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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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TJX Cos. sees profit increase in second quarter, as 21 new stores open
August 17, 2022Revenue at TJX-branded stores in the U.S. fell short of expectations in the second quarter, which the company attributed to high inflation.
August 17, 2022
Home sales drop in key MetroWest communities, as price increases slow
August 17, 2022Home prices continued to increase in several MetroWest towns and in Middlesex County, as Massachusetts as a whole saw a dramatic drop in the number of home sales.
August 17, 2022
Gannett layoffs hit smaller Central Mass. newsrooms, MetroWest Daily
August 17, 2022Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain and owner of Worcester’s Telegram & Gazette, Framingham’s MetroWest Daily News as well as several other local papers, has laid off personnel across its publishing empire.
August 17, 2022
Inc. magazine names 19 Central Mass. companies to fastest-growing list
August 17, 2022Led by Worcester manufacturing tech firm Solvus Global, 19 Central Massachusetts firms made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a national list of the fastest growing companies from the New York City magazine.
August 17, 2022
WPI rebrands Office of Multicultural Affairs to reflect diversity mission
August 17, 2022The Office of Multicultural Affairs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has renamed itself the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education, to more accurately portray its role going forward.
August 17, 2022
Memoire nightclub $25,000 fine showcases state regulatory muscle
August 17, 2022After five separate incidents in which patrons at Encore Boston Harbor's Memoire nightclub, some of them underage, were served more alcohol than they should have been, the Mass. Gaming Commission has fined the nightclub operator $25,000 and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission is upping its presence there.
August 17, 2022
For Spilka, new mental health law culminates a lifelong story
August 17, 2022Tuesday's signing ceremony for the state's new mental health law was more than the celebration of another legislative achievement for Senate President Karen Spilka. It was also affirmation that a childhood clouded by a parent's untreated mental health issues had been worth it.
August 17, 2022
With first ad, surtax fight is coming to Bay State living rooms
August 17, 2022More than half a decade after supporters launched their first effort to put a ballot question imposing a higher tax rate on wealthy households before voters, the campaign shifted into a new gear Wednesday morning.
August 17, 2022
Baker’s bill-filing ability could come into play for eco dev
August 17, 2022As the House and Senate's overtime talks around tax relief and economic development stretch on, Senate President Karen Spilka suggested Tuesday that Gov. Charlie Baker might end up being the one to put forward a bill to provide funding for things like housing, hospitals and electric vehicle policies.
August 17, 2022
Saint Vincent offers aquablation treatment for enlarged prostates
August 17, 2022Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is the first hospital in Central Massachusetts to offer aquablation treatment for people with enlarged prostates, the hospital announced on Monday.
August 17, 2022
Seven monkeypox cases in Worcester, as city launches informational website
August 17, 2022As of Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 228 monkeypox cases in Massachusetts, a number much higher than any other state in New England.
August 17, 2022
Worcester staffing agency reports client’s 106 layoffs
August 16, 2022Worcester-based staffing firm Masis Staffing Solutions laid off 106 workers related to a large client on Aug. 5.
August 16, 2022
City of Leominster receives $25K to spruce up downtown business facades
August 16, 2022The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has granted $25,000 to the City of Leominster to support the city’s facade improvement program, which helps business owners upgrade their facilities’ exteriors.
August 16, 2022
Worcester home sales fall 22%, dropping faster than Worcester County and statewide averages
August 16, 2022The number of homes sold in the city of Worcester in July dropped 21.5% compared with July 2021. This compares with an 11% drop in the number of sales in Worcester County for July year over year and a 17% drop statewide.
August 16, 2022
Mass. gas prices still falling, down to $4.27
August 16, 2022The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Massachusetts dropped another 10 cents, following an 11-cent drop last week.
August 16, 2022
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.
