Regional Transit Riders Deserve Their Fair Share
It is essential that this new source of revenue be used to strengthen transportation infrastructure, and RTAs are key in realizing a robust transit system that delivers for all residents.
Chase Applies to Open Sixth MA Branch This Year
JPMorgan Chase is continuing to march forward on its branch expansion plans in Massachusetts.
Will South Coast Rail Trigger Multifamily Boom?
Experts say South Coast Rail will operate so infrequently, and will be so expensive to ride, that few developers will have an incentive to build speculative housing developments near its far-flung stations.
New Bedford Residents Vote to Let Trains Connect City to Boston
At issue was the state’s new MBTA Communities zoning reform, and concerns its requirement to allow multifamily development by-right in some areas would spark a land rush and gentrification in the working-class city.
Train Lures Investors to the South Coast
Massachusetts’ South Coast will not see MBTA commuter rail service until the end of next year, but the train is already making waves in the region’s housing market.
New Offshore Wind Procurement Could Be State’s Largest
The state’s electric utilities and the Baker administration are back in the market for another offshore wind contract, this time seeking up to twice as much power as in previous rounds.
Mariano Pledges Big Investments to Fuel Wind Energy Boom
House Speaker Ronald Mariano outlined plans on Thursday for a $10 million job training program and long-term borrowing effort to fuel an offshore wind energy boom assisted by a Biden administration friendly to clean energy.
Vineyard Offshore Wind Power Project Nears Approval
The first commercial-scale offshore wind power development in U.S. history is edging closer to approval, federal officials said Monday.
Feds Put Vineyard Wind Back on Permitting Front Burner
Vineyard Wind appears to have regained its place at the front of the offshore wind project permitting line and is back on track to becoming the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States.
Wind Projects Expected to Fuel New Bedford Economy
New Bedford’s whaling industry thrived in the 19th century, when whale oil was an important source of energy. Now, in the 21st century, it’s positioned to return to the sector as the staging area for offshore wind turbine projects.
New Bedford Plans 1M SF Industrial Development on Golf Course
City officials in New Bedford want to trade in shouts of “Fore!” for factories in order to grow the city’s property tax base.
Wind Projects Sign Leases for New Bedford Facility
Two offshore wind farm projects have signed leases to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as the primary staging and deployment base for construction and installation, state officials said.
South Coast Rail Could Help Ease Housing Crisis
The new South Coast line and it’s 90-minute end-to-end journey will suddenly open up the region’s mix of outer suburbs, old industrial cities and rural towns – and their significantly lower home and condo prices.
Your Texts and Emails Can Create Binding Contracts
A tough problem faced by a New Bedford beef jerkey manufacturer shows courts will enforce contracts formed by email, but only if certain conditions are met.
Massachusetts Gets $88M in HUD Housing Improvement Grants
Dozens of public housing authorities across Massachusetts are sharing about $88 million in federal grants to help improve their properties and make them more livable.
Bill Aims to Convert Gateway Cities’ ‘Zombie Properties’ into ‘Good Housing’
Every city in Massachusetts has one or two, and in Lawrence, there are hundreds, Mayor Daniel Rivera said Thursday: vacant properties that aren’t being developed, because their owners are tied up in land court or the ownership is otherwise unclear.
Rockland Provides $12.6M Financing for New Bedford Distribution Center
Plumbers’ Supply Company recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new headquarters and distribution center in New Bedford.
Despite Feds’ Delay, Vineyard Wind Committed to Project
Vineyard Wind on Monday vowed that it will move forward with its $2.8 billion, 84-turbine wind farm project despite a new delay caused by the federal government, though the project will take shape on a new, yet-to-be-determined timeline.
Ground Broken on First Phase of South Coast Rail Expansion
State and local leaders gathered just north of New Bedford in Freetown to celebrate the start of construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail expansion project.
Massachusetts Will Double Investment in Wind Power
The Baker administration is on board with pursuing additional renewable energy procurements that would double the amount of possible offshore wind power in Massachusetts, enough to provide roughly a third of the state’s electricity demand.
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