Mass Business Blog

04/25/2016

As a major tech hub, is set to start developing rules and regulations for emerging self-driving tech . . . do you think self-driving cars will be able to handle our streets?

Developers and engineers hoping to create the self-driving cars of the future will meet with state officials this week to begin crafting policies that will allow testing and eventually free rein driving...

04/20/2016

Road Alert: Central Mass. to receive $42.4M to fix roads. Hello 'Construction Season'... aka Summer!

The towns and cities of Central Massachusetts have received $42.4 million in funding towards road projects from the state.

04/15/2016

04/13/2016

"Thousands of East Coast Verizon workers are planning to if labor representatives can’t negotiate a new contract" with .

Up to 6,000 Verizon workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island may walk off the job on Wednesday, union leaders say.

04/13/2016

Massachusetts per capita spending on is 15 percent higher than the country's average and consumers pay the highest premiums IN THE COUNTRY. Why?

Ten years after Massachusetts signed health care reform into law the state is still struggling with how to deal with the cost of a law that has insured nearly everyone, but one that has also created the...

04/07/2016

The State of Small Business: Report

What is it like doing business in Massachusetts? Business News Daily interviewed small business owners, lenders and development organizations to find out.

04/05/2016

Allstate just released their "2015 Best Drivers Report", but do those national averages REALLY equate with the worst drivers? -based Personal Injury lawyer, Peter Ventura explains:

Allstate just released their 2015 Best Drivers Report; once again, Massachusetts found itself near the very bottom.

03/29/2016

'Keep Massachusetts Beautiful' is urging residents, government leaders and the business community to participate in the Great Cleanup this spring, to make sure that we continue to have a beautiful state to call home. Learn more about the initiative and how to get involved!

AFTER ANOTHER LONG NEW ENGLAND WINTER, Massachusetts residents will soon bid a welcome hello to spring. The sun will set later, the daffodils will bloom, the last of the snow will melt, and vast amounts...

03/22/2016

"When this is done, I think it will not only revitalize an important neighborhood in this city, but it will make this city even more of a destination point," Congressman James McGovern commented regarding the new Visitor Center.

Worcester and the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Inc. on Monday entered into an agreement for operating the Blackstone River Heritage valley visitors' center in Quinsigamond Village.

03/03/2016

Hot off the press! Quoted as "a big win for injured workers in ", Boston based attorney John J. Sheehan explains the NEW Massachusetts Compensation laws and what it means for workers and employers. . .

A recent MA court case determined that MA workers’ compensation liens will not cover charges for pain and suffering; injured workers are to be compensated.

02/10/2016

Have you seen any of these vans recently? Full story at Business Journal: http://buff.ly/1PDHogt

02/05/2016

As rents continue to rise in Boston, we've been dreaming of cheaper digs. Check out the properties and amenities that $2000/month (the average rent in Boston) can get you in Worcester, The Berkshires, Cape Cod, and other posh towns in Mass. . .

What kind of home or apartment can $2,000 a month buy you in MA? We explore units across the state that cost the same as the average apartment in Boston.