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Harvard’s Effort to Make Cities Matter
Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative has recently launched an interesting academic exercise of a virtual think tank at the Harvard Business Review website HBR.org on the topic of revitalizing...
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Outsourcing Helps Cities and Towns Provide Better Services for Less
Outsourcing Helps Cities and Towns Provide Better Services for Less New Report Shows Municipalities across the Bay State Can Reduce Costs by 75% and Increase Productivity by Contracting Services...
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Is Detroit coming to Massachusetts’ cities?
Anybody who expects a Chapter 9 filing in Massachusetts in the next couple of years does not know what he or she is talking about. Feel better now? You shouldn’t. Not that I want it to occur —...
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Detroit Breakdown
The New York Times today is reporting that Detroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy ever in the United States, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, while also finding...
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Is Detroit coming to Massachusetts’ cities?
Anybody who expects a Chapter 9 filing in Massachusetts in the next couple of years does not know what he or she is talking about. Feel better now? You shouldn’t. Not that I want it to occur —...
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Detroit Breakdown
The New York Times today is reporting that Detroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy ever in the United States, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, while also finding...
View ArticleIntroducing MassAnalysis: Online tool for comparing communities
Want to benchmark your community against its peers? Want to bring significant variances to the attention of your town’s finance committee before they vote on the budget? Considering moving to a new...
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Is Detroit coming to Massachusetts’ cities?
Anybody who expects a Chapter 9 filing in Massachusetts in the next couple of years does not know what he or she is talking about. Feel better now? You shouldn’t. Not that I want it to occur —...
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Detroit Breakdown
The New York Times today is reporting that Detroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy ever in the United States, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, while also finding...
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The Convention Center Expansion was a House of Cards
In a piece by Jack Encarnacao in the Boston Herald, Richard Rogers, executive secretary-treasurer of the Greater Boston Labor Council claimed that opponents of the South Boston Convention Center...
View ArticlePioneer Calls for Creation of $20 Million Middle Cities Infrastructure Fund
Read news coverage in The Enterprise of Brockton. Convention Center Fund surplus would also modernize delivery of basic services, create incentive for municipal reforms BOSTON – A new Pioneer Institute...
View ArticleAddressing Greater Boston’s Housing Crunch
Greater Boston’s housing crisis has emerged as one of the most pressing policy challenges for the region. Building enough homes for the growing workforce and retiring baby-boomers has proven...
View ArticleWhat do Property Taxes Mean for your Town?
Earlier this year, the Boston Globe published an article comparing the average percentage of change in the property tax bills of owners of single-family homes in Massachusetts municipalities between...
View ArticleManaging Growth in Malden & Somerville: A Tale of Two Cities
The influx of new residents into Boston and its surrounding communities has put growing pressure on the area’s housing stock. Just recently the median home price in Massachusetts broke $400,000, and...
View ArticleIs local government in Massachusetts too pervasive?
In a country as culturally and politically diverse as the United States, vastly different political systems have come to serve local populations in various states. Certain regions of the nation have...
View ArticleShould Boston want to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters?
Amazon is the kind of company whose mere presence is enough to transform a city. Billions of dollars in investment, tens of thousands of high-paying jobs, and a major impact on transportation and land...
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What impact do Massachusetts home prices have on Boston commuters?
Massachusetts is commonly ranked one of the most expensive states in to live in, and recent housing market data indicates that isn’t likely to change any time soon. In June, the Massachusetts...
View ArticleManaging Growth in Malden & Somerville: A Tale of Two Cities
The influx of new residents into Boston and its surrounding communities has put growing pressure on the area’s housing stock. Just recently the median home price in Massachusetts broke $400,000, and...
View ArticleIs local government in Massachusetts too pervasive?
In a country as culturally and politically diverse as the United States, vastly different political systems have come to serve local populations in various states. Certain regions of the nation have...
View ArticleShould Boston want to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters?
Amazon is the kind of company whose mere presence is enough to transform a city. Billions of dollars in investment, tens of thousands of high-paying jobs, and a major impact on transportation and land...
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