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Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a nearly $1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to finance fellowships for graduate students studying to become researchers and educators in cell and molecular biology.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Gov. Healey launches new higher ed affordability commission featuring Worcester State employee
November 7, 2024Healey's appointees to the commission include Mary Jo Marion, associate vice president of Worcester State University.
November 7, 2024
Downtown Worcester’s 124-year-old office building sold for $3.2M
November 7, 2024A four-story office building in Downtown Worcester and an associated parking lot have been sold for $3.2 million.
November 7, 2024
Trump wins second presidential term, as Central Mass. YWCA, NAACP react
November 6, 2024Former president Donald Trump completed his comeback Tuesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris and winning a second term that will start in January with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, where Massachusetts voters returned an all-Democrat delegation.
November 6, 2024
Webster First credit union names inaugural chief marketing officer
November 6, 2024Webster First Federal Credit Union has promoted long-term employee John Cournoyer to chief marketing officer, an inaugural role for the Worcester-based financial institution.
November 6, 2024
Trader Joe’s opens Milford location, fourth store in Central Mass.
November 6, 2024Trader Joe’s has opened a location in Milford at the former site of a Staples office supply store, making it the company’s fourth location in Central Massachusetts.
November 6, 2024
Southbridge apartments sold for $13M to owner of Mill Street apartment complex
November 6, 2024Lebanon Hill Housing, a 116-unit housing development for the elderly in Southbridge has been sold for $12.76 million, a year after the property was sold for $7.1 million.
November 6, 2024
Restaurant association celebrates as voters reject tipped wage increase
November 6, 2024The campaign boasted endorsements from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Opponents amassed support from Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, plus a bevy of state lawmakers and Boston city councilors.
November 6, 2024
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Vacant downtown Worcester lot sold for $750K to NY multi-family developer
Updated: November 4, 2024A vacant lot just off of Worcester’s Main Street has been sold to New York multi-family housing firm Radson Development for $750,000.
Updated: November 4, 2024
Lifeward to close two U.S. facilities, lay off 15 employees
November 4, 2024Lifeward will close two of its U.S. facilities in a consolidation effort expected to save the Marlborough-based firm $3 million in operating expenses.
November 4, 2024
Orange’s 184-year-old gate manufacturer to invest $10M in once-shuttered facility
November 4, 2024Rodney Hunt, an Orange-based manufacturer of metal gates first founded in 1840, is set to expand its presence in the town.
November 4, 2024
Lancaster athletic club sold for $8M+ to tech executive
November 4, 2024The Orchard Hills Athletic Club in Lancaster and its associated real estate has been sold, as the new owner plans to continue the operations of the club first opened in the 1980s.
November 4, 2024
Cornerstone Bank’s inaugural chief risk officer to retire
November 4, 2024Two and a half years after assuming his role as senior vice president, chief risk officer at Cornerstone Bank, Michael Roy has announced his retirement from the Worcester-based institution come February.
November 4, 2024
Worcester startup raises $45M for ALS and schizophrenia treatment
November 1, 2024Leal Therapeutics has secured yet another multi-million financing deal as the Worcester-based biotechnology startup has raised $45 million to advance its therapeutics for individuals with central nervous system disorders.
November 1, 2024
UMass Memorial partnership to deliver pediatric care for cleft palates, other craniofacial anomalies
November 1, 2024In an effort to boost access to craniofacial care for children, Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health has teamed up with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a California-based medical nonprofit.
November 1, 2024
Steward's physician network changes name as purchase transaction is finalized
November 1, 2024The sale of Steward Health Care's physician network to the Rural Healthcare Group has been finalized, the buyer announced Thursday along with a new name for the consolidated company: Revere Medical.
November 1, 2024
Mass. launches equity dashboard to support veteran employment
November 1, 2024State officials on Thursday announced the launch of a veterans' equity dashboard and promoted the availability of a $2,500 tax credit that small businesses can claim for hiring qualified veterans, ahead of National Veterans and Military Families Month commemorated each November.
November 1, 2024
Francis Carroll, longtime Worcester business leader and philanthropist, dies
October 31, 2024Francis Carroll, a longtime leader in the Worcester business and nonprofit communities and Korean War veteran, has passed away.
October 31, 2024-
Servers rally against tipped wage initiative at State House as election nears
October 31, 2024With less than a week until Election Day, about 16 restaurant workers gathered on the State House steps to urge Bay Staters to vote against Question 5, warning the measure would lead to job losses and reduced services, and fall short of proponents' goal to boost the livelihoods of tipped employees.
October 31, 2024 
State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms
October 31, 2024As regulators were discussing removing the two-driver rule in Worcester, cannabis delivery operators were explaining the impact of the CCC’s three-year-long delay in removing the rule to lawmakers on Beacon Hill.
October 31, 2024
Report: Worcester County tourism generated $1.3B in 2023, ranking 5th in Mass.
October 31, 2024Tourism in Worcester County accounted for some of the highest economic impact among Massachusetts' 14 counties in 2023, which combined accumulated $23.6 billion in spending statewide.
October 31, 2024
Mass. re-launches job platform for employers to post positions in key industries
October 30, 2024More than a year after it originally launched, the state’s online job platform MassTalent has officially gone live with enhanced search options and resources.
October 30, 2024
Mass. to lift hiring waiver requirement for state agencies come November
October 30, 2024State agencies will no longer need to solicit waivers to bring on new employees starting Friday, but they will still need to have wiggle room in their spending plans under revised hiring controls from the Healey administration.
October 30, 2024
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.
