Food Bank Gets $5M Toward New Distribution Center
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has received $5 million in state funding to help it build its new distribution center and headquarters in Chicopee.
Florence Bank Breaks Ground on New Branch
Florence Bank broke ground last week on its third Hampden County branch at 705 Memorial Drive in Chicopee. Bank leaders said the full-service location will open later this year.
Hot Housing Market Boosts Once-Overlooked Places
Amid a strong market in 2019 – stronger still in Greater Boston – that keeps sending prices worryingly higher, places like Brockton and Springfield that once had a hard time attracting attention saw healthy growth.
Boston’s Transportation Problems Benefit Gateway Cities’ Home Prices
Gateway Cities like Lawrence that are within bearable commuting distance of Boston’s core have seen demand for their houses soar as Boston homebuyers seek to avoid the hellish traffic and transit problems gripping the region.
Westmass CEO, Ludlow Mills Developer Dead at 61
The CEO of Westmass Area Development Corporation, the Chicopee-based business development nonprofit, died suddenly last week.
Chicopee Property Gets Financing to Preserve 222 Affordable Rental Apartments
The Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation has closed on $6.8 million in federal low-income housing tax credit financing for the acquisition and preservation of MacArthur Terrace, a 222-unit property in Chicopee
Accord Applies New Tax Structure on Short-Term Rentals
Short-term housing units rented through websites like Airbnb could be taxed at almost 17.5 percent in cities like Boston and Massachusetts would become the first state in the country to maintain a central registry under compromise legislation agreed to Sunday night by House and Senate negotiators.
Chicopee Roofing Company Fined $32K For Underpaying Workers On Public Projects
A Chicopee roofing company that failed to pay employees in accordance with state wage and hour laws for work performed on the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and other projects has paid more than $32,000 in restitution and penalties, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday.
