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Fall River entrepreneur brings healthy food and a heap of inspiration to Gateway City neighborhoods
This week on Gateways, we give you Tracy Corley’s live conversation with entrepreneur Luis Gonsalves during the October 2nd Entrepreneurship For All Leadership Summit in Lowell. Luis is an alum of New Bedford High, the US military, and EforAll, which gave him the tools to thrive in the competitive restaurant industry.
October 8, 2019
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Gateway City leaders speak on opportunity zones
On this bonus episode of Gateways, we continue the conversation on federal Opportunity Zones legislation. Last episode, our guests broke down what Opportunity Funds can do and pointed out areas where they are failing the highest-need communities in our Commonwealth.
October 7, 2019
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Cultivating allies in the business community with Early College expansion
The Gateway Cities Journal
October 3, 2019
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Are Opportunity Zones sites of misfortune for distressed neighborhoods?
When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was unveiled in 2017, much of the national attention was trained on the debate between Republicans and Democrats over whether the cuts disproportionately helped the rich. Woven in the tax code, however, a federal initiative known as Opportunity Zones promised to incentivize
October 1, 2019
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Poll: Massachusetts residents support major changes to rail service, restructuring fares
Residents see opportunities to expand rail overall, improve the Commuter Rail system, and show interest in Gateway Cities development possibilities this could unlock
September 26, 2019
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New education funding bill spells opportunity for Gateway Cities
This week on Gateways, Ben Forman talks with Rep. Antonio Cabral, chair of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus, about the state legislature’s rollout of a long awaited education funding bill. The bill, known as the Student Opportunity Act, would provide school districts with high percentages of low-income students
September 24, 2019
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A guide to help Gateway City schools capitalize on a major opportunity
The Gateway Cities Journal
September 20, 2019
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Fares for Gateway Cities residents are off the rails
MassINC recently published a report on fare equity that confirmed what most of us already know: the lowest-wealth Commonwealth residents pay more of their incomes to get around the state than wealthier folks. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the MBTA’s commuter rail network, a public
September 17, 2019
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Building a more diverse police force in Lawrence
This week on Gateways, Ben and Juana sit down with Mayor Dan Rivera. Mayor Rivera gives us a behind-the-scenes look at efforts to help the police department become more representative of Lawrence’s diverse population.
September 10, 2019