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House Speaker looking at gig economy taxation to aid state revenue
May 27, 2022House Speaker Ronald Mariano said the House is working to assemble a tax relief package by the end of July and that he has a willing dance partner in the Senate, but he also indicated Thursday that relief is not where the tax talk is likely to end.
May 27, 2022
Worcester eyeing affordable housing requirement for new developments
May 25, 2022Worcester may pass a new type of zoning to mandate affordable housing units in new developments. At a City Council meeting on Tuesday, councilors all spoke favorably about a report on inclusionary zoning from its Executive Office of Economic
May 25, 2022
Former lottery head appointed to lead Fletcher Tilton
May 25, 2022Worcester law firm Fletcher Tilton PC has named Michael Sweeney, former head of the Massachusetts State Lottery, as the law firm’s new executive director.
May 25, 2022
MBI incubator to expand again, following $7M Briden St. purchase
May 25, 2022Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives will break ground Wednesday morning on an expanded biomanufacturing center in Worcester after purchasing the property for more than $7.1 million.
May 25, 2022
Mass. Republicans endorse Diehl for governor
May 24, 2022At Saturday's Republican Party convention, a common thread seemed to course through the comments of speakers backing the Chris Doughty-Kate Camapanale ticket for the corner office.
May 24, 2022
Marlborough apartments sells for $59.2M
May 23, 2022Orchards Apartments, a 156-unit luxury apartment complex in Marlborough, sold for $59.2 million in a deal closed Friday, according to the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.
May 23, 2022
Natick army base receives $39M R&D contract
May 23, 2022The U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center has awarded a Maryland-based company a $39-million contract for projects at the Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, also known as Natick Labs.
May 23, 2022
Worcester City Council to vote on contract for acting city manager
May 23, 2022On Tuesday, the Worcester City Council will discuss a contract for Acting City Manager Eric Batista, suggesting a salary of $225,000.
May 23, 2022
State House and Senate both back cannabis industry reform legislation
May 19, 2022For the first time since rewriting the voter-approved legalization law in the summer of 2017, Massachusetts lawmakers are poised this session to reform state cannabis policy as the House and Senate have each now approved legislation targeting some
May 19, 2022
Labor shortages touch government workforce, report shows
May 18, 2022COVID-19's impacts on the workforce have been well-documented as employees have fled their full-time jobs as part of the "Great Resignation" and employers have struggled to replace them.
May 18, 2022
Stagnant Gardner properties sell for $1M to become commercial, residential space
May 17, 2022Two properties in Gardner’s downtown sold for $926,000 to an investment firm with a history of redevelopment projects in the city, according to a Friday release from the Gardner mayor's office.
May 17, 2022
Worcester home prices soar 17% in April as sales continue to drop
May 17, 2022Single-family home prices in Worcester increased 16.9% in April, compared with April 2021, reaching $380,000 in the city, according to Peabody-based research firm The Warren Group.
May 17, 2022
Central Mass. towns receive $57M in affordable housing refinancing
May 16, 2022Properties in Maynard, Sturbridge, and Sudbury received a total of $56.8 million in financing for senior and family housing projects from MassHousing, allowing for the properties’ owner to refinance and preserve affordability.
May 16, 2022
Russian problems: How Ukraine war fallout could impact IPG Photonics
Updated: May 16, 2022The severing of economic ties between the U.S. and Russia is likely to prove a challenge for IPG Photonics, which was founded in Russia and has long-standing ties to the country.
Updated: May 16, 2022
Use government tax incentives to save cash and stimulate growth
Updated: May 16, 2022A variety of tax incentives are available to businesses with a proposed real estate expansion project, meaning the project is considered if it will result in job creation and a renovation or new construction at a Massachusetts site.
Updated: May 16, 2022
WooSox provide free housing to players for first time, amid housing affordability crisis
Updated: May 16, 2022Finding stable housing has always been a challenge for low-income earners, but the problem has ballooned in places like Worcester where the average rent is growing about 10 percentage points faster than the average income.
Updated: May 16, 2022
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