Category: Economic Development

2024 End of Formal Session Legislative Outcomes: MAPC Priorities and Interest Areas

Posted on August 6, 2024 at 4:04 pm. Written by Tim Viall

2024 End of Formal Session Legislative Outcomes: MAPC Priorities and Interest Areas For questions, please contact Leah Robins, Norman Abbott, Georgia Barlow, or Matt Walsh August 6, 2024 – The […]

FY25 Enacted Budget Summary

Posted on July 30, 2024 at 1:09 pm. Written by Tim Viall

FY25 Enacted Budget Summary For questions, please contact Leah Robins, Norman Abbott, Georgia Barlow, or Matt Walsh On July 29, 2024, Governor Healey signed the FY25 Budget into law. This […]

Priority Bills as the End of the 2023-2024 Massachusetts Legislative Session Approaches

Posted on July 9, 2024 at 1:03 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Priority Bills as the End of the 2023-2024 Massachusetts Legislative Session Approaches July 9, 2024 – We are officially less than one month out from the end of the 2023-2024 […]

MAPC Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects

Posted on May 3, 2024 at 11:29 am. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $500k to 22 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Beverly, Boxborough, Chelsea, Danvers, Everett, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lynn, Malden, Marblehead, Maynard, Medford, Medway, Milford, […]

Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort

Posted on April 25, 2024 at 12:38 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Eleven Communities Selected for Racial Equity Advancement & Collaborative Hub (REACH) Cohort Acton, Arlington, Framingham, Hamilton, Hudson, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Milton, Natick, and Salem are participating Boston – April 25, […]

MAPC Supporting Good Jobs Metro Boston Coalition, Careers in Early Childhood Education

Posted on January 9, 2024 at 12:31 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Supporting Good Jobs Metro Boston Coalition, Careers in Early Childhood Education Written by Angela Brown, Chief of Economic Development Photo: AdobeStock_145848454 January 9, 2024 – While it feels like […]

MAPC Finds Greater Boston Experienced Measurable Loss of Industrial Space Since 2011, Demand for this Space Remains Robust

Posted on February 14, 2023 at 2:28 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Finds Greater Boston Experienced Measurable Loss of Industrial Space Since 2011, Demand for this Space Remains Robust Deterioration of the regional industrial base could damage the region’s economic strength, […]

STUDY: App-Based Food Orders Most Likely Outnumber Ride-Hailing Trips in Mass., with Major Impacts on Traffic, Climate & Low-Wage Workers

Posted on December 13, 2022 at 8:26 am. Written by Tim Viall

STUDY: App-Based Food Orders Most Likely Outnumber Ride-Hailing Trips in Mass., with Major Impacts on Traffic, Climate & Low-Wage Workers Dark stores, emissions from delivery vehicles, and third-party app fees […]

MAPC Issues Statement on Economic Development Spending Package H. 5374

Posted on November 4, 2022 at 3:31 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Issues Statement on Economic Development Spending Package H. 5374 BOSTON – Nov. 4, 2022 – “Yesterday the Massachusetts legislature voted to approve an economic development spending package (H. 5374), […]

MARPA-DLS Conference 2022: Announcing Special Guests Governor Charlie Baker and Steve Kadish

Posted on September 20, 2022 at 12:41 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Join the Mass. Association of Regional Planning Agencies and Division of Local Services to hear from special guests Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, the Governor’s former Chief of […]