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LATEST HEADLINES
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
Whitin Community Center purchases historic first high school site to meet growing childcare needs
September 24, 2025The expansion project will see the vacant school building converted into a childcare center, which will add 20 new preschool seats and 65 additional school-age care slots.
September 24, 2025
New fiber internet provider launches service in Holden
September 24, 2025Previously, Spectrum was the only wired internet provider available to residential customers in Holden.
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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Baker hoping for abortion bill signing ceremony
July 27, 2022Pushed into action by a Supreme Court ruling that overturned 50 years of legal precedent in the United States, the Legislature on Tuesday sent to Gov. Charlie Baker the second major abortion rights bill in less than two years, seeking to shield providers from legal actions brought by other states and expanding and clarifying a woman's right to an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy.
July 27, 2022
Princeton service dog nonprofit opens $2.6M breeding center, names new board chair
July 27, 2022Princeton-based nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs announced a series of promotions, including a new board chair, just a month after marking the grand opening of the organization’s new $2.6-million breeding center.
July 27, 2022
Ascentria names four Worcester leaders to its board
July 27, 2022Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based human service nonprofit, has named four new members to its board of directors.
July 27, 2022
New Mass. law bans discrimination based on hairstyle
July 27, 2022As Gov. Charlie Baker signed a ban on school or athletic event discrimination based on hairstyles, Deanna Cook was taken back to the first time she got detention as a high school sophomore because her braids did not conform to her school's policy.
July 27, 2022
Fail-first therapy crackdown on move in Senate
July 26, 2022The Senate advanced seven pieces of legislation previously passed by the House on Monday morning, getting bills dealing with "fail first" insurance policies and the consequences of student loan debt default into the hopper for the final week of formal sessions.
July 26, 2022
Gardner brewery joins hoppy non-alcoholic market
July 26, 2022Moon Hill Brewing Co. of Gardner has launched a new non-alcoholic brew called Dry Water, entering it into the growing marketplace for non-alcoholic beverages that taste similar to hoppy beers.
July 26, 2022
Mass. gas prices down another 11 cents
July 26, 2022Following last week’s 11-cent drop, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is down another 11 cents in Massachusetts this week to $4.52.
July 26, 2022
No deals, and a frustrated Baker to start week
July 26, 2022The final week for major action on Beacon Hill started off much the way last week ended: with lawmakers waiting, waiting and waiting some more for deals to emerge and an irate governor taking rare shots at the Legislature.
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Gaming execs: Sports betting drawing workers out of state
July 26, 2022Gaming industry executives from Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor on Monday reminded lawmakers of the "hyper-competitive industry" they operate in and of the ways the state's prohibition on sports betting is affecting their businesses as the time for legislative negotiators to strike a deal runs short.
July 26, 2022 
Insulet COO appointed to L.S. Starrett board
July 26, 2022Chuck Alpuche, executive vice president and COO of Acton medical device manufacturer Insulet Corp. has been appointed to the board of Athol manufacturing firm The L.S. Starrett Co. according to a Monday press release.
July 26, 2022
Former home of The Bridge community center officially sold to developer
July 25, 2022An entity registered to two Boston developers purchased the former Sargent Card Building in Worcester – most recently the site of The Bridge community center – for $925,000 on Friday, in another step toward the transformation of the site.
July 25, 2022
Former Sutton campground sold for residential development
July 25, 2022The former Old Holbrook Place Campground in Sutton sold on Thursday for $1.5 million, to be used for future residential development.
July 25, 2022
UMass Chan commercialization arm awards $2M for healthcare research
July 25, 2022The research commercialization division of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester granted $2.2 million to seven awardees to advance healthcare innovations.
July 25, 2022
AbbVie pays Belgian firm $60M to develop glaucoma treatment
July 25, 2022AbbVie, a Chicago-based biotech company with a bioresearch facility in Worcester, will partner with Belgian eye-care researcher iSTAR Medical to develop and commercialize a device to treat glaucoma.
July 25, 2022
Holy Cross raised $58M in fiscal 2022
July 25, 2022The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester raised more than $58 million over the 2022 fiscal year.
July 25, 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.
