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  • Fitchburg State, UMass program to aid would-be law students

    August 21, 2014

    Fitchburg State University students looking to get a jump on their legal career may have hope thanks to an agreement announced Thursday between the school and University of Massachusetts School of Law.

  • AMSC lands $15M wind turbine order

    August 21, 2014

    While the company reported lowered revenue earlier this month due in part to lower Chinese wind product sales, Devens-based AMSC is seeing benefits from a growing wind-energy movement in India as t

  • Harrington, Heywood join forces to share risks

    Emily Micucci August 20, 2014

    Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare and Heywood Healthcare in Gardner have formed a new company that will allow the systems to pool and manage their patients' care, giving them an advantage in negotiating risk-based contracts with insurers.

  • Central Mass. gained jobs in July

    Rick Saia August 19, 2014

    Central Massachusetts saw healthy job gains last month among the commonwealth's overall gain of nearly 14,000 jobs in July, data from the Patrick administration revealed Tuesday.

  • Patrick: Market Basket situation ‘out of hand’

    State House News Service August 11, 2014

    As the battle continues between the factions of the family that own Market Basket, a published report said the supermarket chain has lost tens of millions of dollars following a walkout by employees loyal to fired CEO Arthur T. Demoulas.

  • Three companies settle with EPA

    August 8, 2014

    Three area companies were among seven in New England that paid penalties ranging from $3,000 to $9,500 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month to settle claims that they violated federal laws meant to prevent oil spills, the…

  • Sales, earnings jump at Arrhythmia in Fitchburg

    August 8, 2014

    Biotech firm Arrhythmia Research Technology of Fitchburg reported its second straight solid quarter, thanks to strong sales in its core product lines.

  • AMSC losses widen, revenue falls

    August 5, 2014

    Losses climbed and revenue sunk for Devens-based AMSC due to reduced Chinese wind product sales and lower grid support sales.

  • Bristol-Myers enters joint venture with Boston firm

    Rick Saia August 4, 2014

    Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb, which has operations in Devens, has agreed to a joint venture with a Boston firm that will foster research and pre-clinical development of biopharmaceutical innovations from leading university research…

  • Local accounting firms to merge

    August 1, 2014

    In a move to broaden its reach into the non-profit sector, certified professional accountant Robert C. Alario of Leominster has announced a merger with Worcester-based accounting firm P.L. Jones & Associates.

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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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