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Sixteen years after joining The Arc of Opportunity as its president and CEO, Mary Heafy plans to retire from the nonprofit next year.
Legendary Legacies awarded $150K for workforce program employing previously incarcerated individuals
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LATEST HEADLINES
Organized labor pushes for energy and air quality upgrades at schools
September 26, 2025Massachusetts AFL-CIO, the Climate Jobs Massachusetts Action coalition and a handful of individual locals were among those who voiced support for a bill (H 3476 / S 2275) that would require energy and air quality audits for public schools, universities and colleges.
September 26, 2025
State prepping for potential federal government shutdown
September 26, 2025The prospect of a shutdown comes as Massachusetts is navigating significant fiscal complexity. The Legislature passed a stream of funding bills earlier this year to address shortfalls in the fiscal 2025 budget, and the state's $61 billion fiscal 2026 budget signed by Gov. Maura Healey this summer relies heavily on federal dollars.
September 26, 2025
Texas firm buys Worcester storage facility near former Rotmans site for $9M
September 25, 2025Hines, a global real estate investment firm based in Houston, has purchased the site of a storage facility near the former site of Rotmans Furniture.
September 25, 2025
Six of 10 Central Mass. hospitals were profitable in fiscal 2024
September 25, 2025Athol Hospital has risen to the top as the most profitable in Central Massachusetts, according to data released Thursday.
September 25, 2025
Commonwealth Fusion’s headquarters in Devens sold for $74M
September 25, 2025The Devens headquarters of Commonwealth Fusion Systems has been sold for $74 million by a Boston-based real estate investment firm to two investment groups.
September 25, 2025
Owner of Grafton pub to retire, as new owners come onboard
September 25, 2025After 46 years of owning and operating the restaurant, Edward Whiterell has decided to retire.
September 25, 2025
QCC enrollment surges, reaches highest headcount in 13 years
September 24, 2025Quinsigamond Community College’s fall 2025 enrollment has grown approximately 15% since last year, reaching the Worcester school’s highest headcount in 13 years.
September 24, 2025
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Outstanding Women In Business Awards
Women in Central Massachusetts play a critical role in the regional economy as business owners, executives, entrepreneurs and community leaders.
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, One College St., Worcester
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Estate tax, housing credits headline $590M state Senate tax relief plan
June 9, 2023Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a long-awaited tax relief package, and both branches and the governor have now all rolled out proposals to cut costs for Massachusetts residents and make the state more competitive.
June 9, 2023
Report: Massachusetts seeing billions in excessive health care spending
June 8, 2023Massachusetts regulators delivered one of their most forceful warnings yet that health care prices are spiraling out of control, ramping up the pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to wrangle the trend and fulfill a consensus vision of cost control.
June 8, 2023
Southborough laser R&D firm appoints president
June 8, 2023Southborough-based Block Engineering named photonics veteran Steven Buckley as its new president.
June 8, 2023
Education consortium names Holy Cross president as next chair
June 8, 2023The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts board has selected Vincent Rougeau, president of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester as its next board chair, effective July 1.
June 8, 2023
Leominster bakery receives $1.25M MassDevelopment loan to update new location
June 8, 2023Bisousweet Confections will renovate and purchase equipment for its new 20,000-square-foot facility in Leominster with a $1.25 million loan from MassDevelopment.
June 8, 2023
Q&A: The vintage farmhouse vibe in Webster
Updated: June 12, 2023Shop owner Sheri Putnam, together with her husband Bob Putnam and Design Coordinator Susan Krysinski, maintain an ever-rotating stock of farmhouse-styled merchandise that all but bursts off the shelves.
Updated: June 12, 2023
A Thousand Words: Cannabis dispensary closures
Updated: June 12, 2023Multistate operator Trulieve is closing three cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts, including in Worcester and Framingham.
Updated: June 12, 2023Editorial: Housing push needs local cooperation
Updated: June 12, 2023Massachusetts needs housing. As one of her main efforts to alleviate the increasingly unaffordable cost of buying and renting housing, Gov. Maura Healey has prioritized building new homes throughout Mass.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Viewpoint: Small businesses remain bullish for 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023Despite economic headwinds, small business owners in Worcester and elsewhere are confident in their abilities to manage their businesses through difficult times.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Viewpoint: Why UMass Memorial needs to close maternity services in Leominster
Updated: June 12, 2023Maternity care is highly specialized and requires continuous and consistent coverage. The advanced nature of these services, combined with existing labor shortages and the steadily declining number of births at the hospital, has heightened the difficulties of staffing this unit.
Updated: June 12, 2023101: Generating leads
Updated: June 12, 2023Sales lead to revenue, and revenue leads to meeting company goals; but what leads to sales? Leads, of course.
Updated: June 12, 2023
The high dive into entrepreneurship
Updated: June 12, 2023inspired by her brother, a local entrepreneur Lauren Howe details how she overcame the many challenges of entrepreneurship and COVID to build her business from the ground up.
Updated: June 12, 2023
10 Things I know about ... Accessing liquidity for an investment opportunity
Updated: June 12, 2023With higher interest rates and tightening credit conditions, you may need to get creative on how to tap liquidity for a business investment or real estate acquisition.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Movers & Shakers for June 12, 2023
Updated: June 12, 2023People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Fidelity Bank, and Clark University.
Updated: June 12, 2023
Cannabis comes of age: Five years in, regulators face a new set of issues
Updated: June 12, 2023When the first recreational cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts opened in November 2018, their parking lots assumed a festive air as people lined up, sometimes for hours, to get the newly legal product. Nearly five years later, legal cannabis has become an unremarkable part of the state economy.
Updated: June 12, 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.
