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  • Patrick signs $86M spending bill

    State House News Service November 4, 2014

    Gov. Deval Patrick has signed an $86 million spending bill, closing the books on fiscal year 2014, giving the Massachusetts Department of Transportation ownership of its headquarters next to the Boston Public Garden and creating a $2 million fund to…

  • South Korean power company tests AMSC-wired cable

    Emily Micucci October 29, 2014

    Devens-based AMSC said Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is testing a cable that uses AMSC's trademarked wire at a smart grid demonstration site on Jeju Island, a province of South Korea. The high-temperature superconductor cable uses AMSC's…

  • Some communities wrestle with property tax rates, but how key are they to business growth?

    Emily Micucci October 27, 2014

    As some communities evaluate tax rate changes for businesses, their is mixed evidence of the impact on businesses.

  • Mergers, staffing ratios nudge nurses toward union

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 27, 2014

    The Massachusetts Nurses Association has been on the move in Central Massachusetts in recent months. In July, registered nurses at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer voted to join the union. Two months later, RNs at Athol Hospital did the same.

  • Enterprise Bank revenues climb

    October 24, 2014

    Lowell-based Enterprise Bancorp Inc., the parent of Enterprise Bank that has branches in Acton, Fitchburg and Leominster, reported an increase in net income fueled by net interest income for the third quarter.

  • Central Mass. hospitals receive HPC investments

    October 23, 2014

    Several Central Mass. organizations were among the 28 community hospitals to receive awards totaling $60 million from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), it announced on Wednesday.

  • Fitchburg shopping center sold

    Emily Micucci October 22, 2014

    Geronimo Properties of Leominster said it purchased the SouthFitch Shopping Center, a 30,000- square-foot retail property at the corner of John Fitch Highway and Summer Street.

  • Health foundation announces $350K in local grants

    Emily Micucci October 8, 2014

    The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has announces five grants to support a range of projects throughout the region — all of which are expected to improve the health of the area population.

  • Precision Optics revenue hits a record

    Sam Bonacci October 7, 2014

    Precision Optics of Gardner closed its fiscal year by reaching a sales record while reducing losses, the company said Tuesday.

  • Gardner receives $200K grant for expansion project

    September 29, 2014

    Gardner received a $200,000 MassWorks grant Monday that will assist a $1.5 million expansion of New England Peptide (NEP) in the city's Summit Industrial Park.

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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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