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August 1, 2025
A former Bose Corp. campus in Stow is set to be the site of an $83.8-million private boarding academy focused on developing students into elite athletes.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Mahaniah steps into the state's top health care role
July 31, 2025Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Kiame Mahaniah took the helm of the largest department in state government this month and visited the governor's suite Wednesday for a ceremonial oath of office ceremony.
July 31, 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
Chacharone buys Northborough flex building for $8.4M
July 30, 2025The two-story building was sold for $8.4 million by an entity managed by AllCare Plus Pharmacy.
July 30, 2025
Waltham firm organizes protest taking aim at highway service plaza bid process
July 30, 2025On Thursday, Global representatives filed a complaint with the State Ethics Commission alleging that Bosworth discussed potential employment with Applegreen's majority owner, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, while Applegreen worked on its bid. Applegreen and Blackstone slammed the complaint as false.
July 30, 2025
Tenants say state's housing production not fast enough, call for rent hike limits
July 30, 2025Rent control legislation was sent to study last session, part of a longstanding trend in which top Democrats have eschewed such measures, including a Boston home rule petition. A 1994 ballot referendum banned rent control in Massachusetts.
July 30, 2025
bankHometown consolidating Webster branches
July 29, 2025The country has lost about 1,646 bank branches every year since 2018, according to credit-building platform Self Financial.
July 29, 2025
U.S. News: UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top Mass. hospital, best in Worcester
July 29, 2025Once again, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has been ranked one of the top five hospitals in Massachusetts by the U.S. News & World Report.
July 29, 2025
Court releases 3K pages of documents detailing CCC chair's termination dispute
July 29, 2025More than 3,000 pages of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer, has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the Cannabis Control Commission.
July 29, 2025
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Westborough media firm names Business.com executive as chief revenue officer
April 18, 2024Silverman will lead revenue growth efforts, sales strategies, and customer engagement as the IT world adapts to the rapid adoption of AI-based technology, according to a press release issued by The Channel Co. on Tuesday.
April 18, 2024
Worcester Regional Transit Authority to extend free rides through June 2025
April 18, 2024Worcester area residents can look forward to yet another year of fare-free bus rides as the Worcester Regional Transit Authority board voted to extend the gratuitous service for the fifth consecutive year.
April 18, 2024
Worcester biopharmaceutical firm Mustang Bio to lay off 81% of staff
April 17, 2024Mustang Bio will reduce its workforce by approximately 81% following a vote by the board of directors, according to a regulatory filing.
April 17, 2024
Climbing prices, declining sales of Central Mass. homes largely continue in March
April 17, 2024Prospective home buyers in Central Massachusetts are still largely dealing with record high prices and limited inventory, as the average cost of a home purchase in Middlesex and Worcester counties is up around 10% in the last year.
April 17, 2024
WPI receives slice of $2.8M women’s health grants for bipolar treatment development
April 17, 2024Two Worcester Polytechnic Institute professors are amongst 10 project awardees receiving $2.8 million in grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to support their research advancing women’s health outcomes.
April 17, 2024
WBJ hires New School graduate as reporter covering health care, DEI
April 17, 2024Before coming to WBJ, Kanner-Mascolo was an editor and writer for New York City-based intersectional feminist news hub FEMINIST and a contributing writer for New York City-based beauty publication Byrdie.
April 17, 2024
Webster First CEO retiring after 37 years, to be succeed by VP
April 17, 2024Under Lussier’s watch, Webster First grew from $87 million in assets in 1987 to $1.4 billion in assets in 2024. In 1995, he helped the credit union transition from a state charter to a federal charter.
April 17, 2024
Eleven cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $530K from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
April 16, 2024Just as cannabis businesses are gearing up for the holiday known as 4/20, an unofficial celebration of marijuana where dispensaries see some of their largest crowds of the year, eleven companies in Central Massachusetts received $430,000 from the first grants from the Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund.
April 16, 2024
Dean College president inducted into MLK Jr. Collegium of Scholars
April 16, 2024The honor is granted by the College of Ministers & Laity at Morehouse College, a private Georgia HBCU and the largest men’s liberal arts college in the country.
April 16, 2024
Clark fires back as outgoing Holocaust center director admonishes school in WSJ op-ed
April 16, 2024Clark responded to a Wall Street Journal article with a statement to WBJ denying Mary Jane Rein’s claims, including admonishments and emphasized the university’s freedom of expression policy.
April 16, 2024
Urban farming firm with ties to Clark University leases warehouse in Leominster
April 15, 2024Founded in 2013, Freight Farms now has more than 600 farming units in 41 countries around the world, according to the company’s website.
April 15, 2024
Following January approval, Auburn steakhouse sold to Town for new firehouse
April 15, 2024The Town intends on constructing a three-story firehouse at the location, with room for a future three-story police station at the location as well, according to a presentation made by Auburn Fire Chief Stephen Coleman before the January Town Meeting vote.
April 15, 2024
Worcester truck garage’s retiring owner sells to AAA Northeast for $1.8M
April 15, 2024Following the owner’s retirement, the former Costello's Truck Service & Repair location on Southwest Cutoff in Worcester has been sold to AAA Northeast.
April 15, 2024
Main Street Bank names first-ever chief deposit officer
April 15, 2024Main Street Bank has a new member of its executive team, as the Marlborough-based bank has named David Felton as its executive vice president and chief deposit officer.
April 15, 2024
Saint Vincent Hospital hires third CFO since 2019
April 15, 2024Jeffrey Thomas has been named as the new chief financial officer of the Massachusetts market of Tenet Healthcare.
April 15, 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.
