Central Mass. chambers split over $400K in development fundsFour Central Massachusetts chambers of commerce have received more than $100,000 each in state funding to help with initiatives targeting small businesses. |
Worcester area economy grew 3.2% last yearThe Worcester area's economy grew 3.2 percent last year, its highest annual rate since the 1990s on the strength of a low unemployment rate. |
Are we all just on the Worcester hype train now?The Telegram now joins MassLive as the two main local mass media organizations who now regularly say Worcester is in a renaissance as a statement of fact, without any real evidence supporting the... |
Boston Scientific joins WPI's R&D allianceMarlborough medtech giant Boston Scientific is joining a membership-based research and development alliance founded by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. |
Overwhelming development in a small townLet's face it, a small town of 13,000 is going to be hard pressed to handle a request to build a $100-million, 1-million-square-foot marijuana cultivation facility. |
The new tax break: Public spending for stadiumsLike Worcester, many other cities have bet public spending on stadium-based development. They've had mixed results, with lots of skepticism. |
Central Mass. communities have different philosophies for tax breaksA Worcester Business Journal investigation shows a broad range of practices in how communities use — or don't — tax breaks for development. |
Westborough awards 12 companies for economic developmentThe Westborough Economic Development Committee has honored 12 companies and organizations for helping to grow the town's economy in 2018. |
MassEdCo CEO in Worcester is retiringPamela Boisvert is retiring as the CEO of the Worcester-based Massachusetts Education and Career Opportunities Inc. |
Harvard Pilgrim to close Worcester officeHealth insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is closing its downtown Worcester office, the company confirmed Thursday. |