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Bountiful Farms, a Lakeville-based cannabis wholesaler, will soon open one of its first-ever recreational retail locations, with one set to debut in Framingham.
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Holy Cross and Tufts launch joint accelerated nutrition degree program
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Former CCC chair says she will return after judge's reinstatement, citing unlawful termination
September 3, 2025The evidence that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg relied on does not remotely suffice to support her firing of Shannon O'Brien.
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Judge reinstates O'Brien as cannabis commission chair
September 2, 2025A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg unlawfully fired Shannon O'Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission and ordered that O'Brien immediately be reinstated to the job.
September 2, 2025
Mass. business confidence rose in August, remains pessimistic
September 2, 2025Business confidence in Massachusetts continued to yo-yo in August, improving slightly yet remaining in pessimistic territory for the sixth consecutive month.
September 2, 2025
Worcester County gasoline prices up 1 cent following holiday weekend
September 2, 2025Massachusetts gas prices on Tuesday are the same as a month ago and 25 cents lower than this day last year. Massachusetts’ average gas price is 11 cents lower than the national average.
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Mill Street apartments, renovated after 2022 roof collapse, sold for $8.6M
September 2, 2025The 32-unit apartment building at 267 Mill St. — site of a 2022 roof collapse which sparked a legal battle between tenants and the then-owners — has been sold to a new owner for $8.64 million.
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Fitchburg Arts Community opens doors, providing 68 housing units for creatives
September 2, 2025The campus was built using three former municipal buildings: the B.F. Brown School, the City’s High School Annex, and City Stables. NuVue Communities purchased the site in 2018.
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5 Things I know about ... Still overlooked money basics
Updated: April 15, 2024Despite the volume of financial information, the importance of going back to basics cannot be understated.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Self-leadership: The key to unlocking your company’s full potential
Updated: April 15, 2024Leaders who struggle with handling conflict may be limiting themselves and their team in significant ways, both personally and professionally.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Gov. Healey's proposed $1B life sciences reauthorization has Central Mass. leaders thinking big
Updated: April 15, 2024For the burgeoning life sciences hub that is Central Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey’s $3.5-billion Mass Leads Act economic development proposal looks to add fuel to fires.
Updated: April 15, 2024
Preventing type 1 diabetes: UMass Chan researcher developing skin treatment, with potential broader applications to prevent diabetes
Updated: April 15, 2024Now professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at UMass Chan, Harris has founded a vitiligo pharmaceutical company and is about to launch a 1,000-person vitiligo study.
Updated: April 15, 2024
HollyWoo production, halted: The industry built around Central Mass. moviemaking reached new heights in the early 2020s, before 2023 pressed pause
Updated: April 15, 2024Once a production desert, Central Massachusetts has seen a large increase in Hollywood-related activity in the past 15 years. Then, the strikes came.
Updated: April 15, 2024
From the Editor: The magic of moviemaking
Updated: April 15, 2024The Central Massachusetts business community loves movies just as much as anyone, but the industry just doesn’t have much of an impact here.
Updated: April 15, 2024
WPI launches the nation’s first fintech PhD program
April 11, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced the establishment of the country’s first PhD program in financial technology (fintech). With the university already offering both bachelor's and master’s programs in the field, this newest degree means WPI is the first institute in the nation to offer all three degree options.
April 11, 2024
Dost thou drink? Redemption Rock and Hanover Theatre Repertory team up for Shakespeare-inspired beer
April 11, 2024Redemption Rock Brewing and The Hanover Theatre Repertory have released a new collaborative beer to celebrate the opening of two plays in Worcester.
April 11, 2024
Better Business Bureau CEO retires, as Worcester chamber VP takes over
April 11, 2024The Better Business Bureau of Central New England has replaced its retired and longtime leader with a former vice president from the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
April 11, 2024
Willard House & Clock Museum in Grafton gifted $15M to support expansion
April 10, 2024Willard House & Clock Museum has been granted more than $15 million by museum Trustee Charles Grichar to benefit an expansion of the collection and building projects.
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Electric Hydrogen receives $18.4M in tax credits as company prepares to open Devens factory
April 10, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy credits, combined with the other federal and private funds, will assist the company to begin production at the facility faster, said Jason Mortimer, Electric Hydrogen’s senior vice president of global sales.
April 10, 2024
Long-time leader of Worcester’s second-largest law firm to relinquish role to co-managing partners
April 10, 2024Mirick O’Connell has appointed Paul Carey and Robert Kilroy as the Worcester law firm’s first-ever co-managing partners since its founding in 1916.
April 10, 2024
Dispensary employees in Oxford the latest cannabis workers to unionize after 15-3 vote
April 10, 2024Employees at the Curaleaf dispensary in Oxford have joined a number of Massachusetts cannabis industry workers who have become members of labor unions since the state legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016.
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Long-awaited hearing over cannabis chair’s suspension postponed
April 10, 2024The private meetings, if rescheduled and held, could lead to O'Brien's firing.
April 10, 2024 
Mass. community college faculty salaries lagging behind other states, union study says
April 10, 2024The study compared Massachusetts to its bordering states and "peer" states like California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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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.
