Andy Vargas

This week’s Gateway Cities Leader

Policy Center
Feb 2, 2016 Policy Center

Cities are shaped by their citizens. From New Bedford to Pittsfield, passionate young leaders are spearheading innovative efforts to reinvent their communities for a new generation. The Gateway Cities Leaders series profiles their work and introduces their ideas, visions, and aspirations to the wider Gateway City world. Is there a young leader in your city that

The Gateway Cities Journal

Rebuilding Gateway Cities for growth and renewal

Policy Center
Jan 22, 2016 Policy Center

Revitalizing real estate in our Gateway Cities is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Chelsea and Chicopee, Peabody and Pittsfield, Salem and Springfield, and the 20 other urban centers that fit this category have diverse needs, populations, and visions for transforming their industrial past into the innovative future. That diversity requires a multi-pronged strategy. With that in

The Gateway Cities Journal

Riding SEL's momentum for substance abuse prevention

Policy Center
Jan 8, 2016 Policy Center

The opioid legislation taken up by the House this week excludes a controversial provision from the Senate bill requiring public schools to screen all students in grades 7 through 10 for substance abuse problems. As the bill moves to conference committee, an opening remains to build on the spirit of the Senate’s screening provision with

Felix Garcia

This week’s Gateway Cities Leader

Policy Center
Jan 8, 2016 Policy Center

MassINC Year in Review

Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center
Jan 1, 2016 Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! 2015 has been an incredible year for the MassINC family which includes our Policy Center, CommonWealth magazine and the MassINC Polling Group. Please take a moment to look through the highlights of substantive research, civic events, and journalism from 2015 and consider making a year-end donation that will help

Advancing the Gateway Cities vision for social-emotional learning

Policy Center
Dec 18, 2015 Policy Center

Joining together to develop a common education vision in 2013, Gateway City leaders made full build-out of community-wide social and emotional support systems a central pillar of their strategy. Two years on, the topic of social-emotional learning and support is gaining increasing traction in Massachusetts and beyond. Transforming Education, a new nonprofit focused on social-emotional

The Gateway Cities Journal

Engaging the business community in Gateway City economic development

Policy Center
Dec 11, 2015 Policy Center

Leaders from across the state came together in Lawrence this week for a wide-ranging conversation on engaging the business community in Gateway City economic development efforts. Co-hosted by MassINC, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, and the Lawrence Partnership, the forum featured very substantive remarks from Alex Fischer, president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership; Secretary Ash;

Secretary Jay Ash

Speaks on private nonprofit economic development organizations

Policy Center
Dec 9, 2015 Policy Center

MassINC released new research on the role of private nonprofit economic development organizations in Gateway City growth and renewal at event held in Lawrence on December 8th. Cohosted with the Lawrence Partnership and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the forum brought together business and economic development leaders from across the state. In

Columbus Partnership director shares “secret sauce for success”

At Gateway City gathering on private economic development organizations

Policy Center
Dec 9, 2015 Policy Center

MassINC released new research on the role of private nonprofit economic development organizations in Gateway City growth and renewal at event held in Lawrence on December 8th. Co Hosted with the Lawrence Partnership and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the forum brought together business and economic development leaders from across the state.