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  • Nashoba Valley Chamber CEO responds to Kinder Morgan controversy

    Emily Micucci November 20, 2014

    While the U.S. Senate narrowly defeated the proposed Keystone pipeline expansion from Canada to the Gulf Coast earlier this week, another pipeline project with local impact is still pending, and it's creating controversy for the Nashoba Valley…

  • Fitchburg St., Pa. college sign accord on medical program

    November 17, 2014

    Fitchburg State University graduates who plan to pursue studies in osteopathic medicine will be able to take advantage of a program with a Pennsylvania school after the two institutions signed an agreement.

  • Precision Optics reports quarterly loss

    November 14, 2014

    Despite the launch of new contracts for some of its products, Precision Optics of Gardner reported a net loss of more than $296,000 in its latest fiscal quarter, deeper than the $211,000 it lost in the same quarter last year.

  • Leominster OKs TIF with Easy Pak

    November 14, 2014

    Leominster officials this week approved a tax increment financing deal with plastics manufacturer Easy Pak. The privately held company plans an expansion that will add at least 15 new jobs.

  • Leominster nurses to picket

    Sam Bonacci November 12, 2014

    In an ongoing fight over proposed staffing cuts, nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will picket Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union representing the nurses.

  • Fitchburg's Arrhythmia turns in another profitable quarter

    Rick Saia November 12, 2014

    Medical device manufacturer Arrhythmia Research Technology of Fitchburg (NYSE:HRT) turned in its third straight profitable quarter as revenue jumped nearly 28 percent over the third quarter of 2013, the company announced Wednesday.

  • Top Workplaces 2014: Going beyond the paycheck

    Rick Saia November 10, 2014

    Who are some of the organizations in Central Massachusetts that do good things for their employees? In this, the third consecutive year in which we've honored them, we shine the spotlight on nine.

  • EDITORIAL: Baker’s business checklist

    November 10, 2014

    It was a closer race than expected, but in the end, much of the business community got the governor it wanted with the election of Charlie Baker, putting a Republican in the corner office after eig

  • North American sales boost L.S. Starret

    November 6, 2014

    Solid North American business helped offset lower international sales for Athol-based tool manufacturer L.S. Starrett for its first quarter of 2015, which ended on October 30.

  • AMSC's losses widen as revenue drops

    November 6, 2014

    Losses climbed and revenue plummeted for Devens-based AMSC as both its wind and grid segment struggled in the second quarter, the company said.

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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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