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Central Mass. artists split $180K in Mass Cultural Council grants
March 27, 2025A total of 447 artists throughout Massachusetts individually received $5,000 unrestricted grants from the state agency through its second annual Grants for Creative Individuals initiative.
March 27, 2025
Cashing in on cannabis: Worcester County communities collected $6.4M in cannabis taxes last year, with border communities realizing new windfalls
Updated: March 24, 2025For communities that have welcomed recreational sales, this newly created industry and the sales associated with it have been a boon for their municipal budgets.
Updated: March 24, 2025
United force: Central Mass. business leaders are standing by their DEI initiatives amid federal funding threats
Updated: March 24, 2025In Central Massachusetts, a group of top business executives are taking a public stance, sticking with DEI while at the risk of losing federal revenue.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Movers & Shakers for March 24, 2025
Updated: March 24, 2025Employees are being hired, promoted, and elected to boards throughout Mirick O’Connell, Fletcher Tilton, and MutualOne Bank.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Cornerstone Bank president to retire next year
March 18, 2025After a 16-year tenure with Worcester-based Cornerstone Bank, Randal Webber has announced his plans to retire as president in early 2026.
March 18, 2025
Workers Credit Union names first-ever chief commercial banking officer
March 17, 2025Workers Credit Union has named its inaugural chief commercial banking officer, promoting Deb Larsen to the Littleton-based company’s new C-suite position.
March 17, 2025
ConnectM Technology Solutions plans to appeal Nasdaq delisting notice
March 14, 2025ConnectM Technology Solutions, a Marlborough-based green energy technology firm, received a delisting notice for failure to meet the $50-million market value required of listed securities, according to a Wednesday press release from the company.
March 14, 2025
UMass Chan freezes hiring, plans layoffs in preparation for NIH funding cuts
March 13, 2025UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is implementing immediate and upcoming cuts to hiring, spending, and employment.
March 13, 2025
Augustus: Market uncertainty may scare off housing investors
March 13, 2025State government leaders in Massachusetts are trying to instigate a building boom to address a housing shortage marked by high rents and sale prices, but a top housing official is now warning that headwinds from Washington could threaten their
March 13, 2025
Hopkinton animal shelter raises $5M as Town signs off on new facility
March 12, 2025The $5 million raised is a milestone toward the overall goal of $6.5 million. These funds will allow the nonprofit to expand from its current 2,480-square-foot shelter into a 8,200-square-foot modern shelter.
March 12, 2025
CCC warns oversight could be jeopardized without significant budget increase
March 11, 2025The Cannabis Control Commission is asking lawmakers to fund its work at $30.8 million in fiscal year 2026.
March 11, 2025
Funding research: While UMass Chan celebrated an historic donation and cemented its position as a leader in ALS research, the school raised red flags about planned federal cuts
Updated: March 10, 2025These private donations may soon become significantly more important as the federal government is weighing funding cuts to health research.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Movers & Shakers for March 10, 2025
Updated: March 10, 2025Employees at Vision Advertising, Thrive Support & Advocacy, and Main Street Bank are advancing in their careers.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Brick & mortar: Central Mass. banks are standing behind the power of in-person banking in an increasingly digital age
Updated: March 10, 2025In Central Massachusetts, the confidence banking executives have in the brick-and-mortar model is unwavering.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Competing for world-class capital: Worcester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is attracting more investors
Updated: March 10, 2025It was once common business wisdom that you had to be in a major U.S. city to successfully attract venture capital for a startup. Not anymore, according to key figures in Worcester's entrepreneurial scene.
Updated: March 10, 2025
BJ’s membership revenue up 8% after January price hike
March 6, 2025BJ’s saw a 90% membership renewal rate in the fiscal year ending on Feb. 1 after implementing a membership price increase at the beginning of 2025.
March 6, 2025
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