AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMassachusetts Housing Push: Lawmakers are advancing a wide set of housing-production reforms, including changes aimed at speeding permitting, modernizing local zoning, and encouraging reuse of existing properties, with voters also weighing a November ballot question that would allow smaller, lower-cost homes on small lots. Boston Property Tax Fight: A legal challenge says Boston’s tax officials allegedly raised commercial property assessments without notice after owners sought abatements, adding $19 million in taxes for hundreds of office and commercial buildings. Clean Energy Permitting: Boston’s new clean energy zoning could help restart Project Lite Brite, a 300-megawatt battery storage effort in Brighton, after earlier permitting delays and neighborhood fire-risk concerns. Banking & CRE Lending: Massachusetts’ fastest-growing banks and credit unions are leaning into commercial real estate lending, with statewide loan volume up sharply year over year in early 2026. Local Business & Growth: Boston Beer named a new interim CFO as its longtime CFO heads to Ingredion, while Cape Cod’s LuxRECapeCod opened as an independent brokerage betting on local know-how. Health & Policy Watch: New research points to obesity trends possibly turning, as GLP-1 use keeps rising; meanwhile, Massachusetts lawmakers are also moving on AI safeguards.
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