Author: Crystal Yormick
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Owners push back against proposed rent control ballot question
Advocates for small property owners describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen to date and say it would be detrimental to small landlords in the industry.…
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Mass. hospitals have added 10K jobs since 2020. But that growth has a cost.
Massachusetts hospitals have added 10,000 jobs to the healthcare workforce since 2020, primarily in caregiving positions, according to recently released data from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association. They have also reduced industry-wide vacancies by 28%. But one healthcare watchdog says that growth…
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There’s been a decline in SNAP sales at Mass. farmers markets since Nov. 1
Massachusetts farmers are beginning to feel the effects of reduced federal SNAP benefits, with some businesses reporting their SNAP are down by half at farmers markets around Boston. Nov. 1 was the one-month mark for the federal government shutdown that…
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Mass. needs thousands more clean energy workers. Here’s how it plans to train them
Massachusetts needs to train about 29,000 additional clean energy workers by 2030 to reach its climate goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s 2024 Industry Report. Jennifer Applebaum, MassCEC’s managing director…
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Fed’s Collins presents benign economic outlook, emphasizes inflation and wage growth focus
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan M. Collins presented a “benign” outlook on the economy with inflation and wage growth remaining main focuses as markets begin experiencing long-term effects of continued inflation, tariffs and heightened market uncertainty. Collins said…
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Food truck owners push for bill establishing state-wide health regulations
As the summer winds to an end, and with it, the prime season for mobile food establishments, lawmakers are considering a bill to create statewide health regulations for food truck businesses. Current regulations require trucks to obtain separate permits from…