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September 8, 2025
After years of complaints regarding the smell emanating from its Grafton facility, food recycling firm Feedback Earth has sold the property for $4.04 million amid a move out of Massachusetts.
RFK Community Alliance names Ernst as new chief operating officer
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Worcester launches Maternal and Child Health Dashboard to address health outcomes
September 5, 2025Launched on Friday, the dashboard was created with a focus on health disparities in an effort to enhance transparency, inform public policy, and improve outcomes for mothers and infants throughout the region.
September 5, 2025
Ocean State Job Lot in Westborough to become one of retailer’s largest stores
September 5, 2025Ocean State Job Lot’s Westborough location is about to become one the big box’s largest stores.
September 5, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks O'Brien's return to CCC following reinstatement
September 5, 2025An Appeals Court judge has temporarily blocked Shannon O'Brien's return as chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission by at least a week.
September 5, 2025
Despite 90K units added, Mass. falls behind nation in housing production
September 5, 2025More than 90,000 housing units have been completed or entered development since Gov. Maura Healey took office, she said Wednesday, chipping away at the state’s estimated need for 220,000 homes by the end of the decade.
September 5, 2025
Lakeville cannabis grower taking over Framingham dispensary
September 4, 2025Bountiful Farms, a Lakeville-based cannabis wholesaler, will soon open one of its first-ever recreational retail locations, with one set to debut in Framingham.
September 4, 2025
Q&A: New approach to in-home senior care
Updated: September 8, 2025Not long after Arab's arrival, he experienced the loss of several elderly relatives, including his mother. Those painful moments shaped his resolve to support other families by opening his own Seniors Helping Seniors branch.
Updated: September 8, 2025
A Thousand Words: The Strand's comeback
Updated: September 8, 2025Downton Clinton's historic Strand Theatre, built in 1923, will once again open to the public as the dormant site has been leased by an operating group that runs The Strand Dover in New Hampshire
Updated: September 8, 2025
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Developer who purchased Becker College properties sells two in five-parcel $6M sale
April 25, 2024Five Elm Park neighborhood properties in Worcester, including two purchased as Becker College was heading toward closure in 2021, have switched hands from one property management company to another.
April 25, 2024
Mass. surpasses $6B in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record
April 24, 2024While the Massachusetts cannabis industry continues to feel growing pains, consumers’ appetite for cannabis has shown no signs of slowing.
April 24, 2024
Ascend selects U.K firm to sort out logistics at $1B Kentucky EV recycling facility
April 24, 2024This logistics simulation model will be able to run a number of different scenarios to help Ascend determine the most efficient way to operate the plant.
April 24, 2024
Healey dismisses transportation secretary's suggestion of NH border tolls
April 24, 2024"I am focused on affordability, I am focused on competitiveness. I'm not putting tolls at the border," Healey said. "I am focused on working with the T and the secretary on ensuring what we are doing so that we improve our transit system."
April 24, 2024
Central Mass. unemployment rates drop in March
April 24, 2024Central Massachusetts has experienced a decrease in unemployment rates from February to March as the four local metropolitan areas reported on by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development all saw drops.
April 24, 2024
Flexcon parent company names former advisory board member as CFO
April 24, 2024Nick Tucci has been named as senior vice president and CFO of Flexcon Holdings Trust, the Spencer-based parent company of Flexcon Co.
April 24, 2024
Nichols College picks interim leader as next president
April 23, 2024After previous Nichols College President Glenn Sulmasy resigned amid a sex and academic scandal, the Dudley-based school named William Pieczynski at its ninth president.
April 23, 2024
Mass. unemployment rate in March remained below national rate
April 23, 2024The March unemployment rate remained unchanged from February’s revised estimate, according to a Friday press release from he Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which sited U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
April 23, 2024
Fitchburg school receives $11M from MassDevelopment for dorm building, other upgrades
April 23, 2024Applewild School, a private, co-ed boarding and day school located in Fitchburg and Devens, has received an $11-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment to upgrade its Fitchburg campus.
April 23, 2024
FDA issues most serious recall against Boston Scientific’s blood vessel blocking device
April 23, 2024The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of Boston Scientific’s Obsidio conformable embolic medical device after an investigation found using the product for lower gastrointestinal bleeding embolization can result in a high risk of bowel ischemia, otherwise known as reduced or restricted blood flow.
April 23, 2024
Clinton cannabis firm closes, faces lawsuit over $61K alleged owed to HVAC company
April 23, 2024A Clinton-based cannabis dispensary permanently closed its doors in April, as the company faces a lawsuit from a vendor regarding alleged missed payments over HVAC work done at its building.
April 23, 2024
Fitchburg’s 147-year-old building eyed for retro arcade bar, 8 apartments
April 23, 2024A Fitchburg property owner is involved in two separate proposals to see a Main Street property host a new retro arcade bar and eight residential units.
April 23, 2024
Worcester, Framingham projects benefit from $6.9M in state neighborhood stabilization funds
April 22, 2024Overall, this $6.9-million pool of funds will be used to redevelop or rehabilitate 37 homes across the state.
April 22, 2024
Piccadilly Plaza developers abandon demolition plans, bring in new tenants
April 22, 2024Developers behind the plan have shifted course and are now in the process of welcoming a handful of new tenants to the plaza, including a new upscale Brazilian steakhouse.
April 22, 2024
Worcester County gasoline prices increased by 18 cents in one week
April 22, 2024The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Worcester County jumped by 18 cents since April 15, mirroring a significant jump in the statewide average.
April 22, 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.
