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Q&A: Saint Vincent CEO on why the nurses strike ended, how she feels about the deal, and where the hospital goes from here
Updated: January 10, 2022CEO Carolyn Jackson, who was often personally the target of the union members’ frustration, is now tasked with repairing the hospital's culture.
Updated: January 10, 2022
Best of Business 2022: Professional Services
Updated: January 10, 2022Ten companies won the 10 awards in the Best Professional Services supercategory, including Best Law Firm, Best Accounting Firm, Best Bank, and Best Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: January 10, 2022
Black Economic Council names Framingham-raised entrepreneur as new CEO
January 7, 2022The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts has named Nicole Obi as its new president and CEO, effective Monday, BECMA announced on Thursday.
January 7, 2022Natick company fined $98K for asbestos violations at Northbridge property
January 6, 2022NE Capital, LLC. of Natick has been fined $98,004 for violations of asbestos regulations during work at a multi-family residential property it owns in Northbridge, according to a Thursday press release from the Massachusetts Department of
January 6, 2022
Worcester Planning Board votes in favor of 18-unit redevelopment project
January 6, 2022On Dec. 22, the Worcester Planning Board recommended rezoning of a former mill on Webster Street, moving a proposed housing project forward to City Council.
January 6, 2022
Change in law leads to massive December tax haul
January 6, 2022The Department of Revenue reported Wednesday that the state in December 2021 collected $1.4 billion more than in December 2020 and $1.23 billion more than estimates for the month. But DOR also said much of that money will be returned through refunds.
January 6, 2022
Saint Vincent spent upward of $31M in battle against striking nurses
January 5, 2022Saint Vincent Hospital likely spent, at the most modest estimate, upward of $30 million in staffing and police detail costs over the course of a 301-day nurses strike, which officially ended Monday.
January 5, 2022
Worcester County COVID cases spike 288% in two weeks
January 5, 2022Worcester County had 1,882 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
January 5, 2022
Striking Saint Vincent nurses ratify contract, end 301-day strike
January 3, 2022Union nurses who have been on strike since March 8 voted on Monday night to ratify a new contract with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, ending an historic 301-day strike initially hinging on staffing ratios.
January 3, 2022
Nonprofit buys former Saint Peter-Marian school site to build 158-unit senior housing
January 3, 2022Worcester senior housing nonprofit Goddard/Homestead has purchased a 24-acre site on Grove Street in Worcester for $4.75 million, where it plans to construct a new senior living campus.
January 3, 2022
Nearly 1,000 state employees left jobs over vaccine mandate
December 30, 2021Just fewer than 1,000 executive branch employees have left their jobs because they did or would not comply with Gov. Charlie Baker's vaccine mandate for public employees, including 656 people whose departures were involuntary.
December 30, 2021
Mass. DPH launches smoking cessation campaign
December 30, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday the launch of a new public awareness campaign aimed at promoting state tools to help residents quit smoking and vaping nicotine products.
December 30, 2021-
City of Worcester sets single-day record for COVID cases Tuesday
December 29, 2021The City of Worcester reported 923 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, setting a new single-day case count record.
December 29, 2021 
CDC halves recommended quarantine time for those who are asymptomatic
December 29, 2021The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has halved its recommended quarantine time to five days for those who have COVID-19 but are asymptomatic, the federal agency announced on Monday.
December 29, 2021
Franklin apartments sell for $129M, three years after development
December 27, 2021Station 117 Apartments, located on Dean Avenue in Franklin, sold for $129.1 million on Dec. 20, marking a rate of roughly $500,000 per unit, according to the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.
December 27, 2021
Former Boys Club approved to become affordable senior housing
December 23, 2021The Worcester Planning Board on Wednesday approved a site plan for the redevelopment of the former Boys Club at 16 Salisbury St., which is set to become 80 units of senior housing.
December 23, 2021
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