Gateway City mayors show collective support on several bills

• Policy Center

• Jan 26, 2024 Policy Center

With the February 7th Joint Rule 10 deadline for reporting bills out of committee approaching, Gateway City mayors voice collective support for the Downtown Vitality Act, the Affordable Homes Act,

The Baker Administration’s Crowning Achievement

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Aug 24, 2022 Policy Center

Leaders on Beacon Hill continue to look for solutions to the stalled economic development package. Embedding the bill’s provision in a supplemental budget, which Governor Baker would take the lead

Our take on the end of the legislative session

• Policy Center Education

• Aug 16, 2022 Policy Center Education

At the end of this extraordinary legislative session, the team at MassINC sends a note of gratitude to the many partners who contributed to our various efforts over the past

For the Good of the Commonwealth

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Aug 5, 2022

Gateway City leaders awoke Monday morning to incredibly disheartening news: The legislature had failed to pass the economic development bill and its long-awaited increase in the Housing Development Incentive Program

House and Senate move on HDIP, Lesser fighting for inclusive entrepreneurship provisions

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Jul 20, 2022 Policy Center

On Monday, the Senate Ways and Means Committee released its version of the biennial economic development bill. Similar to the bill passed unanimously by the House last week, S. 3018

50 Gateway City economic development leaders write to state legislators for HDIP

• Policy Center

• Jul 20, 2022 Policy Center

50 Gateway City economic development leaders and developers sent a letter to state legislators calling for action to rescue the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP), which is the only state

22 Gateway City mayors and managers rally behind the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP)

• Policy Center

• Jul 20, 2022 Policy Center

22 Gateway City mayors and managers weighed in with the House and Senate behind the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP). As MassINC research has shown, there is a six-year backlog

Event Recap | Gateway Cities Leadership Summit: Growing an Inclusive Economy II

• Policy Center

• Jul 19, 2022 Policy Center

On Tuesday, July 12th, MassINC hosted its Annual Gateway Cities Leadership Summit. The forum explored how municipal contracting can support the growth of businesses of color, a timely conversation with

Andre Leroux offers testimony to Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

On House Bill 4864

• Policy Center

• Jun 28, 2022 Policy Center

Gateway Hubs Director Andre Leroux testified at the State House about expanding housing support in Gateway Cities, establishing a small business district fund, and improving state procurement.

Committee’s ED bill is a big deal for Gateway Cities and equitable economic growth

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Jun 24, 2022 Policy Center

Learn what the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies' Economic Development bill means for HDIP and inclusive entrepreneurship in Gateway Cities.