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Strong Growth Seen In Massachusetts Economy

By Paul Tuthill

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-586223.mp3

Boston,MA – A recently released report says there has been a dramatic reversal in the Massachusetts economy. Analysts with the Donahue Insitute at Umass Boston say the state's economy grew in the first quarter at nearly four times the national growth rate. But, Western Massachusetts continues to lag. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports...