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Life Sciences Innovation as a Catalyst for Economic Development
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2012 Greater Boston Housing Report Card
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Hub and Spoke: Core Transit Congestion and the Future of Transit and Development in Greater Boston
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Recapturing the American Dream: Meeting the Challenges of the
Bay State’s Lost Decade
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Barry Bluestone Foresees the End of Massachusetts’ Foreclosure Crisis
May 16th, 2013By Jenifer b. McKim | The Boston Globe | May 14, 2013 After six years and tens of thousands of homeowners financially ruined, the foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts finally appears to have run its course, as the number of property seizures drops dramatically and home values rise steadily. The latest figures, released Monday by a local real estate tracking firm, add to other recent evidence indicating fewer homeowners are having difficulty paying their mortgages than a year ago. A once-mountainous backlog of properties under foreclosure has been sharply pared, and a shrinking number of borrowers are receiving loan default notices. Statewide, only 227 [read more]
Dukakis Center to Work with Marshfield using the Economic Development Self Assessment Tool (EDSAT)
May 1st, 2013Marshfield approves Dukakis Center's outside look at plans By Mary Jane Hanron| Wicked Local Marshfield | Posted May 01, 2013 “There will be a time we will have forgotten how we turned our beautiful town into a city.” Spoken by Montana Street resident Bob Parkis, these words echoed in the Furnace Brook Middle School Auditorium as voters passed an article allowing expenditure for a program identifying economical statistics and features in Marshfield. The article requesting $4,500 to establish a contract with Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy stirred conversation and raised concerns with several residents. According to selectmen John Hall who presented the article, the [read more]
Clayton-Matthew explains resurgent growth overtaken by impacts from tax and sequestration
April 24th, 2013Mass. loses 5,500 jobs in March; jobless rate 6.4% Ira Kantor | The Boston Herald | Thursday, April 18, 2013 Massachusetts job growth took a hit last month as payroll tax increases and federal budget cuts have begun to grip the local economy tighter, particularly in sectors like construction, manufacturing and professional, scientific, and business services, experts said today. [read more]
Barry Bluestone speaks at Urban Land Institute's Housing Opportunity 2013 conference
April 23rd, 2013On March 22, 2013 Barry Bluestone presented during the final remarks of the three-day Housing Opportunity 2013 conference in Seattle, WA. Bluestone presented Lessons from Massachusetts during the closing session on Setting Goals for Housing Opportunity. See video of Bluestone's presentation below. Click HERE to learn more about the conference and view additional videos. Advance video to 12:50 for the presentation. [read more]
Clayton-Matthews predicts short-run economic impact from the Boston Lockdown is similar to a snowstorm
April 23rd, 2013What the Boston Lockdown Might Cost By YUVAL ROSENBERG | The Fiscal Times | April 19, 2013 The manhunt for the remaining Boston Marathon bombing suspect has largely shut down the city and its surrounding areas, as authorities asked residents in Boston and a number of nearby neighborhoods to stay indoors. Boston Logan International Airport remained open and was operating under “heightened security,” according to the Massachusetts Port Authority, but the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority suspended all public transportation, and businesses large and small told employees to stay home. Utility National Grid closed its facilities in the affected communities and told employees to work remotely, a spokeswoman said, [read more]