Easthampton Proposes Building Size Limit To Exclude Big Box Retailers In a move calculated to enhance the business climate for small to medium-size businesses, the City Council of Easthampton, Massachusetts is considering an ordinance to ban big-box retailers all over the city. Only the industrially zoned area would be excluded from…
Last year, Massachusetts ranked ninth in the nation for direct commercial property development spending. According to commercial real estate development association NAIOP, approximately $3 billion was spent on commercial property construction in the state in 2011. The increase in commercial development bumped the state up to the top ten from…
According to a recent survey published by Marcus & Millichap, Boston’s local economy is well on the road to recovery. The company’s 2012 National Office Report states Boston employment growth will likely be centered on or near the city’s waterfront. Employers are increasingly moving into the area as the $3 billion Seaport…