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Several local communities have recently received grants through the state’s Community One Stop for Growth program.

BOSTON — The state last week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

BOSTON — The state this week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

There are 177 cities and towns that are considered "MBTA communities" and are subject to the law's requirements because they either host MBTA service or are...

MassDevelopment has loaned $2.75 million to Boston developer Cougar Capital Management to convert an abandoned mill building in Leominster into 17 market-rate apartments.

A Canal District development bringing 83 units of affordable housing to the former manufacturing site of Table Talk Pies will receive $19.6 million from a tax-exempt bond issued by state agency MassDevelopment.

Two city development projects received state grants designed to redevelop underutilized properties and city also received funding for downtown study.