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May 14, 2025
Framingham Union Hospital's parent company has said it will consider the public’s request to operate at least a NICU with reduced services.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Vernon Medical Center building in Worcester sold for $1.3M
May 15, 2025A medical office building on Worcester’s Vernon Street has been sold to a local real estate investment firm.
May 15, 2025
Budget stall may lead to delayed payment for Mass. child care providers
May 15, 2025Reimbursements to child care providers who serve low-income families may be delayed in June, as funding remains tied up in a supplemental budget stalled in the Legislature, a top state official said Wednesday.
May 15, 2025
Gov. Healey imposes executive branch hiring freeze amid economic uncertainty
May 15, 2025Gov. Maura Healey moved Wednesday to pause most hiring in state government's executive branch in the face of what her office described as "widespread economic uncertainty at the national level and a tightening budget outlook" for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
May 15, 2025
Former CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital lands new role
May 14, 2025After her swift February resignation as CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Carolyn Jackson has assumed a new role as head of another Massachusetts hospital.
May 14, 2025
After $14.5M plaza purchase, Ocean State Job Lot opens in former Big Lots location
May 14, 2025The retailer’s purchase of the plaza came after the closure of a Big Lots location at the site.
May 14, 2025
MassHealth: Proposed Medicaid cuts could leave hundreds of thousands in Mass. uninsured
May 14, 2025The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce set off on a perhaps overnight process of marking up a package of Medicaid, energy and communications policy reforms with the potential for seismic impacts.
May 14, 2025
Leominster Plaza featuring urgent care clinic sold for $7.2M
May 14, 2025Leominster Plaza, a 20,279-square-foot retail center anchored by an urgent care clinic, has been sold for $7.2 million to a Charlton-based firm.
May 14, 2025
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Poland offers Westborough battery recycling firm $320M to construct plant
May 8, 2025The offer is meant to entice the firm to move forward with the construction of a manufacturing facility focused on cathode active materials.
May 8, 2025
Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry with $2.61M purchase
May 7, 2025Harry Kokkinis is back in the bakery business.
May 7, 2025
Central Mass. businesses remain pessimistic about local economy, as outlook on U.S. economy drops to 16-year low
May 7, 2025Business confidence in Central Massachusetts yo-yoed back into pessimistic territory in April as Massachusetts employers’ view of the U.S. economy sank to the lowest point since the end of the Great Recession in 2009.
May 7, 2025
Founder of Sal’s Pizza franchise breaks ground on 2.3M-sq.-ft. mixed-use project in Littleton
May 7, 2025Known as King Street and located on a former IBM campus near Interstate 495, the company says the project is the largest mixed-use development under construction in the state.
May 7, 2025
WBJ projects division launches Central Mass. wedding guide: We Do!
May 7, 2025The special projects division of Worcester Business Journal has launched its first-ever wedding guide, a website and magazine designed to equip couples with the inspiration and resources needed to plan their Central Massachusetts weddings.
May 7, 2025
Advocates push for bill codifying federal protections for immigrant, disabled students
May 7, 2025Gonzalez and other education, immigrant and disability advocates are flagging urgent concerns about federal threats to education rights for immigrant and disabled students.
May 7, 2025
Marlborough battery firm adds CFO with experience taking companies public
May 6, 2025XL Batteries in Marlborough has added three new executives, including Michael Rubino, a CFO who has previously taken three companies public.
May 6, 2025
Worcester Bravehearts part ways with GM Dave Peterson
May 6, 2025After 12 years with the Worcester Bravehearts collegiate summer baseball team, General Manager Dave Peterson has been let go by the organization.
May 6, 2025
Proposed healthcare reform bill aims to boost insurer coverage
May 6, 2025Doctors last week prescribed an insurance reform designed to save primary care practices and ensure patients get timely care. Insurers, though, say another mandate is the last thing Massachusetts needs when health care costs are already a big problem and are asking lawmakers to seek a second opinion.
May 6, 2025
Clark University develops first doctoral program in education department, designed to promote social change
May 6, 2025The low-residency transformative education program, housed in the university's education department, will meet in-person every other weekend in order to allow students to continue their full-time work positions.
May 6, 2025
Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday
May 6, 2025After a five-year hiatus, publicly-available candlepin bowling lanes are set to return to the city the sport was invented in.
May 6, 2025
Site of former Worcester private school back on the market
May 5, 2025Goddard/Homestead had planned on constructing a 158-unit senior housing complex at the site, with a planned opening in late 2024.
May 5, 2025
Shrewsbury plastic manufacturer sold to Boston investment firm
May 5, 2025The firm provides engineered plastic solutions and self-lubricating bearings used by the aerospace, defense, medical, and food processing industries.
May 5, 2025
Mass. sees $4.87M in cannabis sales on 4/20 holiday, 54% less than 2024
May 5, 2025The 4/20 holiday fell on Easter Sunday this year, compared to last year, when it fell on a Saturday.
May 5, 2025
AdCare tabs Saint Vincent nursing director to be fourth executive leader in two years
May 5, 2025AdCare Hospital has named Laura Ames as its new executive director, marking the Worcester-based detox facility’s second permanent executive direct and fourth leader overall since May 2023.
May 5, 2025
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.
