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Veterans nonprofit buys former Catholic rest home for $2.6M for veterans housing
June 2, 2025Leominster will soon be the site of a new veterans housing facility run by a Devens-based nonprofit.
June 2, 2025
Gov. Healey demands information on Saturday ICE arrest of Milford High School junior
June 2, 2025Gov. Maura Healey stepped up her criticism of recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Massachusetts, this time "demanding" immediate information on the reported arrest of a Milford High School junior Saturday.
June 2, 2025
UMass Memorial shutters two clinics, pauses non-clinical hiring
May 30, 2025UMass Memorial Health has implemented a system-wide hiring pause on all non-clinical, non-patient-facing roles and shuttered two behavioral health clinics.
May 30, 2025
Budget expert: Trump Administration policies could slash billions in federal funding for Mass.
May 30, 2025Massachusetts could face billions in lost federal revenue and heightened economic risk under the second Trump administration, a budget expert warned lawmakers Thursday, but he emphasized that a broad economic downturn could deal the hardest blow.
May 30, 2025
Cumberland Farms to open nine new locations in Mass. and Rhode Island
May 30, 2025Convenience store and gas station chain Cumberland Farms is further broadening its geographical footprint as the Westborough-based company is set to open nine new locations throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
May 30, 2025
Up to 100K could lose Mass. Health Connector coverage under new U.S. House-approved bill
May 30, 2025Tens of thousands of Bay Staters could lose subsidized health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector and premiums could rise for most other members under a suite of reforms in the U.S. House-approved reconciliation bill that Gov. Maura Healey dubbed "devastating."
May 30, 2025
Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students as Trump Administration prepares to vacate closing campus on Monday
May 30, 2025“These are people's lives they're playing with, and it's horrible,” Hebert said of the Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally shutter all contract-run Job Centers across the country.
May 30, 2025
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Small businesses discuss struggles at state hearing
May 28, 2025Restaurant owners scrambling to turn profits amid rising food, labor and energy costs again turned to the Legislature Tuesday for some reprieve as they lobby to pass credit card surcharges onto their customers. Meanwhile, economic development groups that support minority businesses aired their worries on Beacon Hill about how the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies and tariffs are impeding their supply chain and customer base.
May 28, 2025
Trump Administration seeking to close two Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
May 28, 2025Supporters of the centers say closing them will undermine workforce readiness and leave nearly 500 residential students at the sites without a clear future.
May 28, 2025
Canadian firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
May 27, 2025With a planned start in June and completion expected by the end of September 2026, the study seeks to find ways to reconnect neighborhoods divided by the construction of the highway in the mid-20th century.
May 27, 2025
Arch Therapeutics files for bankruptcy, as company accepts stalking horse bid
May 27, 2025Two months after its CFO abruptly resigned, Arch Therapeutics, a Framingham-based biotechnology company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
May 27, 2025
Sweetgreen to open first Central Mass. location, as Shoppers World adds three restaurants
May 27, 2025Three growing fast casual restaurant chains are set to open at Shoppers World on the border of Framingham and Natick later this year.
May 27, 2025
IPG hires former medical device CEO to lead global laser systems efforts
May 23, 2025Mira Sahney has more than two decades of experience in leadership roles in industrial, medical, and high-tech markets, according to a press release issued by IPG on Thursday. She served as president of the pelvic health operating unit at Minnesota-based medical device firm Medtronic from 2021 to 2024.
May 23, 2025
bankHometown parent to acquire Colonial Federal Savings parent to form $7B institution
May 23, 2025Hometown Financial Group will soon acquire CFSB Bancorp, forming a nearly $6.9-billion entity.
May 23, 2025
Senate passes $61.4B annual state budget
May 23, 2025On the same day the U.S. House approved a sweeping package of tax relief and funding cuts that could impact state finances, the Massachusetts Senate approved an annual state budget that presses ahead with a sizable spending increase.
May 23, 2025
Waters Corp. acquires specialized imaging firm Halo Labs
May 22, 2025Milford-based Waters Corp. has acquired Halo Labs, a California-based company, which creates specialized imaging technology to detect interfering particles in therapeutic products.
May 22, 2025
DPH presses Framingham Union for more answers regarding upcoming NICU closure
May 22, 2025DPH’s request comes after the state agency deemed Framingham Union’s NICU an essential service following the hospital’s April announcement that it planned to shutter its 12-bassinet unit by June 10.
May 22, 2025
Senate moves forward to cap prescription drug prices
May 22, 2025After nearly 90 minutes of debate about financial burdens on patients, pharmaceutical industry lobbying, and legislative process, the Senate voted 34-5 to attach to the budget policy reforms authored by Health Care Financing Committee Co-chair Sen. Cindy Friedman.
May 22, 2025
Submissions for WBJ’s first-ever TOP DOG Contest due on Friday
May 22, 2025Meant to highlight office dogs and other canines who help make workdays better, winners will be included in WBJ’s special Dog Edition.
May 22, 2025
Virtusa acquires Australian tech firm to strengthen Asia-Pacific presence
May 22, 2025Virtusa, a digital engineering and IT firm based in Southborough, has acquired Mav3rik, an Australian-based company focused on helping firms utilize Salesforce products.
May 22, 2025
Site of Via Italian Table, WBDC sold for $7.3 million
May 21, 2025"We are thrilled to be part of writing the next chapter for this marquee property here in the city and to further our investment, literally and figuratively, in Worcester with this acquisition,” Dave Fontaine Jr. said in a press release issued Monday.
May 21, 2025
Board of education votes on new temp standards to replace MCAS graduation requirement
May 21, 2025The board of education voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve new interim regulations overhauling the state's competency determination (CD) requirements for high school graduation — a temporary move to create uniform graduation standards after use of the MCAS exam was struck down by voters in the fall.
May 21, 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.
