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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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LATEST HEADLINES
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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Busing firm buys Millbury industrial site for $3.5M
August 29, 2025DATTCO, Inc., a motorcoach and school bus company based in New Britain, Connecticut, has purchased a 48.4-acre industrial property in Millbury.
August 29, 2025
Hopkinton animal shelter breaks ground on new facility
August 29, 2025Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton held a groundbreaking for its new animal shelter on Thursday.
August 29, 2025
Local organizations team up for survey seeking to get Worcester City Council candidates’ stances on land use, housing, and mobility policies
August 29, 2025Worcester-based organizations have teamed up to launch a survey seeking to catalog the stances of electoral candidates on issues relating to development and transportation.
August 29, 2025
Historic theater in Clinton to be brought back to life by NH firm
August 29, 2025The Strand Theatre in Downtown Clinton, a historic venue constructed in 1923, has been leased.
August 29, 2025
WPI receives $12M gift, one of the largest in its history
August 28, 2025Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received one of the largest donations in the school’s 160-year history.
August 28, 2025
CVS to pay $12M settlement for allegedly overcharging MassHealth
August 28, 2025Pharmacy giant CVS will pay more than $12 million to MassHealth after the attorney general alleged the company charged higher prices to the Medicaid program than to cash-paying customers in the general public.
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CCC reaches $43K settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1M spent on legal and employment issues since 2023, as State Auditor outlines agency dysfunction
August 28, 2025The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower, as a state audit revealed a laundry list of problems at the agency.
August 28, 2025 
Safe Exit Initiative opens Baltimore drop-in center for individuals impacted by the sex trade
August 27, 2025Opened on July 17, SEI’s new center is similar to the nonprofit's flagship community resource center and day shelter, named Harbor, in Worcester.
August 27, 2025
Report: Worcester not immune to life science headwinds
August 27, 2025The report comes less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can slash nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health funding.
August 27, 2025
Marlborough company creates laser defense system to tackle drone threats
August 27, 2025Marlborough-based firm IPG Photonics is launching a high-energy laser defense system designed to tackle the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems.
August 27, 2025
Residential projects in Worcester, Fitchburg receive $3M from state
August 27, 2025The funding comes from a state program for housing in Gateway Cities.
August 27, 2025
Insulet selects new COO and inaugural chief growth officer
August 26, 2025Insulet has named two employees to new C-suite roles.
August 26, 2025
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
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.
