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Mass. economic growth slowed in first quarter, ranks 31st in nation
July 3, 2024While the Massachusetts real GDP saw deceleration in growth in the first quarter of 2024, the state rose in national real GDP rankings from its position in 2023.
July 3, 2024
Sturbridge nonprofit merges with Webster firm to create $66M human services agency
July 1, 2024Sturbridge-based human services nonprofit Venture Community Services on Monday merged with Life-Skills, a Webster-based services provider for those with intellectual, physical, and emotional disabilities.
July 1, 2024
Lundgren owner snatches up two former Berkshire branches for $5.2M
July 1, 2024One year after closing branch locations in Marlborough and Westborough, Boston-based Berkshire Bank has sold the properties to an Auburn-based real estate investment firm.
July 1, 2024
Framingham nonprofit receives cut of $8M for 988 suicide network
June 28, 2024Framingham-based community support nonprofit United Way of Tri-County is one of five Massachusetts organizations set to split $8.3 million in state and federal grant funding to continue their participation in the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
June 28, 2024
UMass Chan leaders constitute nearly half of top 20 highest-paid state employees
June 27, 2024Nine of the top 20 highest-paid state employees in Massachusetts are employed by UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester.
June 27, 2024
Framingham nonprofit to open autism business training center at Natick Mall
June 26, 2024Advocates, a Framingham-based human services nonprofit, will open an autism training center for businesses and a social space for children and families impacted by autism.
June 26, 2024
QCC launches robotics manufacturing certificate program
June 25, 2024Come fall, students at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will have the opportunity to earn the institution’s new Automation Robotics Manufacturing Technology certificate, a program aimed at preparing students for entry-level positions in
June 25, 2024
As Asian-owned businesses struggle in Mass., report recommends dropping citizenship requirement for minority-owned certification
June 25, 2024As the number of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts have risen by 187% in the past two decades, a new survey shows Asian American & Pacific islander company owners are struggling in the economy, particularly among immigrant-owned businesses
June 25, 2024
Worcester rest home administrator indicted for allegedly stealing from facility and patients
June 25, 2024An administrator at Donna Kay Rest Home in Worcester has been indicted on charges related to an alleged scheme to embezzle more than $220,000 from the rest home and its senior residents.
June 25, 2024
Greater Worcester gasoline prices drop again
June 24, 2024Gasoline prices in the Greater Worcester metro area gas prices decreased again this week, along the Massachusetts average, although this downward current may not last for long.
June 24, 2024
Modest optimism: In WBJ’s annual survey, business leaders largely are feeling good about 2024
Updated: June 24, 2024Compared to WBJ’s year-end Economic Forecast survey published in December, Central Massachusetts business leaders aren’t quite as optimistic as they were six months ago.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Not feeling the vibecession: Economists see a somewhat stable Central Mass. headed in the right direction
Updated: June 24, 2024Cautious optimism. These two words are perhaps the most succinct way to summarize how some of the region’s economists and business figures feel about the state of the Central Massachusetts economy.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Developing equity: New $50M fund seeks to address housing crisis and lack of diversity
Updated: June 24, 2024MassHousing and the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp have teamed up to launch what they say is the largest publicly led financing program of its kind in the country.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Movers & Shakers for June 24, 2024
Updated: June 24, 2024Employees at Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, Fidelity Bank, and Walker Development & Construction Management are on the move.
Updated: June 24, 2024
Cornerstone Bank to merge parent companies with Holyoke bank to form $6B entity
June 21, 2024The parent companies of Cornerstone Bank of Worcester and PeoplesBank, headquartered in Holyoke, will merge to create a $6-billion organization with 29 branches across Central and Western Massachusetts.
June 21, 2024
QCC receives $171K in state funding to boost healthcare training programs
June 19, 2024Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will now be able to upgrade to industry-standard lab equipment for its nursing assistant (CNA) certificate program and surgical technology associate degree program, as the institution has received $171,016
June 19, 2024
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