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  • Leominster doggy daycare property listed for $1.2M

    October 11, 2018

    A three-acre parcel across from Target, Best Buy and others at Orchard Hill Park on Harvard Street in Leominster is on the market.

  • MWCC, Fitchburg schools get $4.5M college readiness grant

    Zachary Comeau October 10, 2018

    Mount Wachusett Community College, with Fitchburg Public Schools, has received a $4.5-million federal grant to help more than 800 students navigate the path to college.

  • Orsted acquiring Deepwater Wind in $510M deal

    State House News Service October 9, 2018

    Danish wind energy giant Orsted is growing larger with its acquisition of Deepwater Wind, one of its competitors in the United States.

  • Since its Leominster move, AIS profits up 20% with 175 new jobs

    October 2, 2018

    Leominster manufacturer of office furniture AIS is sponsoring an exhibit at the Fitchburg Art Museum called Interior Effects: Furniture in Contemporary Art.

  • Fidelity Bank sets up $300K microloan funds in Gardner, Winchendon, Templeton

    Grant Welker October 2, 2018

    Fidelity Bank has set up microloan funds to help small businesses in Gardner and Winchendon, where Colonial Co-Operative Bank, with which Fidelity has merged, had branches.

  • Anna Maria tops Central Mass. colleges for gender leadership

    Grant Welker October 1, 2018

    Anna Maria College in Paxton tops Central Massachusetts colleges when it comes to gender parity, according to a new report weighing how equally women are represented on campuses.

  • Navy captain to lead state's cybersecurity effort

    State House News Service October 1, 2018

    A U.S. Navy captain with years of experience in information warfare and cyberspace operations will lead the state's efforts to harden cybersecurity readiness and develop an economy around cybersecurity in Massachusetts.

  • Let’s get creative

    October 1, 2018

    In the last decade, Central Massachusetts has become a hot spot for creative restaurateurs, brewers and distillers growing their locally owned establishments.

  • Educate your employees

    James Vander Hooven October 1, 2018

    Continuing education is key to remaining competitive in our rapidly changing economy. This applies not only to individuals, but businesses. An educated workforce is a huge asset in an industry.

  • Movers & Shakers

    October 1, 2018

    Eight Central Mass. businesspeople were on the move this issue.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
Poll Description

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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