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Education

  • American Antiquarian Society seeking $20M for expansion

    Sam Bonacci October 11, 2016

    The American Antiquarian Society is seeking $20 million in state bonds towards a $21.6 million expansion project in Worcester.

    Sam Bonacci October 11, 2016
  • MassDiGI gets $583K to build video game ecosystem

    Sam Bonacci September 30, 2016

    MassDiGI at Becker College has been awarded a five-year. $583,000 grant that will help build up the state's video game infrastructure, Congressman Jim McGovern announced Thursday.

    Sam Bonacci September 30, 2016
  • Sexual assault, terrorism focus of Worcester conference

    State House News Service September 29, 2016

    Massachusetts law enforcement and college officials gathered Wednesday to talk about sexual assaults and terrorist threats, two areas of focus that have commanded attention in the past decade.

    State House News Service September 29, 2016
  • QCC recognized for low-income affordability, success

    Sam Bonacci September 20, 2016

    Quinsigamond Community College has been named to a list of 25 community colleges across the country that advance opportunities for low-income students by the U.S Department of Education.

    Sam Bonacci September 20, 2016
  • Framingham State passes record $10M fundraising milestone

    Sam Bonacci September 19, 2016

    Framingham State has passed $10 million in fundraising in its latest campaign, more than the university has ever raised in a single campaign in its history.

    Sam Bonacci September 19, 2016
  • 5 things to know about your nursing care

    September 19, 2016

    At some point in your life, you or a loved one will end up in the hospital and it is important to have a solid understanding of nursing care.

    September 19, 2016
  • Clark University launches new professional studies school

    Sam Bonacci September 16, 2016

    Clark University has launched its new School of Professional Studies that will build upon the institutes previous professional classes previously taught under the College of Professional and Continuing Education school.

    Sam Bonacci September 16, 2016
  • Worcester schools make U.S. News & World Report list

    Sam Bonacci September 13, 2016

    The latest U.S. News and World Report college ranking is out, with Worcester's schools having a strong showing overall and climbing in key rankings of more than 1,800 schools throughout the nation.

    Sam Bonacci September 13, 2016
  • Happy trails, Gail Carberry

    September 12, 2016

    It is difficult to overstate the impact Gail Carberry has had on both Quinsigamond Community College and the Central Massachusetts business community.

    September 12, 2016
  • Mount Wachusett opens doors to displaced ITT Tech students

    Sam Bonacci September 9, 2016

    The abrupt closure of all 137 campuses of the ITT Technical Institute has left approximately 35,000 students out in the cold, and Mount Wachusett Community College has announced it will work with them to find them a place at the school.

    Sam Bonacci September 9, 2016
  • Carberry to retire as Quinsigamond Community College president

    Laura Finaldi September 6, 2016

    Gail E. Carberry, who has led Quinsigamond Community College as its president for 10 years, announced Tuesday she will retire from her position at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year.

    Laura Finaldi September 6, 2016
  • New website seeks to open government's data

    State House News Service September 6, 2016

    Massachusetts Comptroller Thomas Shack is poised to give anyone interested the opportunity to take a closer look at the digital innards of state government with a new transparency website aptly called CTHRU.

    State House News Service September 6, 2016
  • WPI breaks ground on $49M building; completes $18M in fundraising

    Sam Bonacci September 1, 2016

    The Worcester Polytechnic Institute broke ground on its Foisie Innovation Studio and announced that alumni had raised $9 million in three months to help bring the project to fruition.

    Sam Bonacci September 1, 2016
  • Worcester schools top Princeton Review list

    Sam Bonacci August 31, 2016

    Worcester's schools have topped the Princeton Review's 2017 list, taking top honors in categories including most accessible professors, tree-hugging vegetarians, best career services, and most politically apathetic students.

    Sam Bonacci August 31, 2016
  • New England Center for Children opens $11M autism institute

    Laura Finaldi August 29, 2016

    The $10.5-million John and Diane Kim Autism Institute, opening next month, will house research, professional development and technology for the New England Center for Children, allowing it to continue to train its workforce, improve its technology

    Laura Finaldi August 29, 2016
  • 40 Under 40: Michael Herbert

    August 26, 2016

    After working as assistant town manager and chief financial officer for three years, Herbert in 2016 was promoted to town manager, orchestrating the increase of the town's bond rating two notches from AA to the highest level of AAA.

    August 26, 2016

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The Massachusetts House passed an overhaul marijuana oversight bill on June 4, part of which would raise the retail license limit for each business from three to six over a three-year period. The three-license limit was established to prevent large companies from taking over the legal cannabis industry and push out smaller firms. However, the new six-license-limit proposal is seen as a way for firms to achieve economies of scale and survive in the ultra-competitive industry.