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Connecticut River Economic Adjustment Project, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Connecticut River Economic Adjustment Project, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this study was to inventory various environmental and economic criteria for the region. In the second phase the data was analyzed for implications for development potential. In phase three the Net Available Land Analysis methodology will be allied on the town level to two towns that meet one or more of the three Economic Development Administration criteria. The region chosen was Enfield, Connecticut and Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report identifies the planning and economic development needs of the tristate region between the Blackstone River Valley and Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridors in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The Economic Impact Of Housing Investment Through The Community Preservation Act In Boston, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
The Economic Impact Of Housing Investment Through The Community Preservation Act In Boston, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report attempts to look at the need for affordable housing and economic impacts of housing in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Its premise is that the economic impact of housing is significant and involves a multitude of factors, from the monetary effects of the construction process to the impact of personal income on the local economy.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy For Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy For Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this report was to establish the goals and objectives that would guide the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. These goals and objects were the result of deliberations of the countywide CEDs Coordinating Committee.
Economic Development Of Erving, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Economic Development Of Erving, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report presents information on Erving, Massachusetts’ economy and main economic development issues. It begins with an analysis of demographic, labor, and employment statistics, then discusses some key issues that pose challenges to and provide opportunities for future development. It concludes with recommendations for taking action to address challenges and to seize opportunities.
Guide To Green Planning And Regulation Practices In Suasco Watershed, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Guide To Green Planning And Regulation Practices In Suasco Watershed, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report discusses six planning tools or techniques selected by the client that have been used in six different SuAsCo (Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers) communities. The six case studies highlighting these tools as they applied in the watershed and Eastern Massachusetts were assessed as to their strengths and weaknesses in light of current national practices.
Town Of Lawrence, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Lawrence, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report takes a look at the town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence, originally a rural farming town, was transformed into a major industrial center when Boston Entrepreneurs developed huge textile mills on the Merrimack River to use the power of its water falls. The mill owners built canals, a dam and reservoir, boarding houses and a machine shop for locomotives, creating one of the first industrial complexes in the country.
Town Of Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Andover is a suburban community of 32 square miles with a population of 29,000. The town is located just 20 miles south of Boston at the intersection of I-93 and I-495. With easy access to the city and Logan Airport, Andover is home to many of the largest high-technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon, Digital, Gillette, and Genetics Institute.
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report focuses on the town of Georgetown, Massachusetts. While it was still widely forested, with many acres of open and recreation land, the town also had a walkable village core as well as industrial and commercial development. The town was renowned for its thriving antique industry and also boasted an organ manufacturing company, a supermarket and an expanding public golf and country club.
Town Of Methuen, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Methuen, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Methuen, Massachusetts played a significant role in this country’s industrial revolution, which began in the Merrimack Valley. In the mid-to late 19th century, mills along the Spicket River and Spicket Falls produced hats, shoes, and textiles.
Town Of Groveland, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Groveland, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report takes a look at Groveland, Massachusetts. Groveland is a small residential community that retains all of the characteristics of a friendly rural town in the setting of a convenient suburb. The town was incorporated in 1850, and changed gradually from an agricultural community to one that is almost wholly residential.
Town Of Newburyport, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Newburyport, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Newburyport is a diverse and thriving city that harmonizes commercial, residential and industrial needs. Nestled on the shores where the Merrimack River meets the Atlantic Ocean Newburyport is among the smallest cities in the state.
Moving Toward The Millennium With Open Space In Huntington, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Moving Toward The Millennium With Open Space In Huntington, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report includes presentation and examination of community, environmental and conservation/recreation issues. The information is then analyzed according to the needs of the town and incorporated into recommendations for future action.
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Regional Assets Study, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Regional Assets Study, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report is intended to illuminate the region of the Merrimack River and its assets. The motivation for the study is simply this: The assets of the region have never been comprehensively compiled and, in an age of tremendous economic competition it is essential that this information be publicly distributed. The Merrimack River is located in the Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts.
Town Of North Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of North Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
North Andover, Massachusetts lies along the banks of the Merrimack River and is surrounded by the Towns of Methuen, Haverhill, Boxford, Andover, Middleton, North Reading, and the City of Lawrence. The settlement of the town began in 1640 and was incorporated as Andover in 1646. North Andover is governed by an open Town Meeting form of government, a five-member Board of Selectmen and a Town Manager pursuant to a Home Rule Charter that went into effect in 1986.
