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Best of Business 2025: Best Employee Services
Updated: January 13, 2025These companies including limousine, health insurance, and staffing firms were the best employee services providers in Central Massachusetts for 2025.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 13, 2025
Updated: January 13, 2025Employees at the Worcester Housing Authority, Clinton Savings Bank. and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts are making strides in their careers.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Stepping into the storm: As Worcester’s newly appointed chief equity officer, Kevin Lovaincy has his work cut out for him to advance the City’s DEI efforts
Updated: January 13, 2025Until October, the City’s chief equity officer role had been vacant since April 2022.
Updated: January 13, 2025
Edward Street promotes early childhood education advocate to CEO
January 9, 2025Worcester nonprofit Edward Street has promoted employee Kim Davenport to the child care advocate’s leading role of CEO, effective Monday.
January 9, 2025
Fitchburg private school receives largest-ever donation to create $8M endowment
January 6, 2025Five years after community and business leaders scrambled to keep St. Bernard’s High School opened after the Diocese of Worcester could no longer cover the school’s deficit, the Catholic Fitchburg school has received the largest donation in its
January 6, 2025
Student housing on tap for former Hope Lodge following $950K sale
December 27, 2024The former Hope Lodge at 7 Oak St. in Worcester is set to see a new life as student housing, following a $950,000-purchase by an Oxford-based firm.
December 27, 2024
State legislature advances 16 bills as end of session looms
December 27, 2024Thursday's action included three bills newly advanced by the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
December 27, 2024
Central Mass. state universities split $4.2 million to increase graduation rates within marginalized communities
December 23, 2024Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students.
December 23, 2024
WBJ's 10 bold predictions for 2025
Updated: December 23, 2024Every December for this Economic Forecast special edition, the journalists in the WBJ newsroom forecast 10 possible news events for the coming year, based on their expertise and the trends in the Central Massachusetts business community.
Updated: December 23, 2024
Making big boxes fun again: As large retail spaces become vacant, landlords are finding immersive businesses like mini golf and pickleball can keep the crowds coming in
Updated: December 23, 2024Converting big-box retail spaces has become increasingly necessary as digital retail impacts demand.
Updated: December 23, 2024
Results: How did WBJ do with 2024's bold predictions?
Updated: December 23, 2024In December 2023, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.
Updated: December 23, 2024-
Central Mass. universities split $1M to bolster behavioral health workforce
December 13, 2024Five Worcester County universities have received a slice of $12.4 million in funding to financially support students entering the mental health or substance use disorders treatment fields.
December 13, 2024 
Gardner inks first first tenant for new community center
December 13, 2024The Waterford Community Center was developed at the site of the former Waterford Street School, which was left vacant in 2022 after the City constructed the Gardner Elementary School.
December 13, 2024
Holy Cross to serve as Pan-Mass Challenge starting line in 2026
December 11, 2024In two summers, thousands of cyclists will line up at the College of the Holy Cross to begin their multi-mile journeys across Massachusetts as the Worcester college will serve as the starting line for the Pan-Mass Challenge come August 2026.
December 11, 2024
Fitchburg State appoints first executive director of diversity
December 10, 2024Joshua Dodds has been named Fitchburg State University’s inaugural executive director of diversity, equity, and belonging programs as the institution looks to create an inclusive community amidst heightened anti-DEI sentiments throughout the country
December 10, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Dec. 9, 2024
Updated: December 9, 2024Employees at Milford Regional Physician Group, bankHometown, and Vision Advertising are moving up in their careers.
Updated: December 9, 2024
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