Economy

State’s manufacturing past is part of the future

Economy/ Opinion

State’s manufacturing past is part of the future

Industry continues to be a key cog in Massachusetts’ economy

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THE DIVERSITY OF the Massachusetts economy is one of its strengths. Our leading positions in health care, higher education, technology, and the life sciences have allowed the Commonwealth to thrive during periods of expansion and weather the storms of recession better than other regions. Manufacturing remains a vital sector of our national economy, and one(...)

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‘Big Marijuana’ is actually a thing

Economy/ Marijuana/ The Back Story

‘Big Marijuana’ is actually a thing

Dire warnings about large investors entering legal market were right, just not accurate

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DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN, and since the passage of the law legalizing the sale and adult use of marijuana in Massachusetts, opponents of legal pot have continually pointed to the potential for wealthy investors to cash in on the billion-dollar industry and nudge smaller entrepreneurs to the side. They have labeled such corporate backers “Big(...)

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Pot labs get green light

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Pot labs get green light

With no recreational product ready to test, medical marijuana will be used

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STATE REGULATORS GAVE the final okay for two cannabis testing labs to begin analyzing recreational marijuana, one of the last remaining steps before retail stores can open – more than two years after voters legalized the sale of pot. The Cannabis Control Commission on Wednesday authorized MCR Labs of Framingham and CDX Analytics of Salem(...)

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EF grows on backs of cheap labor

Economy/ Education/ Opinion

EF grows on backs of cheap labor

Education First reaps benefits for doing good while acting bad

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A CAMBRIDGE COMPANY, Education First, is a big winner in the race for state business tax credits. The privately owned Swedish company now occupies two buildings (and, thanks to its tax credit, will soon occupy three) in the city’s redeveloped NorthPoint area abutting Charlestown and East Somerville. Of the $15 million in economic development incentive(...)

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A new Quincy

Economy/ Housing/ Transportation

A new Quincy

Building boom looks to move city beyond its past without leaving it behind

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QUINCY MAYOR THOMAS KOCH calls the MBTA’s Red Line the “spine” of his aging city. With four stops in North Quincy, Wollaston, Quincy Center, and Quincy Adams, the T’s Red Line allows residents to move around the city and connect with Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville to the north. These transit connections have long been the(...)

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Opioids’ path of destruction in construction

Drug Addiction/ Drugs/ Health

Opioids’ path of destruction in construction

Sector accounts for one-quarter of all overdose deaths

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DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH patterns among different population groups is a well-established fact. Indeed, it forms the foundation for an entire field of health research, epidemiology, which has contributed enormously to our understanding of the causes of disease. But a new report from the state Department of Public Health documenting the astonishingly high rate of opioid(...)

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House, Senate health care bills fall short

Economy/ Health Care/ Opinion

House, Senate health care bills fall short

Don't address price variation, could actually boost costs

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THE GREATER BOSTON INTERFAITH ORGANIZATION is a community organization representing about 50 primarily religious congregations who come together to advance social justice, including issues related to access, cost, and quality of health care. The GBIO and its member congregations have been engaged in the health care social justice struggle for almost 15 years. We worked alongside(...)

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Health care watchdog: BI-Lahey merger will hike costs

Economy/ Health Care

Health care watchdog: BI-Lahey merger will hike costs

Commission members think new system can work with conditions

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A REPORT ON by the state’s health care industry watchdog analyzing the proposed merger of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Lahey Health says the marriage won’t produce the kinds of savings the hospitals project nor tamp down Partners HealthCare’s stranglehold on the market. But members of the Health Policy Commission aren’t convinced that the models(...)

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Electricity trick or treat?

Economy/ Energy/ Environment/ Opinion

Electricity trick or treat?

Pro and con: Do competitive electricity suppliers help or hurt in Massachusetts?

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Well-intentioned law has been corrupted by con men BY DANIEL STEVENS AS SUMMER SWINGS into high gear, our electric bills do, too. Modern life dictates that we need power to keep us cool. To try and reduce electricity prices for people living in Massachusetts, a few years ago, the state Legislature created a program called(...)

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Gas lockout endangers everyone

Economy/ Opinion

Gas lockout endangers everyone

National Grid putting profits before people

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LAST FALL, NATIONAL GRID employee Scott Ambler helped prevent what could have been a potentially devastating gas explosion in Weymouth. Ambler was not assigned to the job; instead he was passing by the site when he noticed water contractors digging around what they thought was a water pipe, but which Ambler knew immediately was a(...)

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