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Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Gets New Teen Center

MassDevelopment issued a $1,532,000 tax-exempt bond to help Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee build...

Nonprofits Bonds
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$6M Helps Square One Rebuild Early-Education Center

Springfield Day Nursery Corporation, which does business as Square One, is using a $6 million...

Nonprofits Bonds
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$22.2M for Affordable Senior Housing in Foxborough

MassDevelopment issued a $22.2 million tax-exempt bond, purchased by Citizens Bank, to help Walnut...

Housing Bonds
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52 Affordable Apartments for Lowell's Acre Neighborhood

Tremont Development Partners, LLC is using a $17 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment...

Housing Bonds
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63 Affordable Apartments for Boston Seniors

B’nai B’rith Housing of New England, Inc. is using a $21,816,800 tax-exempt bond issued by...

Housing
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$12M Bond for Community Space & Arts Center in Boston

MassDevelopment issued a $12 million tax-exempt bond, purchased by TD Bank, to help Inquilinos...

Nonprofits Bonds
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$11M for Seekonk School Campus Addition

MassDevelopment issued an $11 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of The Wheeler School, an...

Nonprofits Bonds
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$11M Expands & Upgrades Applewild Campus

Applewild School, an independent day and boarding school with campuses in Fitchburg and Devens, is...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Stow elderly housing project receives $48M in government financing

Stow Elderly Housing Corporation is using a $25 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment...

Housing Bonds
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Financing Deal Will Bolster Boston MedFlight Fleet

Boston MedFlight is using tax-exempt leases totaling $16.8 million issued by MassDevelopment to buy...

Businesses Bonds
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Mental Health Association secures $6.5 million in financing for new Chicopee headquarters

Mental Health Association, Inc. (MHA) is using a $6.5 million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment...

Nonprofits Bonds
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$6.9M bond allows LEO inc. to expand childcare services

MassDevelopment issued a $6.9 million tax-exempt bond, purchased by Eastern Bank, to help LEO Inc....

Nonprofits Bonds
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Helfrich Boiler Works to expand, create new jobs with $6.32M bond

MassDevelopment issued a $6.3 million tax-exempt bond to help Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc....

Manufacturers Bonds
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$40M Brings Affordable Housing to Brookline

Brookline Housing Authority is using a $39.9 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment to...

Housing Bonds
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$25M Bond Helps Kingsley Montessori School Buy Building

Kingsley Montessori School is using a $25 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment to buy...

Nonprofits Bonds
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SSBCI Loan Finances Medford Beer Hall

The Great American Beer Hall, a 19,000-square-foot tap room with an outdoor space and nearly 100...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Bond Preserves Affordable Housing in Holyoke

The Valley Opportunity Council, through its Voces de Esperanza arm, received an $8.5 million...

Housing Bonds
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Loan Finances 29 New Apartments in Gardner

MassDevelopment partnered with Fidelity Bank to extend a $2.94 million loan to Mass Ave Rentals. The...

Developers Loans & Guarantees Planning & Predevelopment Grants
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Salem's New Point Housing Benefits from Bond Financing

MassDevelopment partnered with Eastern Bank to issue an $8.22 million tax-exempt bond to the North...

Housing Bonds
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City of Attleboro

The City of Attleboro expected development to occur in their Transit-Oriented Development District...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Medfield

The Town of Medfield saw the potential of redeveloping the former Medfield State Hospital into a...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Foxboro Housing Authority

The Foxboro Housing Authority (FHA) accepted a vacant parcel of state land for affordable housing...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Clinton

Located alongside CSX railroad tracks, 172 Sterling Street is an 8.43-acre parcel acquired by the...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Canal District of Montague

The Canal District of Montague is a narrow island between the Connecticut River and a hydro-power...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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City of Lawrence

Over time, the City of Lawrence took ownership of the Merrimac Paper Site, which consisted of...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Shrewsbury

The Town of Shrewsbury received Site Readiness funds to conduct survey, roadway design and...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Ludlow Mills

Ludlow Mills is a historic mill complex that consists of 130 acres and more than fifty historic mill...

Nonprofits Planning & Predevelopment
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Center Space: From Dormancy to Dynamic Destination

One vision, a city's ambition, several financial grants, and countless community engagements...

Businesses Transformative Development Initiative
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Springfield Fashion Week: Cosmic Cycles

Driven by a clear vision, community feedback, and local designers' talents, the Springfield TDI...

