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Transportation
State captures $80M for 11 highway projects, three in Central Mass.
September 13, 2023Massachusetts snagged an additional $80 million in Federal Highway Administration money, the Healey administration announced, as part of a redistribution of funds that occurs annually.
September 13, 2023
Mass. transportation secretary stepping down in two weeks
August 28, 2023After only months on the job, Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca plans to step down in two weeks and hand the role of the Healey administration's top transportation official to a deputy, Gov. Maura Healey's office announced Monday.
August 28, 2023
Family-owned Natick developer sells Franklin industrial properties to global firm for $38M
August 25, 2023An affiliate of Natick developer Franchi Management Co. of Natick sold two industrial properties in Franklin to global investment firm Investcorp for $37.5 million.
August 25, 2023
Worcester Regional Airport to start second phase of $12.5M runway rehab
August 9, 2023The Massachusetts Port Authority will begin the second phase of a $12.5-million rehabilitation project on one of Worcester Regional Airport’s two runways on August 21, with work expected to be complete in early November.
August 9, 2023
Healey signs $375M transportation bill
August 7, 2023The infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars into roads and bridges throughout the commonwealth will spur the creation of "good jobs" and economic growth, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said during an infrastructure funding bill signing ceremony Friday.
August 7, 2023-
Possible 2024 ballot questions may address driver rights and rent control
August 3, 2023Efforts to subject the Legislature to outside scrutiny, reform the role of standardized MCAS tests, allow cities and towns to regulate rent levels, and reshape rights and benefits for on-demand drivers took steps Wednesday toward potentially being
August 3, 2023
Eng brings MBTA reinforcements in from New York
July 28, 2023Facing a long list of needed safety, service and reliability improvements, the MBTA mined additional leadership from the same place it found its current top official: New York.
July 28, 2023
Long-delayed transportation bill to come up for vote
July 26, 2023House Democrats plan to accept a compromise road and bridge maintenance funding bill Thursday after months at an impasse with their Senate counterparts, though the actual accord itself still hasn't emerged.
July 26, 2023
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority receives $686K for transit app
July 21, 2023Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, or MART, will receive a $685,746 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to develop a regional app to make travel for North County residents easier and less expensive.
July 21, 2023-
Healey lays out vision for $14B in capital spending
June 26, 2023The Healey administration on Thursday rolled out its five-year capital spending plan, which calls for $14 billion in spending with a focus on investments in roads, housing, climate projects and economic development.
June 26, 2023 
Rough start: Midyear survey reveals WBJ readers are increasingly pessimistic about 2023
Updated: June 26, 2023At the end of 2022, WBJ readers were more pessimistic about the future of the Central Massachusetts economy than they had been at any point in the previous 10 years. The first five months of this year only made them more pessimistic.
Updated: June 26, 2023
Real Estate Insider: As the State seeks to increase housing construction, some towns pump the brakes
Updated: June 12, 2023Multifamily residential developers have been proposing thousands of apartments throughout Central Massachusetts, but communities are resisting the push for more housing to protect their resources and what residents and officials see as their town’s
Updated: June 12, 2023
Gas prices respond to the unofficial start of summer
May 30, 2023After being nearly flat over the past two weeks, Worcester metro gas prices came out of Memorial Day weekend up nearly 9 cents per gallon over the previous week.
May 30, 2023
Fare-free MBTA bus pilot sputters out in Senate
May 30, 2023A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.
May 30, 2023
MBTA towns fear service levels will not rebound
May 19, 2023Cities and towns that help fund the MBTA are concerned it will be "impossible" to restore pre-pandemic service levels and that the agency might need to hike fares given the growing shadow of a budget shortfall that officials so far have failed to
May 19, 2023
NCMDC loans $35K to hydraulic repair startup
May 10, 2023The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has loaned $35,000 loan to startup Soto Hydraulic Repair in Winchendon for new equipment.
May 10, 2023
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