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Education

  • The Power 50: Jill C. Dagilis

    July 9, 2018

    If you've ever served on a volunteer nonprofit board in Central Massachusetts, you've probably met Dagilis, serving right along aside you.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Jeannie Hebert

    July 9, 2018

    Little goes on in the Blackstone Valley business community without Hebert's knowledge and – usually – involvement.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Ravi Vig

    July 9, 2018

    In April, Vig decided to move Allegro's 286 employees making computer semiconductors from the firm's 53-year-old Worcester home to Marlborough, continuing Marlborough's regional pull.

    July 9, 2018
  • The Power 50: Tina M. Sbrega

    July 9, 2018

    For nearly 10 years now, Sbrega has led a community-based credit union with $498 million in assets and 28,162 members.

    July 9, 2018
  • The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

    July 9, 2018

    In compiling our annual list of the most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community, there are countless CEOs, executive directors, presidents and founders to choose, from organizations with billions in revenue and offices

    July 9, 2018
  • Worcester art initiatives earn $69K in grants

    June 29, 2018

    The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded $69,000 to artists and arts initiatives in Worcester as part of a new program.

    June 29, 2018
  • Worcester's overhyped renaissance

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018

    Long caught in Boston's shadow and for decades trying to forge a new reputation for itself, Worcester is eager to find reasons to tout its economic progress – even if it is just a new restaurant or construction project start.

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018
  • Colleges seek out cheaper students as fewer traditional students apply

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018

    At a time when colleges are battling high costs and a shrinking pool of high school graduates, they are increasingly turning for growth to an area where they don't need to recruit students, house them in dorms or feed them in dining halls.

    Grant Welker June 25, 2018
  • Movers & Shakers

    June 25, 2018

    RYAN LANDRY is the new assistant vice president and senior consumer loan underwriter for UniBank.

    June 25, 2018
  • Framingham State secures $1M STEM grant

    Grant Welker June 21, 2018

    Framingham State University has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to increase STEM education.

    Grant Welker June 21, 2018
  • For the underserved, primary care landscape is changing

    Livia Gershon June 18, 2018

    An increasing amount of primary care is being provided by agencies set up specifically with low-income and marginalized people in mind: federally qualified community health centers.

    Livia Gershon June 18, 2018
  • Charlton solar facility to benefit Perkins in Lancaster

    Zachary Comeau June 18, 2018

    A Boston solar firm has completed its fourth community solar project in Worcester County, this one a 2.6-megawatt facility in Charlton to benefit a Lancaster human services agency.

    Zachary Comeau June 18, 2018
  • Mass. unemployment remains at 3.5%

    June 15, 2018

    Massachusetts unemployment rate has been at 3.5 percent for eight straight months, according to the state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

    June 15, 2018
  • Baker signs $623M life sciences bill

    Zachary Comeau June 15, 2018

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed a $623-million life sciences bond bill to provide funding for education, research and development and workforce training for the industry.

    Zachary Comeau June 15, 2018
  • Clark to offer health informatics, educational leadership programs

    June 11, 2018

    Clark University will offer two new certificates in health informatics and educational leadership this fall.

    June 11, 2018
  • Seven Hills, WAM ink five-year program to showcase disabled artists

    Zachary Comeau June 8, 2018

    A new partnership between the Worcester Art Museum and Seven Hills Foundation will see the two organizations and its affiliates seek to improve the lives of people with disabilities through arts and culture.

    Zachary Comeau June 8, 2018

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Should more be done to connect Worcester neighborhoods separated by I-290?
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The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Board will soon begin a study assessing redesign options for the Vernon Street Bridge over Interstate 290 in an effort to connect the Worcester neighborhoods that sit on either side. The project aims to bolster mobility and access, which target community goals including affordable housing and expanded park space, and multimodal safety improvements to reduce conflicts between vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. So far, the project has received $125,000 in funding from the planning board in addition to $625,000 in state and federal commitments.