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    Construction on Primetals' $30M Sutton manufacturing facility completed

    Monica Benevides September 15, 2020

    The design-build construction of Primetals’ Technologies’ new 183,000-square-foot, $30-million manufacturing and office facility in Sutton has been completed, Maynard contractor JM Coull announced on Tuesday.

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    Under negotiation: Worcester yet to finalize PawSox deal or obtain deed for ballpark property

    Grant Welker September 15, 2020

    More than two years after the Pawtucket Red Sox said they were moving to Worcester, there is no formal lease agreement legally obligating the team to move, the city doesn't yet own the ballpark site, and there's no binding agreement with a developer…

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    QCC secures $1M student support grant

    September 15, 2020

    Quinsigamond Community College has received a $1.3-million federal grant to support first-generation or economically disadvantaged students, or those with disabilities.

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    Report: Regional taxes would drain jobs, investment

    State House News Service September 15, 2020

    As negotiations over legislation that would give cities or towns the power to authorize a local surtax to fund transportation projects near the two-month mark, a conservative think tank says its analysis found that provision could lead to "…

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    Virtual Harvest Cup will measure marijuana competition

    State House News Service September 15, 2020

    Undeterred by the inability to hold an in-person event this fall, cannabis connoisseurs still plan to crown the top Massachusetts marijuana products in a dozen categories as part of the yearly Harvest Cup.

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    Cytiva planning new Shrewsbury facility as part of expansion

    Grant Welker Updated: September 15, 2020

    Cytiva, the rebranded GE Healthcare Life Sciences, is planning a new site in Shrewsbury as part of a worldwide expansion that includes roughly 200 additional jobs in Massachusetts.

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    Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Gants dies, at 65

    State House News Service September 14, 2020

    Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants has died, the court's associate justices announced Monday afternoon.

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    Assumption's liberal arts college to be named for Big Y founders

    Monica Benevides September 14, 2020

    Assumption University in Worcester will name its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences after Big Y founders and longtime benevolent alumnus Donald D’Amour and his wife Michele D’Amour, the school announced on Monday.

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    Auto repair question draws $35M to campaigns

    State House News Service September 14, 2020

    Fundraising reports have emerged as the latest point of contention in the tense fight automobile manufacturers and third-party repair companies are waging over a Massachusetts ballot question.

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    Corporate, cap gains tax hikes favored in poll

    State House News Service September 14, 2020

    With crunch time for difficult and potentially painful budget decisions drawing nearer each day, advocates for greater state spending are touting survey results that they say show "overwhelming support" among Massachusetts voters for increasing…

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.

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