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August 21, 2025
A 36,977-square-foot industrial building in Sterling has been sold, part of a sale-leaseback deal which will see its former owner remain at the site.
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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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Founder of Worcester nonprofit LIFT no longer part of leadership
May 23, 2023Living in Freedom Together, a Worcester nonprofit organization aiming to end the sex trade, is no longer led by its founder, Nicole Bell.
May 23, 2023
Unemployment rates across Central Mass. drop full percentage point in April
May 23, 2023Metro regions across Central Massachusetts experienced lower unemployment again in April after a drop in March.
May 23, 2023
Robotics firm renews Marlborough lease
May 22, 2023ReWalk Robotics, a robotics company specializing in building exoskeletons to help people with mobility challenges, has renewed its lease at its Marlborough offices.
May 22, 2023
Rhode Island firm buys land with Westborough hotel for approximately half of 2015 price
May 22, 2023Rhode Island-based Magna Hospitality Group has purchased the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough for $15 million.
May 22, 2023
Devens building leased to R&D firm sells for $11M to Tennessee-based investors
May 22, 2023A Devens industrial building on seven acres at 53 Jackson Road was sold on May 15 to a Tennessee firm for $11 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.
May 22, 2023
CCC agrees to faster approach on cannabis cafes
May 22, 2023Cannabis regulators voted Monday to overhaul their approach toward rolling out social consumption locations, sometimes referred to as marijuana cafes, that voters embraced in the 2016 ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana use.
May 22, 2023
After April drop, mid-May tax collections up
May 22, 2023State tax collections over the first half of May were up nearly 12 percent over the same period in May 2022.
May 22, 2023
Kraft Group companies open two new facilities in Boylston
May 22, 2023Worcester-based packaging manufacturer Rand-Whitney Container opened its new 384,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Boylston on Thursday.
May 22, 2023
Tennessee firm plans $6M Extra Space Storage facility in Framingham
May 22, 2023A Tennessee company has proposed a 90,000-square-foot storage facility at 579 Old Connecticut Path in Framingham.
May 22, 2023
Hologic receives FDA clearance for combined flu, RSV, COVID test
May 22, 2023Marlborough medical device manufacturer Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for a new combined test that can detect influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronavirus.
May 22, 2023
Worcester developer plans Webster Street mill transformation
May 22, 2023Worcester Affordable Housing LLC has proposed a renovation and addition to its former mill building at 70 Webster St. in Worcester, creating 33 apartments.
May 22, 2023
Massachusetts unemployment rate sees slight decrease in April
May 19, 2023The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in April fell slightly for the second month in a row, according to the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
May 19, 2023
WPI dean named to NIH council, to help make research recommendations
May 19, 2023Jean King, the dean of school of arts and sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named to a top council at the National Institutes of Health.
May 19, 2023
Economists: Mass. growth slowing, GDP expected to decline
May 19, 2023Massachusetts squeaked out a smidgen of economic growth in the first quarter of 2023, slowing substantially from its late 2022 growth rate, and analysts are predicting GDP declines in the second and third quarters.
May 19, 2023
Worcester State, Guild of St. Agnes open $8M childcare facility in former bowling alley
May 19, 2023The Guild of St. Agnes, a nonprofit childcare profit childcare agency, opened a new child care and early education center in Worcester in collaboration with Worcester State University on Thursday.
May 19, 2023
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.
