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  • Precision Optics gains $1M from stock offering

    Rick Saia July 9, 2014

    Precision Optics of Gardner has received more than $1 million from a recent agreement to sell stock, the manufacturer of optical instruments announced.

  • Hub firm launches Winchendon solar installation

    July 9, 2014

    Boston-based solar energy provider Nexamp has opened a 2.3-megawatt project in Winchendon that it says will generate “tens of thousands” of dollars in new tax revenue for the town over the next 20 years.

  • Economy boosts commercial leasing, report says

    July 3, 2014

    With momentum continuing and “Greater Boston at a remarkable turning point in its economic development,” analysts from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said they saw strong commercial leasing activity in the second quarter in Boston and core submarkets,…

  • HealthAlliance nurses file unfair labor practice charge

    Rick Saia July 1, 2014

    Registered nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster have filed an unfair labor practice charge over what they say is the hospital's refusal to provide key information about its plans to merge hospital services and cut staff, according to the…

  • Worcester, Leominster accounting firms to merge

    Rick Saia July 1, 2014

    Two Central Massachusetts accounting firms – one based in Worcester and the other in Leominster - have agreed to merge, according to one of the two parties.

  • Milford, Ayer medical marijuana site plans move to next phase

    State House News Service June 27, 2014

    State public health officials on Friday announced 11 approved medical marijuana dispensaries – including two in Central Massachusetts - will move to the inspectional phase after completing a verification level that included background checks.

  • Unemployment rates tumble in Central Mass.

    June 24, 2014

    Unemployment rates in Central Massachusetts improved again in May and are down dramatically from May of last year, the Patrick administration said Tuesday.

  • Union: HealthAlliance to layoff at least 20 FTEs in Leominster

    June 23, 2014

    HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster plans to layoff the equivalent of at least 20 full-time workers, according to the union representing nurses.

  • Photo Finish

    June 23, 2014

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  • Jabil revenues dip as profit swells

    June 19, 2014

    Manufacturing services firm Jabil Circuit Inc., the parent company of Clinton-based Nypro Inc., reported net income of $188.3 million, or 93 cents a share, for the three months ending May 31, compared to net income of $50.1 million, or 24 cents a…

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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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