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The last 24-hour diner: As 24/7 dining slips away, a Worcester staple stands alone
Updated: June 2, 2025The Boulevard Diner now stands as Central Massachusetts’ sole independently-owned diner operating with any kind of 24-hour model.
Updated: June 2, 2025
UMass Memorial shutters two clinics, pauses non-clinical hiring
May 30, 2025UMass Memorial Health has implemented a system-wide hiring pause on all non-clinical, non-patient-facing roles and shuttered two behavioral health clinics.
May 30, 2025
Budget expert: Trump Administration policies could slash billions in federal funding for Mass.
May 30, 2025Massachusetts could face billions in lost federal revenue and heightened economic risk under the second Trump administration, a budget expert warned lawmakers Thursday, but he emphasized that a broad economic downturn could deal the hardest blow.
May 30, 2025
Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7M for small business training
May 28, 2025Nine Central Massachusetts nonprofits have received a total of nearly $1 million in grant funding for their efforts to provide small businesses with technical assistance training and access to financing.
May 28, 2025
Take WBJ's 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
May 27, 2025The first five months of 2025 have been a wild ride for the economy. How has your outlook changed for the rest of the year?
May 27, 2025
Arch Therapeutics files for bankruptcy, as company accepts stalking horse bid
May 27, 2025Two months after its CFO abruptly resigned, Arch Therapeutics, a Framingham-based biotechnology company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
May 27, 2025
bankHometown parent to acquire Colonial Federal Savings parent to form $7B institution
May 23, 2025Hometown Financial Group will soon acquire CFSB Bancorp, forming a nearly $6.9-billion entity.
May 23, 2025
Senate passes $61.4B annual state budget
May 23, 2025On the same day the U.S. House approved a sweeping package of tax relief and funding cuts that could impact state finances, the Massachusetts Senate approved an annual state budget that presses ahead with a sizable spending increase.
May 23, 2025
Akoya Biosciences considering unsolicited buyout amidst merger proceedings
May 21, 2025After biotech firm Akoya Biosciences previously announced it would be acquired by Quanterix, the company is now considering an unsolicited, all-cash buyout offer it received from an anonymous third party.
May 21, 2025
Following Nasdaq delisting, ConnectM finalizes $1.4M purchase of India-based energy company
May 20, 2025ConnectM Technology Solutions has completed a $1.4 million acquisition of Cambridge Energy Resources.
May 20, 2025
Power 100: WBJ names the most influential professionals in 2025
Updated: May 19, 2025The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Kurt Isaacson
Updated: May 19, 2025As Central Massachusetts continues to reel from the impacts of the ongoing opioid epidemic, Isaacson has leveraged his position as the head of Spectrum to provide services to as many patients as possible in as many locations as possible.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Bob Eddy
Updated: May 19, 2025Today, Eddy serves as chairman of the board of directors at the National Retail Federation, as a director at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and on the College Advisory Board at Babson College, his alma mater.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Pete Dunn
Updated: May 19, 2025As head of GWCF, he leads distribution of the funds from the third-largest grantmaking foundation in Central Massachusetts, as it has more than $205 million in assets.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Seth Pitts
Updated: May 19, 2025Pitts is the groundbreaking leader of Bay State Bank and is taking the community bank founded in Worcester in 1895 to new heights by bringing in exciting new executives and partnering with the state treasurer.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Rozanna Penney
Updated: May 19, 2025Penney has turned around the sinking ship that was Heywood Healthcare and today, the once-floundering system is breathing a sigh of relief.
Updated: May 19, 2025
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