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  • UPDATED: HealthAlliance cutting more jobs

    April 22, 2014

    HealthAlliance Hospital is planning to lay off the equivalent of 6.5 full-time nursing and support staff positions at its Burbank Campus in Fitchburg, according to hospital officials.

  • McKeehan to retire at North Central chamber

    Rick Saia April 16, 2014

    David McKeehan, the only president and CEO in the 30-year-history of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, will retire at the end of the year, the Fitchburg-based organization announced today.

  • HealthAlliance Hospital lays off 4

    Emily Micucci April 1, 2014

    HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster has laid off four employees, and executives are evaluating the need to cut for more, according to Interim President Michael Cofone.

  • Townsend shopping center acquired for $6.25M

    March 27, 2014

    A retail complex in Townsend has been purchased by a Miami-based real estate investment group for $6.25 million.

  • Construction firm picked for Devens site renovation

    March 25, 2014

    Campanelli Construction of Braintree has been selected to renovate the future home of O'Reilly Auto Parts in Devens.

  • Unemployment drops in Central Mass.

    March 25, 2014

    Unemployment in Central Massachusetts fell markedly in February and is down from February of last year, the Patrick administration said today.

  • Fitchburg's Arrhythmia cuts losses for 2013

    Rick Saia March 24, 2014

    Medical device manufacturer Arrhythmia Research Technology of Fitchburg drastically lowered its losses in the last quarter of 2013 and for all of the year and expects to return to profitability in 2014, the company said.

  • Jabil posts loss after restructuring

    Emily Micucci March 20, 2014

    Electronics manufacturing services firm Jabil Circuit Inc., the parent company of Clinton-based Nypro Inc., posted a second-quarter loss as revenue declined and restructuring costs impacted the bottom line.

  • AMSC cuts jobs, will close plant in Wisconsin

    Rick Saia March 19, 2014

    Devens-based wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC laid off an unspecified number of employees at its headquarters today as part of a restructuring that will include the closing of a plant in Wisconsin and the opening of a new one in Romania.

  • Leominster wealth management firm acquired

    Rick Saia March 17, 2014

    Leominster-based Wachusett Wealth Management has been acquired by a Woburn firm, the two companies announced today.

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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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