UMass Donahue Institute

Media coverage of the institute from 2020-2022. 

• Dec 2022
  Way Finders’ City of Homes initiative in Springfield to be evaluated by the Institute
• Nov 2022
  MassLive: Encore Boston Harbor missed target for hiring women; Gets high marks for hiring local, people of color
• Sep 2022
  Boston Globe: Citing an undercount of college students and immigrants, Boston mayor challenges 2020 Census tally
• Jul 2022
  Boston Globe & WBUR: Mass. economy is weak, says MassBenchmarks
• Jul 2022
  Boston Globe: As the economy wobbles, where does that leave workers?
• Jun 2022
  BusinessWest Magazine: Westover (Chicopee, MA) redevelopment of military land means $2.2 billion in impact
• Mar 2022
  All Things Considered/GBH Radio: The future of work in Massachusetts
• Feb 2022
  Boston Globe opinion: The state Cannabis Control Commission seeks to right the wrongs of the war on drugs
• Jan 2022
  State House News Service: Melnik says jobs outlook better but not at full potential for Massachusetts
• Jan 2022
  WBUR: Experts see bright spots in Massachusetts 2022 economy
• Dec 2021
  MassLive: Way Finders President & CEO touts institute research on Springfield housing gaps
• Dec 2021
  WBZ: Mass. Economy Still Growing, But Pace Shrinks says MassBenchmarks board
• Oct 2021
  Patriot Ledger: COVID, inflation slow Massachusetts’ economic growth, says MassBenchmarks
• Oct 2021
  Multiple outlets: Have the Mass. casinos affected local commercial real estate?
• Oct 2021
  Federal Reserve Offers Boston-area economic snapshot
• Oct 2021
  Boston Globe: Human services agencies face staffing crisis, delaying services for those in need
• Jul 2021
  MassLive/Providence Business News: MassBenchmarks says recovery continuing; threatened by COVID
• Jun 2021
  Boston Business Journal: Wealth gap, housing burden larger than ever, report shows
• Jun 2021
  WBUR radio: Nantucket Voters Reject Proposal To Limit Short-Term Rentals
• May 2021
  Boston Globe: In Longwood Medical Area, jobs were being added about twice as fast as in the state overall
• Apr 2021
  New England Public Media: COVID-19 Has Shown ‘Ugly Truth’ About Racial Disparities
• Mar 2021
  WBUR: Rod Motamedi comments on the latest Mass. unemployment numbers
• Mar 2021
  New England Public Media: Housing Instability In The Springfield Area Spotlights People of Color
• Jan 2021
  Boston Business Journal: Mass. GDP rises again, closing in on pre-pandemic levels
• Oct 2020
  BusinessWest: Institute Receives $32.5 Million From Office Of Head Start
• Sep 2020
  BusinessWest: UMass Donahue Institute Wins $14M Contract For Head Start Training, Technical Assistance
• Sep 2020
  iHeartRadio Boston outlets: Why is the census is important? “Money, Data and Power”
• Sep 2020
  Boston Business Journal: Greater Boston housing system could soon ‘collapse,’ new report warns
• Sep 2020
  HighProfile.com: Devens development employs 6,000 people, adds $3.8 billion to economy
• Aug 2020
  Boston Globe: Our city-level COVID data interactive featured
• May 2020
  New England Public Media: Factors Behind Why Hampden County Has The State’s Highest Rate Of COVID-19
• May 2020
  MassLive: Massachusetts economy declined 6.1%; MassBenchmarks economists warn of more pain
• Apr 2020
  Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Worcester and Mass. residents slow to be counted for Census 2020
• Apr 2020
  Brockton Enterprise: An updated look at who coronavirus hits hardest in Massachusetts
• Jan 2020
  Worcester Business Journal: North Central Mass. report highlights workforce growth, aging challenges
• Jan 2020
  New York Times: Why Your State Is Growing or Stalling or Shrinking