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Education

  • Unum donated over $12.7M in 2015; built Worcester partnerships

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2016

    Unum and its employees donated more than 88,000 volunteer hours and $12.7 million to charitable organizations in 2015.

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2016
  • Agreement reached over Mass. painkiller limits

    State House News Service March 9, 2016

    An agreement has been reached to put limits on first-time opioid prescriptions and use additional screening of students and emergency room patients for signs of addiction.

    State House News Service March 9, 2016
  • Mass. leads big data charge; draws $2.4B in investments

    Sam Bonacci March 9, 2016

    Big data means big money for projects and companies in Massachusetts, with over $2.4 billion invested in companies in the last two years as well as $115 million from the federal government.

    Sam Bonacci March 9, 2016
  • Board freezes Mass. tuition rates

    State House News Service March 8, 2016

    The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on Tuesday froze tuition at state universities and community colleges.

    State House News Service March 8, 2016
  • Worcester joins nationwide arts economy study

    Sam Bonacci March 8, 2016

    Worcester recently joined a national study seeking to measure the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations.

    Sam Bonacci March 8, 2016
  • WPI makes big data college value list

    Sam Bonacci March 7, 2016

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been named to a list of the Top 50 Best Value Big Data Graduate Programs of 2016, highlighting the value that the school's programs represent as one of four in Massachusetts to make the list.

    Sam Bonacci March 7, 2016
  • Mass. 'innovation economy' grew by $25B

    State House News Service March 2, 2016

    The rate of spending on research and development in Massachusetts outpaced that of its peer states with vibrant technology sectors as the innovation economy grew by more than $25 billion from 2009 to 2014.

    State House News Service March 2, 2016
  • Worcester needs to unlock airport potential

    Timothy J. Mcgourthy Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 29, 2016

    The largest single transportation facility in Worcester, and arguably that with the most potential, Worcester Regional Airport (airport code ORH) is a critical element in Greater Worcester's transportation tripod of road, rail, and air.

    Timothy J. Mcgourthy Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 29, 2016
  • Bioscience community defends drug pricing model

    Sam Bonacci February 29, 2016

    Amid growing political and industry pressure to suppress the rising costs of prescription drugs, leaders in the Central Mass.

    Sam Bonacci February 29, 2016
  • State Resource Network can help Central Mass. innovate

    Anne Haynes Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 29, 2016

    Yesterday's innovations shaped today's Gateway Cities.

    Anne Haynes Special To The Worcester Business Journal February 29, 2016
  • Movers & Shakers

    February 29, 2016

    THOMAS LODGE was appointed to the board of trustees at Nichols College in Dudley. A 1979 graduate of Nichols, Lodge is a retired former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked for more than 20 years.

    February 29, 2016
  • UMass sets research funding record

    State House News Service February 24, 2016

    Research spending at the University of Massachusetts reached a record $629 million during the past year and financial support for academic research on the five campuses has outpaced the growth of federal support for higher education research over a

    State House News Service February 24, 2016
  • Fitchburg Art Museum recognized

    Sam Bonacci February 23, 2016

    The Fitchburg Art Museum has been recognized for its work with the community, being named one of 30 finalists for a national award focused on museums making a difference in their communities.

    Sam Bonacci February 23, 2016
  • Saint Vincent hires new COO

    Sam Bonacci February 22, 2016

    Saint Vincent Hospital will have a new chief operating officer beginning March 7 when Ava Jo Collins will take over the position.

    Sam Bonacci February 22, 2016
  • New strategies at MassHealth

    State House News Service February 22, 2016

    Seeking federal dollars and more cost-controls, the Baker administration is reworking Medicaid on at least two fronts, moving toward population health and installing independent assessors for people in need of a range of services.

    State House News Service February 22, 2016
  • Economists: Achievement gap, transportation woes holding back growth

    State House News Service February 18, 2016

    Local economists huddled in late January to discuss the state of play in Massachusetts and emerged with the consensus conclusion that the fiscal condition of state government represents a "potentially troubling development for both growth and

    State House News Service February 18, 2016

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