Small Business Loans in the Gateway Cities

A new report by the Massachusetts Community Banking Council provides insight into the small business loans originated in Gateway Cities from 2007 to 2011. The MCBC defines small business loans as $1 million or less. These data also show that the share of these loans originated in Gateway Cities is smaller than the share of the

An update from the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute

  Dear Friends: Thank you again for your support and interest in the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute. October’s successful launch has brought renewed energy, more backing, and higher visibility for our efforts. We’re working to bottle up this momentum as we move forward on a number of fronts: Policy. Look for two important pieces of work in

New MassWorks grants benefit Gateway Cities

Four major Gateway City projects were recently funded by the MassWorks Infrastructure Program: • Brockton – $4 million toward the redevelopment of the “Enterprise Block” – new downtown office, retail, and reisdential units. • Haverhill – $4 million to support the downtown redevelopment of Merrimack Street. • Holyoke – $2 million for the construction of

Two days after the elections, experts weigh in on “What Just Happened? What’s Next?”

Tom Ashbrook, Carole Simpson to lead panels of experts at Emerson’s Cutler Majestic Theatre MassINC, CommonWealth Magazine, WBUR and Emerson College present a special night of political commentary, fresh from the national and state-wide elections.  When: Thursday evening, November 8 at 7:00pm, Doors/cash bar opens at 6:00pm  Where: Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont

Gateway Cities part of Vision for Massachusetts as National Leader

Commissioner Freeland recently presented the first  Vision Project report, an initiative focused on making Massachusetts a national leader in public education. The report looks at how public higher education in Massachusetts stacks up to other states and lays out specific strategies and goals to boost our performance. Interestingly, Gateway Cities are pioneering many of the

Tonight: A Curious Look at the Brown/Warren race

Wednesday evening, October 24th, 2012. With expert commentary and video presentations, “Behind the Curtain: A Curious Look at Campaigns” examines the key dynamics of the race for U.S. Senate: advertising, debate performance, messaging and media. The program features Co-hosts Bruce Mohl, Editor of CommonWealth magazine and Callie Crossley, Radio Host: Boston Public Radio, WGBH Radio,

MassINC launches Gateway Cities Innovation Institute

MassINC, together with founding sponsors, members, fellows, and public officials, today announced the creation of the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute, a new center dedicated to the revitalization of former manufacturing centers like Springfield, New Bedford and Lowell that have both enormous potential and a disproportionate share of the state’s social and economic challenges. With dedicated

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