Lawrence can be the global leader in green jobs creation. It is ideally suited for the challenge.

The Merrimack Valley Looks for Its Identity. Examples of local and regional efforts are provided, including those from the Merrimack Valley Planning Commissoin, Team Haverhill, MetroFuture, and Biotechnology Council's "Genetown". Of course we also look at our Innovation Valley initiative.

Three cheers for the Valley Patriot on it's 5th Anniversary.  This upstart is creating a platform for new voices to be heard throughout the Merrimack Valley.  One of those new voices is us, writers of the Innovation Valley column.  For the past three years our column has been a regular feature and we are grateful. As readers of the Innovation Column know, it's goal is to highlight the world's leading initiatives for municipal business development and quality-of-life improvements.  Every month we report on a program that provides opportunities for the Merrimack Valley.

In the middle of its biggest year yet, non-profit greenGoat sets its sights on the largest waste stream it can imagine: corporate relocation.

On less than one mile of riverfront property, the seeds of a new economic revolution are taking root. The world’s largest green condo development is underway in the conversion of Wood Mill.