Tripps Mill Brook, photo courtesy of Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $980,965 in grant awards for open space acquisitions to six Massachusetts non-profit organizations. The grants, administered through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Division of Conservation Services’ Conservation Partnership Grant Program, will […]
Today, during an event at Moderna’s clinical manufacturing facility in Norwood, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards to 43 life sciences companies. The awards, provided through the MLSC’s Tax Incentive Program, are expected to create 1,584 new life sciences industry jobs […]
Cristina Aguilera Sandoval Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh announced three key leadership appointments for the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI). Cristina Aguilera Sandoval, who is currently Executive Director of the Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative, will become Executive Director of ORI […]
Photo courtesy of State House News Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced Massachusetts Senator Anne Gobi will join their administration as the new Director of Rural Affairs in the Executive Office of Economic Development. In this new role created by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, Gobi will serve as a […]
We Are Boston was unveiled today as Boston’s Host City Brand for the FIFA World Cup 26 TM, marking a major milestone on the road to the fourth FIFA World CupTM hosted in the city, including one previous men’s edition (’94) and two editions of the women’s tournament (’99 and […]
Photo: The Robert Bennet Forbes House Museum in Milton received a grant to restore its Barn and Carriage House buildings This week, MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural Council, two state agencies that jointly administer the Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF), announce the 94 recipients of the FY23 CFF grant round, investing a […]
MassEcon, the state’s private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts, has launched a foreign language section of its website to promote Massachusetts on a global scale. The initiative began in the fall with a series of promotional videos that featured the state’s different regions and industries. The new […]
The Economic Development Planning Council, composed of leaders from a diversity of backgrounds and regions in Massachusetts, is holding a series of Regional Engagement Sessions across the Commonwealth this spring. Stakeholders and members of the public are welcome to partake in discussions that will inform the substance of the eventual […]
Director Chuck Sams receives a tour of USS CONSTITUTION from Commander BJ Farrell. Photo by Matt Teuten. Courtesy NPS/National Parks of Boston. In celebration of National Park Week, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams made his first official visit to the National Parks of Boston from April 25-26. Earlier in the week, he toured additional national parks in the […]
Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper announced the appointment of Tom O’Shea to the role of Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). DFG works to preserve the state’s natural resources and protect and manage marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife, plants, and the habitats that support […]
