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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved MassDOT’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plan, which was developed as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. FHWA notified MassDOT the state is among the first group of states to have its EV deployment plan approved. “The federal government’s approval of our plan is an important…

The Greenfield planning board approved the mayor’s proposal to expand the industrial development zone near Route 2. The decision initiates the process of rezoning 11 Parcels East of Kind Street and North of the French King Highway, which provides an area for mixed retail. The parcel will be zoned for manufacturing and industrial developments, in…

The challenges facing this region’s nonprofits — and cookies. Those are two of the many subjects that BusinessWest editor George O’Brien and Square One President and CEO Dawn DiStefano discuss on the next installment of the BusinessTalk podcast. There are many challenges confronting nonprofits, obviously, from finding talented help to fundraising. Which brings us to…

Puerto Rican residents of Massachusetts have been having issues acquiring state IDs because of complications obtaining their birth certificates from Puerto Rico. State Representative Carlos González co-hosted a workshop Friday in Springfield at the Economic Development Council of Western MA conference room, to assist impacted residents with navigating the legal challenges that pop up throughout…

The Amherst BID Block Party is back! The Amherst Business Improvement District celebrated the return of their block party with over 5,000 guest. The annual party was cancelled the last two year’s due to the concern of spreading coronavirus. The event featured live performances, food, a beer garden and an open house for The Drake…

– MassEcon, the state’s private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts, today announced the release of a video series promoting Massachusetts as a place to work and do business.  The videos focus on the five regions of Massachusetts — West, Greater Boston, Northeast, Southeast, and Central— and Massachusetts as a whole.  View the…

The Mass Cultural Council and its partners will be celebrating its fiscal year 2022 Cultural Facilities Fund grants awarded to cultural organizations throughout the state. Massachusetts Cultural Council Executive Director Michael Bobbitt and MassDevelopment President and CEO Dan Rivera will join Hampshire County legislators and local officials at noon Wednesday at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity…