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July 18, 2025
Greater Worcester Community Foundation is set to establish a fund dedicated to nonprofits supporting individuals with physical disabilities.
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LATEST HEADLINES
House approves bill to protect reproductive, transgender care providers from out-of-state legal threats
July 17, 2025With one top Democrat invoking Yogi Berra's famous "déjà vu all over again" quote, the House on Wednesday approved the latest attempt to strengthen access to reproductive and transgender care in the face of out-of-state legal threats.
July 17, 2025
Sponsored articleCustomized Corporate Partnerships at The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory: Strategic Visibility, Exclusive Access, and Community Impact
May 12, 2025As Worcester continues to grow into a hub for innovation, arts, and culture, The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts is stepping forward with a refreshed vision for corporate engagement.
May 12, 2025
Westborough firm lands part of $3B U.S. Army energy savings contract in Alabama
July 16, 2025The contract, worth $3 billion and shared among 18 contractors, will see NORESCO assist with energy- and utility-related infrastructure improvements.
July 16, 2025
DCU Center completes $2.2M sound system upgrade with help of local firms
July 16, 2025In the years after the DCU first opened in 1982, the venue attracted a number of high-profile acts who sought out the venue as a better alternative to the since-demolished Boston Garden.
July 16, 2025
Blackstone Heritage Corridor promotes interim leader to executive director
July 16, 2025The Blackstone Heritage Corridor has dropped the interim tag off of Executive Director Anya Wilczynski’s title, naming her the nonprofit’s permanent leader.
July 16, 2025
Lawmakers consider boosting incentives for starter home zoning
July 16, 2025The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business heard testimony Tuesday in support of legislation that aims at starter homes -- those that have at least three bedrooms and are no larger than 1,850 square feet of heated living area -- in a bid to make homeownership more accessible and affordable.
July 16, 2025
Bill would ban anyone born after 2005 from buying tobacco products
July 16, 2025Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying tobacco or nicotine products, a move that some say will finally end addiction to the harmful products, but others argue removes adult choices and freedom and would hurt small businesses.
July 16, 2025
Heywood CEO named to MWCC board of trustees
July 15, 2025Mount Wachusett Community College has named a Central Massachusetts healthcare leader as well as one of the Gardner school’s students as the newest members to its board of trustees.
July 15, 2025
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The annual Mass Energy Summit, produced by the Worcester Business Journal in partnership with National Grid aims to equip businesses,
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State's health secretary steps down, undersecretary takes over on permanent basis
July 11, 2025After a more than two-year tenure in which she charted the state's path through the tumultuous Steward Health Care collapse, Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh will step down, the Healey administration announced Friday.
July 11, 2025
Cannabis regulators meet with senators as potential restructuring looms
July 11, 2025Leaders at the Cannabis Control Commission have been busy meeting with senators, including Senate President Karen Spilka, as a House-approved bill overhauling the CCC awaits Senate action.
July 11, 2025
After July merger, Nichols grad returns to Rollstone Bank as SVP
July 11, 2025Leominster-based Rollstone Bank & Trust has named returning employee Daniel Kelser as senior vice president and commercial loan officer.
July 11, 2025
Avidia Bank completes $192M offering in effort to go public on New York Stock Exchange
July 11, 2025The offering came as part of Avidia Bank’s efforts to go public, which it began in March with a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
July 11, 2025
WPI selects finance professor as interim business school dean
July 11, 2025One month after the dean of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s business school stepped down, the university has named Kwamie Dunbar as interim dean.
July 11, 2025
UMass Memorial Health to merge two of its hospitals
July 10, 2025In an effort to enhance access to quality care, UMass Memorial Health in Worcester will merge its Marlborough Hospital with the system’s flagship UMass Memorial Medical Center.
July 10, 2025
Westborough firm purchases Milford nursing facility for $6.8M
July 10, 2025A Westborough firm operating four nursing homes in Massachusetts has purchased a 135-bed facility in Milford for $6.75 million.
July 10, 2025
Preservation Worcester selects new leader in St. John’s director, Holy Cross alum
July 10, 2025Following the planned retirement of Preservation Worcester’s long-time executive director, the historic preservation nonprofit has named Patrick Maloney as its incoming leader.
July 10, 2025
Report: Mass. opioid overdose deaths dropped by 36% in 2024
July 10, 2025Massachusetts experienced a more than 36% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance Addiction Services Bureau reported Wednesday.
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Marlborough Hospital to merge with UMass Memorial Medical Center
July 10, 2025Public health regulators approved the merger of UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) and Marlborough Hospital on Wednesday, with the licensing overhaul deepening an existing affiliation that's expected to improve patient care and reduce operating costs.
July 10, 2025 
Basketball coach again tops UMass Chan chancellor as highest-paid state employee
July 9, 2025While workers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester once again made up the largest percentage of the state’s highest-paid state employees in 2024, UMass men’s basketball Head Coach Frank Martin once again topped the list.
July 9, 2025
Bill would eliminate driver’s license suspensions or revocations for unpaid debts
July 9, 2025"For people living paycheck to paycheck, this policy turns poverty into a crime," Diana Williams, legislative policy counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, said. "When someone loses their licenses due to unpaid debt, they face an impossible choice: stop driving and risk losing their job and ability to get around, or keep driving and risk arrest. A civil fine can quickly spiral into a criminal record."
July 9, 2025
Ameresco to build $240M hydroelectric facility in Juneau
July 9, 2025Ameresco, a Framingham-based energy solutions company, is partnering with Juneau Hydropower Inc. to develop a $240-million, 19.8-megawatt hydroelectric facility at Sweetheart Lake, 33 miles south of downtown Juneau, Alaska.
July 9, 2025
AbbVie expanding Worcester presence with new warehouse, office building
July 9, 2025The project will involve other site improvements, including the construction of outdoor patios, landscape improvements. A portion of Research Drive will be relocated to segregate pedestrian and truck traffic.
July 9, 2025
Gardner cannabis firm seeks to take over Worcester dispensary vacated after death of Holyoke worker
July 8, 2025Joint Operations, a cannabis company with a location in Gardner, is seeking to take over the retail location in the Green Island neighborhood.
July 8, 2025
Book of Lists 2024
Worcester Business Journal's annual Book of Lists is filled cover-to-cover with pure market intelligence on significant businesses and players in the Central Massachusetts economy and community. The 45 lists in this 2024 edition highlight the top companies and professionals in sectors including banking & finance, real estate, manufacturing, health care, education, nonprofits, hospitality, and professionals services. This year's edition even includes three lists never previously published.