Businesses Transformative Development Initiative
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Highlighting Immigrant Developer Impact in Hyannis

Produced by Felix Gomez of Lawrence’s Vessel Vision Productions and conceived of by Hyannis...

Developers Transformative Development Initiative
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440 William M. McClellan Highway 

Cargo Ventures LLC received $787,523 in financing for energy improvements to its office building at...

Developers Green Finance
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Voces de Esperanza, LLC

Voces de Esperanza, LLC, an affiliate of Valley Opportunity Council, used an $8.5 million tax-exempt...

Developers Bonds
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115-125 Essex Street LLC

MassDevelopment partnered with Reading Coop to provide $6.57 million in loan financing to 115-125...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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PACE Massachusetts financing for Greenfield's Bank Row

Abercrombie Greenfield, LLC received $450,000 in financing for energy improvements to its office...

Developers Green Finance
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Loan helps Boston's City Fresh Foods

MassDevelopment provided $4 million in loan financing to help City Fresh Foods buy and renovate an...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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$4.1M Bond Helps Accumet Expand in Devens

With the help of a $4.1 million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment, Accumet Engineering was able...

Manufacturers Bonds
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120 Washington Street

MassDevelopment issued a $19.64 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of 120 Washington Street, an...

Housing Bonds
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54 Union Street, LLC

HarborOne Bank and MassDevelopment provided $11.28 million in loan financing to 54 Union Street, LLC...

Housing Loans & Guarantees
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Mission on Summer 

MassDevelopment partnered with Bay State Savings Bank to provide over $3.1 million in loan financing...

Housing Loans & Guarantees
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Heading Home, Inc.

Heading Home, Inc. used a $5 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment to build a new...

Housing Bonds
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Harrison Affordable LLC

MassDevelopment issued a $25.97 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Harrison Affordable LLC, an...

Housing Bonds
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New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) 

New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) used an $18 million tax-exempt bond issued by...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Harvard University

MassDevelopment issued $207.8 million in tax-exempt Green Bonds to Harvard University to support...

Nonprofits Bonds Green Finance
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Girls, Inc.

Girls Inc. used a $2.27 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment to buy and renovate a...

Nonprofits Bonds Loans & Guarantees
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Danvers Community YMCA

Danvers Community YMCA used a $4 million tax-exempt bond issued by MassDevelopment to renovate a...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Boston Medical Center (BMC)

MassDevelopment issued $232.4 million in tax-exempt Sustainability Bonds on behalf of Boston Medical...

Nonprofits Green Finance
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Bread of Life

Bread of Life used a $1.66 million tax-exempt bond, issued by MassDevelopment and purchased by...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Teatro Chelsea

Apollinaire Theatre Company used an $80,000 TDI Creative Catalyst Grant to hire additional staff for...

Nonprofits Grants Transformative Development Initiative
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Bisousweet Confections

Bisousweet Confections used a $1.25 million loan provided by MassDevelopment to renovate and buy...

Manufacturers Loans & Guarantees
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The College of Our Lady of the Elms

Founded in 1982, the Trustees of the College of Our Lady of the Elms is a liberal arts college...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Fleet Machine Co.

Fleet Machine Co. received a $375,000 equipment loan, enhanced with an export guarantee, from the...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Acacia Communications

Acacia Communications used the ETF to meet ambitious growth projections.

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Vyasa Analytics

Vyasa Analytics used the ETF to hire staff and build out its infrastructure.

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Dive Technologies

Dive Technologies used the ETF to equip and staff a new facility.

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Algorex Health

Algorex Health used the ETF to triple its head count.

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Town of Canton - Route 138 Corridor Study

MassDevelopment worked with the Town of Canton to develop a renewed vision for the Route 138...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Worcester Community Action Council

The Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) reaches more than 75,000 clients annually with...

Nonprofits Loans & Guarantees
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87 Washington LLC

MassDevelopment provided $5.6 million in loans to 87 Washington LLC for the renovation of a...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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First Light Diagnostics

MassDevelopment provided a $2.5 million Emerging Technology Fund loan to First Light Diagnostics,...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Town of Shrewsbury

MassDevelopment worked with the Town of Shrewsbury on a Town Center study focused on Beal School...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Barnstable

MassDevelopment worked with the Town of Barnstable on a redevelopment study for their...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Plenus Group

Plenus Group is a family-owned maker of soups, sauces, and gourmet frozen foods. When the company...

