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North County

  • Hospitals go green to help meet energy demand

    Emily Micucci April 13, 2015

    With one Midwestern hospital now operating off the grid, energy independence appears within reach for hospitals. Find out about the local push for renewables in our April 13 print article.

  • Fresh Beginnings

    April 13, 2015

    The Lawn Doctor has started service in MetroWest and Worcester County.

  • Experts: Wind energy still has potential in Mass.

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2015

    Wind power has always had a blustery outlook in Massachusetts. With a dense population and lower wind speeds compared with flat-plain states, the Bay State was never going to become the Wind Farm State.

  • Central Mass. behavioral health providers win grants

    April 10, 2015

    Three behavioral health providers in Central Massachusetts have received state grants to improve their information technology systems.

  • AG: Soltas agrees to pay $330,000 over solar allegations

    April 10, 2015

    New York-based Soltas Energy Corp. has agreed to pay $330,000 over allegations it caused two Massachusetts towns and two nonprofit organizations to lose thousands of dollars in energy savings when it failed to honor agreements to sell them net…

  • UMass Memorial reveals plans to enter urgent care market

    Emily Micucci April 8, 2015

    As a Quincy-based urgent care center business prepares to enter Worcester, UMass Memorial Health Care has announced its own plans to open multiple urgent care centers in the city and the surrounding area, beginning this year.

  • Gardner's manufacturing past helps push it into the future

    Sam Bonacci March 30, 2015

    Like many communities, Gardner was once a thriving manufacturing city that struggled after losing much of that old manufacturing base. Today, the city's economic base includes a mix of small businesses and manufacturers that are expected to boost…

  • Film tax credit helps lift tourism

    Anton Nel Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 30, 2015

    Time and time again, data have shown that when a film production shoots in a particular location, it not only creates economic impacts, the finished product can also create significant spinoff econ

  • Workers' Credit Union results bring 'GiveBack' to members

    March 26, 2015

    The board of directors for the Workers' Credit Union approved a payout of more than $2.5 million to members as a result of the credit union's performance in 2014, according to a news release Wednesday from the credit union.

  • Fitchburg's Arrhythmia turns profit, boost sales

    March 20, 2015

    Medical device manufacturer Arrhythmia Research Technology of Fitchburg saw a nearly 13-percent jump in net sales last year and turned its first profitable year since 2010, its CEO said Friday.

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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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