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State Rep. pushes to repeal colonial-era law, instate earlier alcohol sales on Sundays
August 26, 2025A colonial-era law prevents alcohol sales any earlier than 10 a.m. on Sundays. In "A Beautiful Brunch Act," or the ABBA Bill, Rep. Adam Scanlon is trying to change that.
August 26, 2025
Mass. could run out of nursing home beds in four years
August 26, 2025Massachusetts nursing homes might run out of bed capacity years earlier than a task force recently forecast, according to a former budget chief of the secretariat focused on caring for older Bay Staters.
August 26, 2025
Realterm buys Milford trucking facility for $6M
August 25, 2025The site is leased to Ryder and PLM Fleet.
August 25, 2025
United Way of Central Mass. establishes emergency response fund to support families amid federal cuts, financial strains
August 25, 2025The United Response Fund is intended to serve as a rapid response model, funding organizations supporting the nonprofit’s four impact pillars.
August 25, 2025
Mass. gas prices holding steady, down from last year
August 25, 2025Drivers in Massachusetts this summer have experienced an extended run of stable gas prices.
August 25, 2025
State’s West-East rail project, connecting Worcester with more frequent service to Springfield and Albany, receives $3.5M from federal government
August 25, 2025The funding will be used to develop a service development plan examining the feasibility of a Boston-to-Albany intercity passenger rail route.
August 25, 2025
BJ's Wholesale Club member count grows to 8 million
August 25, 2025Income from its membership fees, which were raised in January for the first time in seven years, grew 9% year-over-year to $123.3 million.
August 25, 2025
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2024 Power 100: Donald Young
Updated: April 29, 2024The future of the transportation industry is electric, and a Central Massachusetts firm is playing an important role in advancing technology in that transformation.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Jon Weaver
Updated: April 29, 2024MBI is the state’s oldest life sciences incubator, working with early stage companies from concept to clinical trials. Since 2000, the nonprofit fostered 188 companies, which have created more than 1,800 jobs and raised $1.4 billion.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mark Schwartz
Updated: April 29, 2024The once unicorn company, meaning it was valued at more than $1 billion dollars, has faced a number of financial setbacks.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Raffi Garabedian
Updated: April 29, 2024The rise of Electric Hydrogen since its founding in 2020 could be described as stratospheric, owing to its promising technology to decarbonize hydrogen production.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mike O’Kronley
Updated: April 29, 2024Ascend Elements, once a Worcester green technology startup that in the last two years has grown its workforce 500%, appears unstoppable as a leader in recycling elements of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Parth Chakrabarti
Updated: April 29, 2024Formerly an executive with top biopharmaceutical companies such as Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi Genzyme, and Johnson & Johnson, Parth Chakrabarti has dedicated his life to developing and bringing to market therapies for multiple diseases in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Girish Navani
Updated: April 29, 2024Not only an innovator, Navani is something of a gatekeeper as eClinicalWorks and most other large technology companies move to incorporate artificial intelligence into their products, advocating for a measured approach making AI a tool, not an automated boss.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Bob Mumgaard
Updated: April 29, 2024As the world races to find clean, renewable energy, Bob Mumgaard envisions CFS and Devens becoming the center of the global fusion industry.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Aimee Peacock
Updated: April 29, 2024In her time at Flexcon, Peacock has led the company through an integration and alignment of the company’s global obligations.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Greg Weiner
Updated: April 29, 2024When three leaders of the country’s top universities were castigated for failing to call out antisemitism during a Congressional hearing, Greg Weiner, the nation’s first Jewish president of a Catholic college, felt compelled to comment.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Vincent Rougeau
Updated: April 29, 2024A strategic plan launched in February 2023 reinforces the school’s commitment to education as well as community. Among other things, Holy Cross will strengthen recruitment efforts of students and employees from Worcester, which helps meet one of Rougeau’s ideals – equity in higher education.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Andrea Bazarian
Updated: April 29, 2024For 20 years, Nativity School of Worcester has been providing a Jesuit middle-school education free to underserved boys of all faiths. Now, Andrea Bazarian is about to open the school to the other half of the population.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Dr. Michael Collins
Updated: April 29, 2024Under Collins' leadership, the UMass Chan footprint has grown, making space for cutting-edge research, and new partnerships are bringing students to valuable training sites in other parts of the state.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Rachel Monarrez
Updated: April 29, 2024The former superintendent in San Bernardino, California, now brings a vision for creating a more inclusive school district.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Grace Wang
Updated: April 29, 2024Even before she came to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in April 2023, Grace Wang saw the school as a pioneer in project-based learning.
Updated: April 29, 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.