Chicopee River Watershed Study Chicopee, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Chicopee River Watershed Study Chicopee, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this studio is to provide our client with an assessment of conditions and attitudes within the Chicopee Watershed, which is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This information can then be used by the client in its effort to increase participation in watershed protection. To achieve this goal, the studio has set out four objectives. The first is to give an overview of land uses, social and economic trends in the watershed. The second is to review existing town regulations and compare them with model bylaws and regulations. The third is to gather opinions from the various people in …
Downtown Redevelopment In Northampton A Model For Revitalization, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Downtown Redevelopment In Northampton A Model For Revitalization, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This study examined Northampton’s downtown redevelopment over the past two decades in order to draw out lessons for other Massachusetts towns and cities. The study used a number of methods: Interviewing key informants; tracing downtown redevelopment through city records and newspaper searches; analyzing commuting patterns into and out of the city; examining data on new businesses and compiling an inventory of lesbian and gay businesses, organizations and events
Greater Franklin Area Trends Analysis Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Greater Franklin Area Trends Analysis Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The Greater Franklin Area, located in south-central Massachusetts, is composed of nine communities along Route 495. The region was experiencing unprecedented growth pressures. In response, the United Chamber of Commerce had organized a Regional Community Visioning Process. This Trends Analysis Report was one product from Phase I of the process.
Berkshire County Commercial Corridor Market Analysis, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Berkshire County Commercial Corridor Market Analysis, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report focuses on the retail sector of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The report examines the economic base and the significance of that sector to the future growth and development in the region.
Build Out Analysis And Fiscal Assessment For Mansfield, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Build Out Analysis And Fiscal Assessment For Mansfield, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report is a summary of the ideas and strategies that emerged as a result of the Charrette held in Mansfield, Massachusetts on February 18, 1995. Charrette participants were a broad representation of interests ranging from public officials and various public/private associations to merchants and residents.
Space Inventory And Preliminary Marketing Recommendations, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Space Inventory And Preliminary Marketing Recommendations, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report was designed to assist further economic development of Gloucester, Massachusetts’s working waterfront and downtown commercial district. This market and economic development plan was meant to provide the Gloucester Community Development Office with some key ingredients for the success of their overall economic revitalization plan that was being prepared for the entire city.
Georgetown Planning Analysis And Alternatives Georgetown Master Plan Commitee, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Georgetown Planning Analysis And Alternatives Georgetown Master Plan Commitee, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report is a study that prepares and presents background reports and preliminary growth management scenarios for the town of Georgetown, Massachusetts for the Georgetown Master Plan Committee. Georgetown’s character is described in terms of historical, cultural, and natural resources.
Reuse Potential Industrial Mill Complexes For Springfield, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Reuse Potential Industrial Mill Complexes For Springfield, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report provided a cross-section of mill buildings in the Springfield, Massachusetts area. These are representative in terms of location, past and present use and surrounding activities. The analysis of the mill buildings provides an inventory of each site, and when taken together, give an overall picture of the existing condition and potential of mill buildings.
The Future Of Masonic Lodges, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
The Future Of Masonic Lodges, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this report was to assess the effects of declining membership on Masonic Buildings throughout the Connecticut River Valley. The Masons are an international philanthropic fraternal organization which has over 31 lodges or groups which meet at 24 sites in our study area. In Massachusetts, Masonic membership has declined almost 30% in the last ten years.
Overall Economic Development Program Montachusett Region, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Overall Economic Development Program Montachusett Region, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this report was to establish a system for one stop shopping where a project could go to one office and obtain all the permits necessary for the project to proceed; utilizing a bottom up approach so that the needs of local government are identified rather than determined by the state or federal government.
Master Plan For The Town Of Whaley, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Master Plan For The Town Of Whaley, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this report was to provide guidance to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen, among other government entities, of Whatley, Massachusetts, in developing local regulations and ordinances.
Reuse Of Six Industrial Mills In Easthampton, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Reuse Of Six Industrial Mills In Easthampton, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this report was to determine the suitability for the reuse of six turn-of-the-century industrial mills in Easthampton, Massachusetts. The mills, clustered in the center of town, are an important historic and architectural resource, providing a visual link with Easthampton’s industrial heritage.