Personnel File: No. 445
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
The Real Anxiety: When Credit Unions’ Cooperative Model Works
The criticism is predictable: Credit unions that acquire community banks are abusing tax policy. But that framing dodges the real question.
Play to Our Strengths for Economic Growth
Rather than chasing every new trend, Massachusetts state government should continue investing in the foundations that drive our prosperity.
Will Industry Go for Proposed Rent Control Deal?
A small group of prominent developers have put together a deal with tenant groups that could keep rent control off this fall’s ballot in Massachusetts.
Personnel File – No. 444
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
June 1, 2026
Accessory Dwelling Units Can Help Solve Our Housing Shortage – If We Support the Homeowners
Homeowners considering an ADU quickly encounter a thicket of questions. Overwhelmed and without clear answers, many walk away. MHP is going to fix that.
Mass. Realtors Advocating for Real Housing Fixes, Pushing Back on Rent Control
More than 400 Realtors traveled from every corner of Massachusetts to meet with their legislators last month. Here’s what we shared with them.
Personnel File – No. 443
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
An Essential Housing Tool Is Hiding in Plain Sight: Massachusetts’ Redevelopment Authorities
Redevelopment authorities have special powers that would let them build or enable new, self-sustaining social housing. But they need Beacon Hill’s help to do so.
Matthews Arena’s Replacement Goes Vertical
Northeastern University is carrying the Matthews Arena legacy forward with a new multipurpose athletic facility unlike anything else in the country.
For Better Value Engineering, Get an Outside Review
The margin between a project that pencils and one that stalls often comes down to how effectively an owner controls hard costs. That’s where fresh eyes can help.
May 25, 2026
Massachusetts Has a Second Chance on Opportunity Zones. Let’s Not Blow It
Regardless whether you believe that this represents sound federal policy, large amounts of capital flowed from Massachusetts investors to high-growth states after 2018.
Community Good Works
North Adams-based MountainOne Bank gave 75 teachers in the Berkshires and the South Shore boxes of supplies for teaching financial literacy. See who else gave back.
Personnel File – No. 442
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Building More Housing Means Making Hard Choices. Momentum Zones Are a Start
Massachusetts permits some of the fewest numbers of homes in the nation, in part because we ask projects to do too much. Limited relief would get construction moving again.
It’s High Time Mass. Reforms Site Plan Review
Site plan reviews don’t have state guardrails in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey’s reforms would fix that, and protect good housing developments.
Personnel File – No. 441
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored, it’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
May 11, 2026
