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  • Small businesses in Fitchburg, Leominster and Groton get NCMDC loans

    May 8, 2015

    Businesses in Fitchburg, Leominster and Groton recently received a total of $91,500 in small-business loans from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC).

  • AMSC announces $9M order

    Sam Bonacci May 6, 2015

    AMSC, the Devens-based manufacturer of wind and power grid technology, has received orders for $9 million in power grid-related productss in the U.S. and internationally, the company announced Tuesday.

  • Heywood's treatment center gets go-ahead in Petersham

    April 30, 2015

    Plans are moving forward for Heywood Healthcare of Gardner to open an in-patient facility providing detox and behavioral care services at the Sisters of Assumption property in Petersham.

  • QCC, UMass Medical, public schools get life-sciences funding

    April 28, 2015

    Quinsigamond Community College and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have each received $5 million grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).

  • AMSC to offer 4 million shares of common stock

    April 24, 2015

    Devens-based AMSC Thursday announced it would offer 4 million in common stock in an underwritten public offering.

  • Staples adds Makr to online suite

    April 23, 2015

    Office supply giant Staples of Framingham said Thursday it has completed the acquisition of Makr — an iOS app that enables people to design and print one-of-a-kind materials — and its parent company Happy; both based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

  • Cold winter helped Unitil achieve strong quarter

    April 23, 2015

    Unitil Corp. reported a strong first quarter Thursday. The utility company serving residents and businesses in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend said its 7.9 percent increase in earnings for the first three months of 2015 was driven by higher…

  • AMSC stock soars following likely Navy deal

    Sam Bonacci April 22, 2015

    Stock in Devens-based AMSC shot up more than 30 percent this week after the company announced expanded relationships with both the U.S. Navy and energy provider Eversource.

  • State helps bring behavioral health online

    Emily Micucci April 14, 2015

    The use of paper charts in the doctor's office is by now a quaint practice reserved mostly for small providers, as health care practices have migrated to more efficient electronic health records systems.

  • Real Deals

    April 13, 2015

    Real Deals highlights recent commercial property transactions in Central Massachusetts.

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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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