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Federal court temporarily blocks Trump Administration efforts to close Job Corps centers in Grafton and Devens
June 5, 2025A federal judge had ordered the Trump Administration to stop its attempts to shutter Job Corps centers across the country, including in Grafton and Devens.
June 5, 2025
Higher ed committee supportive of Healey plan for college building boom
June 4, 2025The governor's pitch to leverage the new income surtax to invest $2.5 billion into replacing and repairing buildings on the state's 29 public colleges and universities was met with enthusiasm on Tuesday from the committee in whose hands the proposal
June 4, 2025
Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
June 3, 2025In response to financial challenges and a dramatically reduced incoming freshman class, Clark University in Worcester school will restructure its degree tracks and layoff up to 30% of its faculty.
June 3, 2025
Gov. Healey demands information on Saturday ICE arrest of Milford High School junior
June 2, 2025Gov. Maura Healey stepped up her criticism of recent federal immigration enforcement actions in Massachusetts, this time "demanding" immediate information on the reported arrest of a Milford High School junior Saturday.
June 2, 2025
Movers & Shakers for June 2, 2025
Updated: June 2, 2025Employees at Bowditch & Dewey, the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, and Quinsigamond Community College are moving forward as professionals.
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Q&A: At Red Dog's, roofing runs in the family
Updated: June 2, 2025A third-generation roofer based in Fitchburg, Cochran earned his MBA from Fitchburg State University and turned the family trade into a business with locations in Massachusetts, Florida, and Connecticut. He now hopes to pass the tradition on to his
Updated: June 2, 2025
Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students as Trump Administration prepares to vacate closing campus on Monday
May 30, 2025“These are people's lives they're playing with, and it's horrible,” Hebert said of the Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally shutter all contract-run Job Centers across the country.
May 30, 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
Board of education votes on new temp standards to replace MCAS graduation requirement
May 21, 2025The board of education voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve new interim regulations overhauling the state's competency determination (CD) requirements for high school graduation — a temporary move to create uniform graduation standards after use of the
May 21, 2025
2025 Power 100: Dr. Michael Collins
Updated: May 19, 2025Since January, Collins has been resolute in his advocacy for UMass Chan and other institutions of higher education as he has directly called out the President Donald Trump Administration for threatening to cut National Institutes of Health funding
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Donna Hodge
Updated: May 19, 2025Hodge is the first female president of Fitchburg State, a public regional institution with 6,000 full- and part-time students across 30 undergraduate and 22 graduate programs
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jeannie Hebert
Updated: May 19, 2025Hebert has been instrumental in continuing the Blackstone Valley’s legacy as a historic center of American innovation.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Barry Maloney
Updated: May 19, 2025Maloney has led Worcester State since July 2011, and he’s now the second longest-serving president of the 29 public colleges and universities in Massachusetts.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Dana Neshe
Updated: May 19, 2025When Neshe stepped into her executive roles in 2024, she made Middlesex Savings the largest woman-run bank in Central Massachusetts. She was promoted from her previous position as chief operating officer, playing a key role in the bank rounding out
Updated: May 19, 2025
What is the nature of power? The Power 100 for 2025 provide their insights
Updated: May 19, 2025“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Michael London
Updated: May 19, 2025London has mastered growing a tech company better than almost every other company in the U.S.
Updated: May 19, 2025
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