Gateway City workshop spotlights asset-building as key growth strategy

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Jun 28, 2010 Policy Center

Leaders from Gateway Cities, state agencies, and financial institutions assembled in Worcester on June 22nd to learn about innovative new opportunities to connect low-income families with wealth-building financial services. The forum was a byproduct of a MassINC policy brief released last April. The paper described the toll reliance on high-cost financial services exacts on Gateway

MassINC’s Schneider speaks up on behalf of Gateway Cities

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Jun 24, 2010 Policy Center

Provides recommendations to special panel on revitalizing Massachusetts regional urban engines MassINC Executive Vice President John Schneider participated in a panel discussion Saturday morning to weigh in about strategies for improving the economic outlook in Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities. The panel discussion was part of a conference held by Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas and the Northeast-Midwest

State of Service event draws big crowd to build up community service in the Bay State

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Jun 8, 2010 Policy Center

Event highlights need for collaboration across sectors BOSTON—Making connections was the theme of the day as approximately 100 people gathered this morning at the sold out MassINC Associate Board and AmeriCorps Alums Boston event, “State of Service: Massachusetts Leading the Nation’s Call to Serve” at the UMass Club. The event, the first in a series

Talking Transit: National Summit hopes to turn dialogue into action

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May 24, 2010 Policy Center

When it comes to saving mass transit from further decline, the National Transit Summit held May 18th in Boston brought the key issues to the table. It also got the right people in the room. With two top officials from the Obama administration, a US Congressman, four transit chiefs from among our nation’s largest cities,

CW’s Alison Lobron on WBUR

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May 10, 2010 Policy Center

CommonWealth magazine Associate Editor Alison Lobron appeared on WBUR’s Radio Boston on Friday to talk about the recent water crisis and upcoming race for governor. Listen here.

CommonWealth Investigation Results in Major T Repair Project

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May 3, 2010 Policy Center

Last week, it was widely reported that the MBTA is to invest nearly $100 million to repair crumbling concrete railroad ties on its Plymouth and Middleborough commuter lines. The news followed on the heels of a CommonWealth report on the MBTA decision and close to a year after the magazine was the first to bring the

Young nonprofit leaders to make meaningful connections at civic engagement networking event

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Apr 27, 2010 Policy Center

Boston, MA – On April 29th, four of Boston’s civic-minded groups are bringing their communities together – and welcoming others – in an effort to share their work and increase their collective impact at the first social networking event at Ned Devine’s Tavern in Faneuil Hall. Geared toward members in their 20’s and 30’s, this

New MassINC report points to concentration of predatory tax and lending practices in Gateway Cities

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Apr 14, 2010 Policy Center

A new MassINC report on promoting wealth-building in Gateway Cities shows that residents of these economically distressed communities disproportionately turn to high-cost financial services such as pawn shops and check cashing stores as an alternative to more traditional banking options. In the third of its “Going for Growth” series on Gateway City revitalization strategies, MassINC

“Planning for College” event calls for larger consumer role in higher ed

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Apr 14, 2010 Policy Center

Congressman John Tierney gave the keynote address at MassINC’s recent event at Suffolk University, “College Planning in a Consumer-Focused Higher Education Marketplace.” The event was a discussion about MassINC’s latest research report, Planning for College: A Consumer Approach to the Higher Education Marketplace, which calls attention to the rising costs and complex financial decisions facing families as

MassINC Announces Creation of an Associate Board of Young Emerging Leaders

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Apr 13, 2010 Policy Center

BOSTON , MA – MassINC is pleased to announce the creation of an Associate Board, composed of an exceptional group of Massachusetts’ civically engaged emerging leaders. The Board evolved from MassINC’s successful RealTalk program and will expand upon the theme of engagement among young people in the Commonwealth. The Associate Board’s mission is to build

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