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August 1, 2025
A former Bose Corp. campus in Stow is set to be the site of an $83.8-million private boarding academy focused on developing students into elite athletes.
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Mahaniah steps into the state's top health care role
July 31, 2025Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Kiame Mahaniah took the helm of the largest department in state government this month and visited the governor's suite Wednesday for a ceremonial oath of office ceremony.
July 31, 2025
Sponsored articleCustomized Corporate Partnerships at The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory: Strategic Visibility, Exclusive Access, and Community Impact
May 12, 2025As Worcester continues to grow into a hub for innovation, arts, and culture, The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts is stepping forward with a refreshed vision for corporate engagement.
May 12, 2025
Chacharone buys Northborough flex building for $8.4M
July 30, 2025The two-story building was sold for $8.4 million by an entity managed by AllCare Plus Pharmacy.
July 30, 2025
Waltham firm organizes protest taking aim at highway service plaza bid process
July 30, 2025On Thursday, Global representatives filed a complaint with the State Ethics Commission alleging that Bosworth discussed potential employment with Applegreen's majority owner, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, while Applegreen worked on its bid. Applegreen and Blackstone slammed the complaint as false.
July 30, 2025
Tenants say state's housing production not fast enough, call for rent hike limits
July 30, 2025Rent control legislation was sent to study last session, part of a longstanding trend in which top Democrats have eschewed such measures, including a Boston home rule petition. A 1994 ballot referendum banned rent control in Massachusetts.
July 30, 2025
bankHometown consolidating Webster branches
July 29, 2025The country has lost about 1,646 bank branches every year since 2018, according to credit-building platform Self Financial.
July 29, 2025
U.S. News: UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top Mass. hospital, best in Worcester
July 29, 2025Once again, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has been ranked one of the top five hospitals in Massachusetts by the U.S. News & World Report.
July 29, 2025
Court releases 3K pages of documents detailing CCC chair's termination dispute
July 29, 2025More than 3,000 pages of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer, has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the Cannabis Control Commission.
July 29, 2025
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Cummings vet school ranked 18th best in nation by U.S. News
April 26, 2023Tufts University, which operates the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as having the 18th best veterinary science graduate program in the country.
April 26, 2023
Worcester tax firm buys historic Main Street building for expansion
April 25, 2023Worcester-based tax and business advisory firm Cunningham & Associates purchased the former Worcester Five Cents Bank Building in Worcester to expand its business.
April 25, 2023
Kerrigan election puts new chairs atop both parties
April 25, 2023Former lieutenant governor nominee Steve Kerrigan, CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in Worcester, cruised to the top post at the Massachusetts Democratic Party with no opposition Monday night.
April 25, 2023
Central Mass. businesses to split $264K to improve mattress and food recycling
April 25, 2023Four organizations in Central Massachusetts received grants totaling more than $264,000 to help expand the collection of mattresses, textiles, and food materials as part of the Commonwealth Recycling and Reuse Business Development Grant program on Thursday.
April 25, 2023
Central Mass. unemployment rates decrease after early-year rises
April 25, 2023After months of growing unemployment across Central Massachusetts communities, rates decreased in all three of the region’s metropolitan areas tracked by the state between February and March.
April 25, 2023
Healey sends Volkswagen settlement funds to electrify transit systems
April 25, 2023The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has allocated $34.3 million from the 2017 Volkswagen settlement to fund electric buses for regional transit authorities and electric vehicle projects.
April 25, 2023
Markey, Pressley highlight equity issues in latest fare-free transit push
April 25, 2023Members of the state's Congressional delegation relaunched a push Monday to roll out $25 billion in federal dollars to implement fare-free public transit options across the country.
April 25, 2023
Greater Worcester gas prices up another 9 cents this week
April 25, 2023Gasoline prices in the Worcester metro region rose another 9 cents over last week as consumers wait to benefit from lower oil prices.
April 25, 2023
Framingham State names Dean College VP as new enrollment dean
April 25, 2023Framingham State University named Iris Godes as its new dean of strategic enrollment management, with her starting the role on May 22.
April 25, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy could leave large holes at local shopping centers
April 24, 2023With national retailer Bed Bath & Beyond declaring bankruptcy on Sunday, the owners of shopping plazas may have a challenge in filling the large spaces left empty.
April 24, 2023
Community Healthlink president to depart amid 80 layoffs
April 24, 2023After a state inspection of three Community Healthlink substance abuse programs led to their suspension and a halt of new admissions, 80 layoffs are anticipated and the Worcester organization’s president is leaving her role.
April 24, 2023
Mass. AG calls for increased transparency in nursing home management
April 24, 2023Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is leading a coalition of 18 state AGs and the inspector general in Washington D.C. in a call for more transparent disclosures of nursing home ownership.
April 24, 2023
WPI partners with Nigerian university on business analytics education
April 24, 2023Beginning in the fall semester, Worcester Polytechnic Institute will partner with the Nigerian University of Technology and Management to offer its master’s degree in business analytics alongside NUTM’s professional certification in design thinking leadership principles.
April 24, 2023
Worcester Academy proposes athletic complex for former Saint Vincent site
April 24, 2023Worcester Academy proposed a 72,000-square-foot athletic complex at the former site of Saint Vincent Hospital on Providence Street in Worcester.
April 24, 2023
Healey replaces three MBTA board members, including chair
April 24, 2023Gov. Maura Healey further reshaped the leadership at the under-fire MBTA on Friday, replacing three members of the agency's board of directors and bringing a former T chief back into the fold.
April 24, 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.
