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Fitchburg, Worcester receive Urban Agenda funding
January 18, 2019Fitchburg has received $60,000 and Worcester $65,000 for economic development initiatives through the state's Urban Agenda Grant Program.
January 18, 2019
Left behind: Minorities are hard to find in the legal pot industry
January 7, 2019The industry, which in its infancy relies on companies with ready access to cash, is not very diverse.
January 7, 2019
Many more pot shops on the way, CCC chair says
December 28, 2018Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman said said the CCC is in a "rhythm" now that could result in four to eight new retail stores coming online each month.
December 28, 2018
Massachusetts aims to train drug convicts in legal marijuana industry
December 20, 2018The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has rolled out what it calls is the country's first social equity program for the marijuana industry.
December 20, 2018
Fitchburg school-to-apartments conversion tops off
November 29, 2018A ceremony held at the former B.F. Brown School was a chance for officials and development partners to mark the latest stage in what is seen as a revitalization of the city's downtown.
November 29, 2018
Massachusetts retailers sell $2.2M of recreational marijuana in first week
November 27, 2018For the first week, the stores reported a combined 56,380 products sold and an average of just under $40. Customers are averaging 3.4 products per transaction.
November 27, 2018
Read the full WBJ-WRRB City of Immigrant report
November 19, 2018The WBJ and Worcester Regional Research Bureau embarked on a monthslong look at the impact of immigrant businesses in Worcester. The project found foreign-born residents make up 36 percent of the city's business owners.
November 19, 2018
UMass medical device center gets $7.9M grant
November 14, 2018The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center will establish a new center to help those working on new technologies to fight heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders.
November 14, 2018
SBA brings Emerging Leaders program to Worcester, 19 graduate
November 14, 2018For the first year, the U.S. Small Business Administration brought its Emerging Leaders program to Worcester, the agency announced Tuesday.
November 14, 2018
The importance of immigrants
November 12, 2018WBJ this year partnered with our friends over at the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to learn more about the historic and modern impacts immigrants had in our city.
November 12, 2018
Helping immigrant businesses: Foreign-born entrepreneurs aren't as familiar with their available resources
November 12, 2018A focus group found foreign-born entrepreneurs weren't as connected as they could be to resources. The city and its partners say helping such businesses is a priority.
November 12, 2018
City of Immigrants: Foreign-born residents have unusually large impact on Worcester's economy
November 12, 2018Immigrants in Worcester are more likely than native citizens to start their own business and have bachelor's degrees, giving them a disproportionate share of the economy.
November 12, 2018
Seven Central Mass. entities receive collaborative workspace funding
November 2, 2018Seven entities in Central Massachusetts have received a share of $2.2 million in state grants to help spur entrepreneurship and small businesses.
November 2, 2018Keep the Worcester development rolling
October 29, 2018Based on the buzz coming from the successful recruitment of the Red Sox Triple A team, the sustained increase of development activity in the city's downtown and the burgeoning foodie and entertainment scene, the city is hot as a pistol.
October 29, 2018
Menkiti Group to acquire pawn shop building on Main Street from MassDevelopment
October 17, 2018The Menkiti family is making yet another move to purchase property downtown, as the Menkiti Group has agreed to a purchase and sale agreement to buy the former Pawn Shop building in Worcester.
October 17, 2018
Becker adds e-sports scholarships
October 11, 2018Becker College has begun offering scholarships to students studying e-sports management, making it what Becker says is the first program to do so in the country.
October 11, 2018
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