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  • More than 350,000 dropped from MassHealth since April 2023

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service 7 hours ago

    On the verge of completing a year-long process to reassess eligibility for every member, the MassHealth public insurance program has now cut more than 350,000 people from its rolls since last April.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service 7 hours ago
  • Securing Our Future: Perimeter Security Strategies to Combat Rising Theft in Central Massachusetts

    April 29, 2024

    Central Massachusetts businesses are struggling against the rising tide of crime. With a record-breaking inflationary environment already taking a chunk out of their profits, businesses can no longer put perimeter security on the back burner.

    April 29, 2024
  • House rejects amendment to enforce family shelter residency requirements

    Alison Kuznitz I Statehouse News Service April 29, 2024

    House Democrats on Friday defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.

    Alison Kuznitz I Statehouse News Service April 29, 2024
  • WPI awarded $1.2M federal grant to study low-carbon iron production

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024

    The grant is part of a federal effort to support technologies with the potential to reduce the country’s emissions by 1% annually.

    Eric Casey April 29, 2024
  • MassDevelopment CEO steps down more than two years before contract end date

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service April 29, 2024

    Dan Rivera stepped down from his position as president and CEO of the economic development agency MassDevelopment on Friday, effective immediately, more than two years before his contract was set to expire.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service April 29, 2024
  • Wormtown Brewery sold to Jack’s Abby

    Eric Casey April 26, 2024

    The sale, announced in a Jack’s Abby Instagram post on Friday, will see both companies operate under the name Hendler Family Brewing Co.

    Eric Casey April 26, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Carla McCall

    Emily Micucci April 29, 2024

    Creativity, emotional intelligence, and humor are intrinsic to the work McCall does leading the largest Metrowest accounting firm of 325 employees.

    Emily Micucci April 29, 2024
  • Senate Dems back wholesale extinction of competitive electric suppliers

    Alison Kuznitz and Sam Doran | State House News Service April 26, 2024

    Senate Democrats passed legislation Thursday to crack down on the competitive electric supply market and shield residential consumers from potentially expensive contracts, overcoming opposition from Republicans who offered reform measures for the fraught industry.

    Alison Kuznitz and Sam Doran | State House News Service April 26, 2024

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Two of the largest Central Massachusetts craft breweries have been acquired this year. In January, FinestKind Brewing in New Hampshire acquired Central Massachusetts’ oldest craft brewery and fourth largest overall, Wachusett Brewing in Westminster. Then, Worcester staple Wormtown Brewery, the third largest Central Mass. brewery, was acquired by Jack’s Abby Brewing of Framingham, in a sale announced on Friday. Rising costs, competition, and shifting consumer preferences are putting pressures on craft breweries, which tend to be small businesses and operated by local ownership teams.

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  • 2024 Power 100: John “Jack” Roche

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    With about 1,600 local employees, The Hanover Insurance Group is one of the 20 largest employers in Central Massachusetts.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Don Doyle

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Central Massachusetts finance industry veteran Don Doyle knew banking was the right sector for him when he saw he could make positive change in the community.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Satya Mitra

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    As chairman of the board of the 2,100-member Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, tax guru, nonprofit leader, and biochemist, Satya Mitra’s influence in Worcester is decidedly multilayered.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Pete Dunn

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    “My interest in building institutions and supporting the growth of community philanthropy coincided with GWCF's needs here,” Dunn said.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Stephen Adams

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts casts a wide net to find and fund worthy projects to improve the quality of life in North Central Massachusetts. Leading the charge is Stephen Adams, leader of the nonprofit public charity since 2019.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: David McLaren

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    David McLaren is proof that nice guys win. As the founder of one of just four certified B Corps in Central Massachusetts, McLaren has a commitment to improving clients’ lives through tax, business valuation, and forensic accounting services central to his company’s mission

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Timothy Murray

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    A longtime inside power broker in Worcester and beyond, Timothy Murray pushes hard for economic development, with his latest efforts including the launch of a news organization and the development of a fund for workforce development.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Kimberly Salmon

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024

    As head of the The Hanover Insurance Group's charitable foundation, Salmon leads the mission to benefit communities where Hanover has a major presence, touching on academic support, job opportunities for diverse youth, and health resources.

    Nancy Campbell Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Roy Nascimento

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Roy Nascimento is the go-to resource for professional connections in the region and one of North Central’s biggest business advocates.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Michael McDermott

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Michael McDermott has helped the news media in Central Massachusetts get its swagger back.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Meredith Harris

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    When you’re leading economic development in a bustling hub like Marlborough with ideal highway access and plenty of amenities, you can afford to be picky. For Meredith Harris, adhering to a vision is the driving force, and the efforts pay off in real results.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Jeannie Hebert

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Leading the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce since 2008, Hebert saw a need to improve non-conventional workforce education in the state.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Peter Dunn

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Since becoming Chief Development Officer in 2020, Dunn has been instrumental in leading policy through pivotal years of Worcester’s economic evolution, striving to clinch the elements of a vibrant, larger city.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Jennifer Julien Gaskin

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024

    As the main organizer behind the Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association, Jennifer Julien Gaskin brings the increasingly popular festival into the mainstream.

    Eric Casey Updated: April 29, 2024
  • 2024 Power 100: Travis Duda

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024

    Travis Duda is leading something of a counterculture business movement in Worcester. Made up of like-minded Worcester company owners, professionals, and residents who want to network and collaborate, the No Jerks Network pokes a bit of fun at the Worcester establishment.

    Emily Micucci Updated: April 29, 2024