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Physicians criticize proposed partnership between CVS, Mass General Brigham
August 20, 2025Primary care physicians and the Senate's health care point person are questioning a proposed partnership between Mass General Brigham and CVS that the two companies say will address gaps in comprehensive primary care access.
August 20, 2025
Task force report attempts to unpack hospital discharge backlog problem
August 20, 2025Each day, more than 2,000 patients remain stuck in hospitals even after being cleared to leave.
August 20, 2025
Grafton Street’s 491-unit luxury apartment complex moving forward after City approvals
August 19, 2025Plans call for the creation of five four-story buildings, alongside a parking deck and an open common area featuring lawn space, pickleball courts, and a bicycle corral.
August 19, 2025
Tourism industry hopes World Cup games, return of Tall Ships in 2026 will reverse decline of visitors
August 19, 2025Massachusetts saw no change in lodging rooms booked, an almost 2% decrease in booked hotel rooms and a just over 9% increase in short-term rental bookings year-over-year as of June 2025.
August 19, 2025
State forecast: Unemployment benefits fund will run out of money by end of 2027
August 19, 2025The account used to pay unemployment insurance benefits in Massachusetts is on track to run out of money by the end of 2027, according to a new forecast that could increase pressure on Beacon Hill to enact systemic changes before or during an election year.
August 19, 2025
Lawmakers seek ban on grocery store price adjustments, targeted ads based on biometric data
August 19, 2025In a letter to McMullen last August, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey sounded the alarm about Kroger's use of digital tags to "surge grocery prices and exploit consumers."
August 19, 2025
House gives initial approval to bill targeting patent trolls
August 19, 2025Massachusetts businesses could gain financial insulation from so-called patent trolls under a measure that previously reached the governor's desk and is gaining traction again in the House this session.
August 19, 2025
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Brilla Coffee set to open in downtown Gardner this year
March 19, 2024A new coffee shop will open in downtown Gardner later this year, as husband and wife duo, Alexis and Osiris Vallejos, are planning their third Brilla Coffee location at 25 Main St., better known as the Bullnose Building with its two lion statues.
March 19, 2024
Natick biopharma promotes chief operating officer to CEO, names new SVP
March 19, 2024“Matt has been an instrumental part of AffyImmune’s growth in the past two years,” said Simone Song, chairperson of the board of directors for AffyImmune.
March 19, 2024
Milton housing lawsuit headed to Supreme Judicial Court in October
March 19, 2024Justice Serge Georges ruled Monday that the case raises important questions that ought to be settled or else they will keep popping up, and ordered both sides to prepare for oral arguments before all seven justices of the high court in October.
March 19, 2024
Healey announces new workforce plan as industries struggle with retention
March 19, 2024As Massachusetts struggles with a workforce shortage that is being felt in industries around the state and country, Gov. Maura Healey's administration released a new plan Monday to "attract, retain and develop a future workforce."
March 19, 2024
Feds designate new wind turbine area off Mass. coast
March 18, 2024Opening a new frontier in the region's offshore wind power push, the federal government on Friday finalized its designation of a two-million acre wind energy area off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
March 18, 2024
Highland Street bakery reopens following renovations
March 18, 2024Bean Counter Bakery Café, a business with locations in Worcester and Shrewsbury, has reopened its original Highland Street location following renovations.
March 18, 2024
Devens manufacturing facility sold for $24M
March 18, 2024The property was sold by Scannell Properties, an Indiana-based real estate firm that purchased the then-undeveloped parcel for $3 million in December 2021 from MassDevelopment.
March 18, 2024
Healey campaign makes ad buy to celebrate tax relief package
March 18, 2024It's tax season, and if you had somehow forgotten the conclusion to a 20-month storyline that began under former Gov. Charlie Baker, a brand-new ad should refresh the memory.
March 18, 2024
Sunshine Week brings attention to issue of transparency on Beacon Hill
March 15, 2024U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote in 1913 that "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants," and Bay Staters on both ends of the political spectrum agreed this week that Beacon Hill could stand to open the curtains quite a bit more.
March 15, 2024
Rising costs discussed at health care hearing as hospitals say recovery from COVID pandemic continues
March 15, 2024Steve Walsh, president of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association said hospitals still have not recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 15, 2024
Project at former Fairway Beef site the latest Worcester housing development facing delays
March 15, 2024Another Worcester area housing development is facing delays due to the current economic climate and supply chain issues.
March 15, 2024
Once with $100M+ in annual revenues, former Acton video streaming firm to be acquired for $30M
March 15, 2024The deal will see the assets of SeaChange sold for $30 million, minus the company’s cash and cash equivalents at closing.
March 15, 2024
After raising $50M, Devens clean hydrogen facility awarded $43M federal grant
March 15, 2024A clean hydrogen facility under construction in Devens has been awarded a $46.3-million federal grant, weeks after the company behind the project raised $50 million in private financing.
March 15, 2024
Unemployment rate for people with disabilities in Worcester sits at 12.1% as state economist raises alarm over disparities
March 14, 2024Five cities -- Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River and Lowell -- are home to more than 100,000 working-age individuals with disabilities, representing 20 percent of the state's disability population.
March 14, 2024
Watchdog warns of poor conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital
March 14, 2024A watchdog report sounded the alarm about a range of poor conditions that observers found at Bridgewater State Hospital, including mold contamination, difficulty accessing treatments and allegedly unlawful ways of restraining patients.
March 14, 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.
