By Evan Halper Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as electricity-hungry data centers and clean-technology factories proliferate around the country, leaving utilities and regulators grasping for credible plans to expand the nation’s creaking power grid. In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record highs, with the […]
A plan for the construction of a new commuter rail station in Brighton on the Worcester line received initial approval from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Finance Committee on Tuesday. The new stop, which is estimated to cost 14 to 16 million dollars, is situated right next to New Balance’s proposed 235 million corporate headquarters. Boston […]
Mayor of Providence, Angel Taveras, released an action plan for economic development on March 27th, 2013. In an open letter to his constituents, Taveras discusses the economic challenges Providence was faced with when he assumed office in 2011. “Unemployment was too high, private sector investment was too scarce and our housing market continued to suffer […]
