1996
First issue of CommonWealth published. Dave Denison is editor, Tripp Jones and Michael Gritton are co-publishers.
CommonWealth visits Heritage Road – a quintessential middle-class neighborhood.
1998
The CommonWealth Forums begin.
2000
Robert Keough named editor of CommonWealth.
2001
CommonWealth 5th Anniversary Issue published – A visit back to Heritage Road.
2002
CommonWealth Education Reform Extra.
2003
Debut of In the CommonWealth – Boston Globe Ideas section.
Ian Bowles is named executive director of MassINC and publisher of CommonWealth.
2004
CommonWealth Health Care Extra.
Commonwealth Humanities Lecture debuts.
CommonWealth Online Exclusive: Beyond Red & Blue.
2005
The CommonWealth Forums: A New Prescription: Cost, Value and Competition In Health Care Reform.
2006
CommonWealth Growth and Development Extra.
2007
Greg Torres named president of MassINC and publisher of CommonWealth.
Former Boston Globe investigative reporter, Bruce Mohl, is named editor of CommonWealth.
2008
CommonWealth Education Reform Extra.
2010
CommonWealth Energy and Environment Extra.
commonwealthmagazine.org launches.
MassINC and CommonWealth host the year's first gubernatorial debate, focused on Cape Wind and green energy.