the state Department of Environmental Protection as a result of groundwater discharge violations.

    January 16, 2015
  • Septic services firm expands into Central Pa., Md.

    Rick Saia January 16, 2015

    Wind River Environmental, a group of septic services companies based in Hudson, has bought a similar company in Pennsylvania that will boost business about 30 percent, Wind River's co-founder and top executive said Friday.

    Rick Saia January 16, 2015
  • Clark geographer receives NASA grant

    December 30, 2014

    A NASA grant to study the effects of melting Arctic Ocean ice has been awarded to a research group that includes a Clark University professor who will oversee $614,000 in funding for the project.

    December 30, 2014

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Today's Poll

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. Despite the price increases, the counties saw 10.8% and a 6.2% increases in transactions over the year from June 2024. 

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.