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Banking & Finance

🔒WBJ’s 10 bold predictions for 2026

UMass Memorial Health will absorb another hospital, and nine other predictions.
Education

🔒Eight months after UMass Chan layoffs, NIH to review delayed funding applications

The year-long battle over National Institutes of Health funding, which caused UMass Chan Medical School to lay off employees in April, reached a new milestone on Tuesday.
Banking & Finance

🔒How did WBJ do with its bold predictions for 2025?

CCC was not placed into receivership, no hospital replaced Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and the results of eight other bold predictions for 2025.
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Government & Politics

Cannabis reform proposals set to be negotiated next year

A six-person conference committee is now fully in place and ready in the new year to begin hashing out final details of Massachusetts legislation overhauling cannabis laws.
Government & Politics

Ballot initiatives on unionization, limiting state taxes clear important milestone

Nine ballot initiatives are now cleared to advance toward the 2026 ballot. Two more proposals to address residential zoning laws and create a Nature For All Fund still need to be certified.
Government & Politics

Lawmakers seek more transparency on funding for ballot initiatives

Facing a potentially crowded and costly 2026 ballot cycle, lawmakers advanced legislation to tighten disclosure rules for ballot question campaigns and reveal who’s funding them.
Health Care

State receives $162M from feds for rural health

Asked how Massachusetts plans to deploy the new funds, a spokesperson for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services said state officials "just received the notice" and are reviewing it.
Agriculture

Cannabis growers using less than 70% of licensed cultivation space could be downgraded to lower limits

If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's maximum canopy to a lower tier, according to a CCC memo.
Real Estate

🔒Spencer townhouses sold for $4M to Vermont firm

An 18-unit, townhouse-style apartment property in Spencer has been purchased by a Vermont-based firm for $4.03 million. The property, located at 0 Townhouse Court off...

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Banking & Finance

🔒Site of Shaw’s in Worcester sold for $31M

Fidelity Investments in Boston is now the owner of the site of a Shaw’s supermarket in Worcester, after buying the property for $31 million. An...
Arts & Entertainment

🔒Union representing Worcester Railers and other ECHL players reach tentative agreement with league to resume play

“This process proved the power of unity and standing together,” Todd Skirving, member of the PHPA executive committee, wrote on X.
Opinion

Viewpoint: Economic dynamics in Central Mass. are strong

Brian Westerlind, president and CEO of Webster Five bank, sees a sturdy local economy heading into 2026.
Economy

🔒EcoForecast survey: For first time since 2020, WBJ readers say the economy is in worse condition than a year ago

Despite the pessimistic results about 2025, the plurality of respondents see improvement in 2026.
Real Estate

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Real estate’s opportunity among uncertainty

Housing conversions, technology development, and a possible housing reset are all on the table for 2026.
Health Care

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Fresh faces to lead health care

New leaders are expected to arrive at UMass Chan Medical School and Saint Vincent Hospital.
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Blackstone Valley

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Manufacturing’s unpredictability, tempered enthusiasm

Federal policies, particularly around tariffs, will loom over the Central Massachusetts manufacturing industry in 2026.
Central Mass. South

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: DEI will operate in a low-key manner

The political backlash against diversity & inclusion will relegate DEI efforts to lower-profile initiatives in 2026.
MetroWest

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Community colleges step up in the higher ed industry

Next year will see a deepening of the role community colleges play in the higher education industry.
North County

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Craft beer & cannabis will struggle to adapt

The past year hasn’t been kind to either the craft beer or cannabis spaces, as a downturn in investor enthusiasm for both sectors and other factors have deterred growth. Despite some hope, headwinds remain.

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