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Draft 2019 CEDS Annual Report Available for Review

The DRAFT 2019 Greater Franklin County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Annual Report (PDF, 3.9 mb) is available for public review and comment. Please submit comments by no later than…

New Labor Market Blueprint

As a member of the Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Core Team, FRCOG is partnering with the MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board and others to implement strategies of the Pioneer Valley Labor…

Commercial Hemp Farming Workshop 9/18/18

This workshop has been moved to the Greenfield Community College Main Campus, Stinchfield Lecture Hall, due to high interest. Registrations are capped at 150 people. Register by clicking here.

2018 CEDS Annual Report Available

The latest update to the 2015 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Plan, the 2018 CEDS Annual Report, has been approved and is available to view or download here. Please contact…

Cannabis Control Commission presentation slides

We were pleased to host Commissioner Kay Doyle and Director of Government Affairs David Lakeman at the FRCOG on 6/7 for a review of the final Massachusetts Adult Use Marijuana…

Draft 2018 CEDS Annual Report for Public Comment

Available for public comment: DRAFT 2018 CEDS Annual Report (PDF file, 2.2 mb) Please submit comments for the Draft 2018 CEDS Annual Report by no later than 4 pm on Monday,…

How many employees do Franklin County businesses have?

According to the latest U.S. County Business Pattern data, 73% of our region’s private sector employers (i.e. not government establishments and not self-employed) had less than 10 employees. Interested in…

New Census Data on local population

The latest population estimate by county shows that Franklin County’s population declined from 2000 to 2017 by about 670 people (or <1%), while the state and nation grew by 4.8%…

New Heating Oil Requirements improve air quality, sulfur emissions

FRCOG’s Fuel Bids for FY19 now dictate Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel instead of #2 Heating Oil. This phased-in law goes into full effect as of July 1, 2018. In our…

Short Term Rental Workshop Materials

Materials from our 10/5/17 workshop on short term residential rentals are available here: Slideshow: Short Term Rentals and Your Town Link to DPH Memo clarifying that short term rentals qualify…

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