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  • Officials: Numbers turning upward at Clinton Hospital

    Christina P. O'neill Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 3, 2015

    The past two years haven't always been good for small community hospitals. Challenged to keep up with technological advances and squeezed by competition from larger health systems as they struggle for reimbursement, three have closed across the…

  • Medical device industry pushes for repeal of federal levy

    Sam Bonacci August 3, 2015

    A 2.3-percent tax doesn't sound like much, but taking it directly off the top of medical device companies' sales could have widespread impacts on businesses large and small, industry experts say.

  • HealthAlliance nurses ratify contract

    Rick Saia July 24, 2015

    Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster have ratified a new, two-year labor contract that improves staffing ratios and adds new positions, according to their union, the Massachusetts Nurses Association.

  • State to aid upgrades at Central Mass. YMCAs

    July 23, 2015

    The YMCA of Central Massachusetts will install improvements at its five branches, using money from the state's finance and development agency.

  • P&W to invest $456K grant in Worcester rail yard

    July 21, 2015

    Providence & Worcester Railroad has been awarded $455,691 from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for improvements to the Wye track at the Southbridge Street yard in Worce

  • Spectrum expands with Leominster site, possibly others

    Emily Micucci July 15, 2015

    Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems has expanded into Northern Worcester County with an outpatient treatment clinic in downtown Leominster, and more locations in that region are possible, according to Chief Operating Officer Kurt Isaacson.

  • New Leominster manufacturer to create up to 50 jobs

    Sam Bonacci July 14, 2015

    A new company, Allied Resin Technologies (Artech), has teamed up with Leominster's First Plastics Corp. to bring rotational manufacturing of large plastic goods and up to 50 new jobs to the city.

  • Fitchburg State welcomes its 11th president

    July 2, 2015

    Richard S. Lapidus became the 11th president of Fitchburg State University Wednesday.

  • 51 Tyco employees in Westminster face layoff

    June 30, 2015

    Some Tyco Fire Protection Products operations currently performed in Westminster will be relocated by September to other Tyco facilities in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamores, Mexico, the company said Monday.

  • HealthAlliance, nurses reach tentative contract agreement

    Emily Micucci June 30, 2015

    Leominster-based HealthAlliance Hospital and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) said they have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement that limits patient assignments and increases nurse staffing while boosting pay, according to…

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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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