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Surtax funds flowing in as federal funds dissipate
March 9, 2023Legislative budget writers zeroed in on the responsibility they will have to simultaneously establish a process for handling new revenue from the state's income surtax and manage the steady phase-out of federal aid that helped prop up numerous
March 9, 2023
Poll shows support for local option rent control
March 8, 2023Nearly three decades after Massachusetts voters banned the policy, a majority of likely voters here would support a ballot question once again allowing cities and towns to implement rent control, a new poll found.
March 8, 2023
Forum: Housing costs limit out-of-state hiring for growing Central Mass. life sciences industry
March 8, 2023Hiring remains a challenge at companies still focused on growth and recruitment, in part due to the high cost of living in Massachusetts.
March 8, 2023
Energy coalition wants $300M for building overhauls to defray costs
March 8, 2023To meet the state's climate goals and cut down on energy costs for residents, Massachusetts needs to invest in zero-carbon renovations in existing buildings around the state, according to a coalition of over 150 organizations.
March 8, 2023
Healey plan divides oversight of development projects
March 7, 2023Gov. Maura Healey wants to separate housing and economic development in the state's bureaucracy, mostly to give housing production the enhanced focus she says it desperately needs.
March 7, 2023
Town of Ashland seeks to create destination out of downtown fire station
March 6, 2023As construction for a new public-safety building nears completion in Ashland, the Town is seeking proposals to fill its soon-to-be-vacant fire station at 151 Main St. with what it hopes will become a draw for residents and visitors.
March 6, 2023
Restaurant sales tax collections jump, as Mass. tax collections rose in February
March 6, 2023The Massachusetts Department of Revenue on Friday announced its preliminary collections of $1.979 billion in February, which included a 32% increase in meals tax collections on restaurant sales.
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Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage
March 6, 2023A host of environmental and consumer protection groups are lined up behind legislation that would take a two-pronged approach to PFAS: ban their use in most products to prevent new contamination, and create new programs to clean up contamination
March 6, 2023 
Healey still pushing for $200M to boost microtech
March 6, 2023Gov. Maura Healey is angling to attract federal dollars to Massachusetts for microelectronics and other tech advancements, despite the House appearing to not share her urgency.
March 6, 2023
WBJ Hall of Fame: Nosike pioneered cultural competency in health care
Updated: March 6, 2023Nosike opened her business, Acclaim Home Health Care, in 2005 after an initial career as a physical therapist in England and her home country of Nigeria.
Updated: March 6, 2023
Business Leaders of the Year: Klein never stopped growing Greenwood
Updated: March 6, 2023David Klein started Greenwood Industries in the hopes of working with his dad. Now, the roofing and contracting company is one of the biggest in the country.
Updated: March 6, 2023
Business Leaders of the Year: Champagne is the godfather of cold spray
Updated: March 6, 2023Victor Champagne has always been a planner. The 60-year-old additive manufacturing lead of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory went into engineering because it was a practical choice.
Updated: March 6, 2023
Developer proposes 300-condo mixed-income project in Shrewsbury
March 2, 2023Pulte Homes of New England of Westborough has proposed a 300-unit condominium community, called Emerald Run, off Route 20 in Shrewsbury.
March 2, 2023
WPI researcher receives $2.4M grant for infection detection app
March 1, 2023The National Institutes of Health awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Emmanuel Agu $2.4 million to develop a smartphone app to detect infections in open wounds.
March 1, 2023
DPU approves further cut in gas rates
March 1, 2023State regulators have approved additional gas supply rate reductions, and customers will see lower costs beginning on March 1 and lasting until May 1.
March 1, 2023
Worcester City Council receptive to proposed $11M tax break for Franklin St. development
March 1, 2023Worcester developer GoVenture Capital Group, LLC, has requested an $11.3-million tax break over 15 years for its planned 364-unit apartment complex on Franklin St. in Worcester.
March 1, 2023
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