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April 18, 2025
American Airlines will once again be offering daily flights to Philadelphia from Worcester Regional Airport starting July 5.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Worcester music school appoints U.S. Air Force trombonist as next leader
April 17, 2025Adams will join Pakachoag effective May 1, bringing with him more than 20 years of arts administration and music performance experience.
April 17, 2025
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March 5, 2025In the local dental insurance market, Altus Dental is prepared and well-positioned to continue building its reputation as a trusted partner for businesses of all sizes
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March 5, 2025
Despite protests, 170 mental health case managers may still lose jobs
April 17, 2025About 170 state mental health case managers hoping their jobs might be saved found no relief in the spending plan released on Wednesday by the House budget committee.
April 17, 2025
Bay State Bank to work with state treasurer’s office to launch small business workshops
April 17, 2025Worcester-based Bay State Bank has partnered with State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to hold two virtual workshops seeking to help the state’s entrepreneurs.
April 17, 2025
New social equity cannabis delivery service launches in Worcester
April 17, 2025Just in time for 4/20, an unofficial holiday celebrating cannabis, a new marijuana delivery service is launching from a Worcester-based facility.
April 17, 2025
QCC union votes no confidence in President Pedraja following staff terminations
April 16, 2025Following the no-confidence vote, union members are now engaging in a practice of work-to-rule, where they only adhere to the minimum requirements of their contracts.
April 16, 2025
Worcester to ask voters if college endowments should be taxed
April 16, 2025Both Mero-Carlson and Mayor Joseph Petty insisted these proposed mandatory payments to the city government are not a tax.
April 16, 2025
Worcester State receives $1.24M from former Becker College
April 16, 2025Worcester State University will establish two nursing endowment funds and a study abroad program following a $1.24-million gift from assets of the city’s former Becker College.
April 16, 2025
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Central Mass Manufacturing Summit & Awards
Congratulations to our 2025 Manufacturing Excellence Award honorees!
Please join us for the celebration and industry conversation on Tuesday, April 22, 2025!
Worcester Business Journal is proud to present our 10th annual Central Mass Man
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Viewpoint: Don’t tax endowments; invest in Worcester’s students instead
April 15, 2025Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty recently proposed taxing university endowments. Rosanna Garcia of Worcester Polytechnic Institute suggests a scholarship fund for Worcester residents would be a better solution.
April 15, 2025
Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
April 15, 2025While the statewide climb in prices was expected, the slight decline in total sales in both Central Massachusetts and the entire state was not foreseen.
April 15, 2025
RFK Community Alliance CEO to step down
April 15, 2025Michael Ames will be succeeded in an interim capacity by the organization’s interim chief operating officer.
April 15, 2025
Bill proposed to protect Mass. professionals from federal healthcare investigations
April 15, 2025Senate Democrats announced a bill Monday morning intended to shield reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from out-of-state threats, saying it was part of the response effort to the Trump administration.
April 15, 2025
Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by NJ firm for $17M
April 14, 2025The Michaels Organization, a New Jersey-based firm partnered with Worcester developer GoVenture Capital Group to construct a 364-unit apartment building on Franklin Street, has purchased the site.
April 14, 2025
Second fastest-growing firm in Central Mass. considering $62M buyout offer
April 14, 2025One of Central Massachusetts’ fastest-growing companies is considering a buy-out offer from a group of its three largest institutional investors, as the two sides seem to be settling on a $62-million price.
April 14, 2025
Six Central Mass. businesses to participate in $3.6M e-bike program
April 14, 2025Officials from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center met at Landry’s Bicycles in Worcester on Monday to unveil a new incentive program designed to make e-bikes more affordable for low- and moderate-income residents.
April 14, 2025
Harvard Bioscience CFO to resign, interim replacement named
April 11, 2025The CFO of Harvard Bioscience in Holliston is set to step down from her role after a three-year stint with the company.
April 11, 2025
Central Mass. business confidence grows optimistic, as the state’s falls to five-year low
April 11, 2025The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index defied the state’s broader trend in March, stepping back into optimistic territory while all other regions sank further into pessimism.
April 11, 2025
Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31M to Atlanta firm as part of wider $1.1B deal
April 11, 2025The Center at Hobbs Brook at 100 Charlton Road, an open air shopping center with 231,197 square feet of leasable area, was sold in a deal finalized on April 1.
April 11, 2025
New top federal prosecutor in Mass. says supervised injection sites are illegal
April 11, 2025Activists have been pushing state government for years to pass a bill authorizing overdose prevention centers and federal law has consistently been identified as the primary barrier.
April 11, 2025
Mariano says Milton has legitimate complaint over MBTA housing law, declines to intervene
April 11, 2025"I felt that if I was the judge, and I'm not, all they got is this crazy little trolley car. They don't have a train, they don't have bus access and stuff," Mariano told reporters Thursday.
April 11, 2025
Visas revoked for 12 Clark University international students
April 10, 2025Coming on the heels of news about four WPI students have their visas revoked, Clark University has seen a dozen students at the school suffer the same fate.
April 10, 2025
UMass Memorial to buy Groton property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
April 10, 2025The new emergency facility will be located at 490 Main St. in Groton, according to a statement from UMass Memorial
April 10, 2025
Healey says tariff reversal does nothing to stop chaos and uncertainty
April 10, 2025"This is why people cannot deploy capital. They can't invest in their workforce," Healey told reporters, flanked by attendees of the State House meeting she convened.
April 10, 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.