Manufacturers Bonds
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Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School (BFCCPS) serves a diverse student population from...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Atomic Coffee Roasters

MassDevelopment issued a $350,000 equipment loan for Atomic Coffee Roasters, a family-owned coffee...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Beyond Walls

One vision, more than 2,500 individual crowdfunding patrons, 200-plus local volunteers, and 35...

Municipalities Transformative Development Initiative
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City of Taunton

MassDevelopment worked with the City of Taunton on an urban design and financial analysis plan that...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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MedMinder Systems, Inc.

MassDevelopment has provided a $1.5 million Emerging Technology Fund loan to MedMinder Systems,...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Perkins School for the Blind

Perkins, located in Watertown, works to enrich the lives and futures of children who are visually...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Veritas Preparatory Charter School in Springfield provides a rigorous college preparatory education...

Businesses Bonds
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Quiet Logistics

MassDevelopment has provided up to $2.5 million in term financing from the Emerging Technology Fund...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Biomedical Research Models, Inc.

Biomedical Research Models, Inc. (BRM), located in Worcester, provides specialty contract research...

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Fusion Optix

MassDevelopment provided a $1.5 million Emerging Technology Fund loan to Fusion Optix, a Woburn...

Businesses Emerging Technology Fund
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Town of Wareham - Tremont Nail Factory Redevelopment Strategy

The Town of Wareham engaged MassDevelopment to create a redevelopment strategy for the historic...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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City of Chicopee - Downtown Urban Design Plan

Chicopee asked MassDevelopment for technical assistance to develop a comprehensive downtown urban...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Sandwich - Marina District Study

MassDevelopment worked with the Town of Sandwich to create a redevelopment plan for the Marina...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Palmer - Village of Three Rivers Revitalization Study

The once-vibrant Three Rivers commercial center in Palmer is comprised of one- to three-story...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Town of Winthrop - Centre Business District Master Plan

MassDevelopment real estate services staff worked with the Town of Winthrop to create a vision for...

Municipalities Planning & Predevelopment
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Bradstreet Partners, LLC

Named for Simon Bradstreet, a colonial-era governor of Massachusetts, the Bradstreet School served...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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Little Leaf Farms

MassDevelopment sold 14 acres of land in Devens and provided a $4.5 million loan to Little Leaf...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Dean College

Founded in 1865, Dean College is a private residential college serving nearly 1,400 students. To...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Holyoke Medical Center

MassDevelopment provided a $10 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation and $15 million tax-exempt...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Myles Standish Industrial Park

A 220-acre property in Taunton, the site of a former school for the disabled, had sat vacant for...

Developers Planning & Predevelopment
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D’Youville Life & Wellness Community

D’Youville Life & Wellness Community provides affordable assisted living for seniors with...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Bond Helps Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing Purchase, Renovate Lee Building

Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing (BSM) is committed to making safer drug products. The biopharma...

Manufacturers Bonds
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DAHlicious

DAHlicious is a yogurt manufacturer with a growing national presence. To take advantage of rising...

Manufacturers Loans & Guarantees
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Jacqueline's Gourmet Cookies

Jacqueline’s Gourmet Cookies provides gourmet frozen cookie and scone dough to supermarkets,...

Manufacturers Bonds
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Village Hill Northampton

MassDevelopment continues to oversee the development of Village Hill Northampton, a 126-acre...

Housing Planning & Predevelopment
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The Home for Little Wanderers

The Home for Little Wanderers offers vital services to help vulnerable families and children. The...

Nonprofits Bonds
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Sturgis Charter Public School

The Sturgis Charter Public School is a college preparatory International Baccalaureate high school...

Businesses Bonds Loans & Guarantees
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Station Lofts, Brockton

Capstone Communities is helping revitalize downtown Brockton. The real estate development company...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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Southbridge Associates, LLC

Southbridge Associates owns the Southbridge Business Center and needed funds to refurbish a building...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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Pro Pel Plastech, Inc.

Pro Pel Plastech provides recycled plastic for plastics manufacturers throughout New England. Pro...

Businesses Green Finance
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Gloucester Marine Railway

Gloucester Marine Railway is the oldest continuously operating shipyard in the country. An integral...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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Fancypants Baking Company

Fancypants Bakery makes specialized cookies for clients like Whole Foods and SuperTarget. To take...

Businesses Loans & Guarantees
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City Place

Jim Whitney is leading the renovation of 98 Adams Street in downtown Leominster. After working with...

Developers Loans & Guarantees
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Cumar

Cumar is one of New England’s leading manufacturers of fine architectural stone. The company...

Manufacturers Bonds Loans & Guarantees