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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
September 26, 2025- September 26, 2025
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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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WooSox partner with Canal District businesses for rewards program
June 6, 2023The Worcester Red Sox are partnering with Canal District and Green Island businesses to encourage fans to patronize businesses in the neighborhood by offering discounts and reward points.
June 6, 2023
Worcester lot sold for Grafton Street car wash
June 6, 2023A portion of a commercial lot at 1059 Grafton St. in Worcester was sold for $775,000 to a company planning to build a car wash at the property.
June 6, 2023
Tax collections rebound after steep drop in April
June 6, 2023State tax revenues surpassed expectations in May after an unexpectedly steep nosedive in April, yet the total haul remains hundreds of millions of dollars short of projections with the budget year drawing to a close, officials said Monday.
June 6, 2023
Historic block sold in Southbridge for $5.3M to Orlando investors
June 5, 2023The Whitford Building and the Edwards Block at 295 and 344 Main St. in Southbridge sold for $5.3 million to a group of Orlando investors on May 31.
June 5, 2023
Index: Central Mass. business leaders still optimistic on economic outlook
June 5, 2023While the business community throughout Massachusetts have begun to feel pessimistic about the state’s economic outlook for the first time in three years, company leaders in Central Mass. remain cautiously optimistic, according to the monthly index from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
June 5, 2023
MassHealth rolls grew during first redetermination month
June 5, 2023More than 12,000 people left MassHealth coverage in April, and top state officials expect those numbers to grow significantly in the coming months as the process of redetermining eligibility for about 2.4 million Bay Staters ramps up.
June 5, 2023
QCC granted $200K to help formerly incarcerated people obtain work in the food industry
June 5, 2023The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development granted Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester $200,000 to fund a training program for previously incarcerated individuals.
June 5, 2023
Westborough optics company names new chairman, to replace founder
June 5, 2023Manufacturing company Kopin elected director James Brewington as its new chairman of the board, replacing company founder John Fan.
June 5, 2023
Maynard genetically-engineered fish farming firm stops construction on large Ohio facility
June 2, 2023AquaBounty Technologies, a Maynard-based salmon-farming company, has paused construction on its planned 479,000-square-foot Pioneer, Ohio fish farm, because of an increase in projected construction costs.
June 2, 2023
Saint John’s High School trustee pledges $1M to support school’s wellness initiative
June 2, 2023Saint John’s High School trustee and alumnus Dennis Crowley has committed $1 million to support the school’s Curriculum of Care in Support of Community Wellness priority of the private Shrewsbury boys-only high school’s strategic plan.
June 2, 2023
Wegmans to close Natick Mall location, as customer levels never reached goals
June 2, 2023The 134,000-square-foot, multi-level Wegmans supermarket at the Natick Mall will close later this summer.
June 2, 2023
Milford Regional opening new multi-specialty facility in Medway
June 2, 2023Milford Regional Medical Center is breaking ground on a new satellite location in Medway, its newest community-based facility.
June 2, 2023
New housing secretary Edward Augustus promises more housing, offers few details
June 2, 2023Former Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus was sworn in on Thursday morning as the state's first Cabinet-level housing secretary in three decades, saying he is focused on increasing housing production, but staying mum on specific policies that housing advocates say are necessary.
June 2, 2023
Cannabis company closing Worcester and Framingham dispensaries
June 1, 2023Trulieve, a Florida-based cannabis company with dispensaries in Worcester, Framingham, and Northampton, will close all three of those operations on June 30.
June 1, 2023
New Worcester angel investment group seeks to fund startups
June 1, 2023A Worcester-based group of angel investors has banded together to form Wire Group, which invests up to $150,000 a year in high-growth startups and has already made three commitments to Massachusetts companies.
June 1, 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.
