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Former Worcester temp agency manager will pay $3.5M, report to prison
February 14, 2022A former Worcester temp agency manager will report to federal prison at the end of February and pay $3.48 million in restitution to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Travelers Insurance.
February 14, 2022
Gov. Baker signs off on $101M COVID-19 response bill
February 14, 2022Massachusetts will steer another $101 million toward its COVID-19 response under a spending bill Gov. Charlie Baker signed over the weekend that also shifts the statewide primary election date up to Sept. 6.
February 14, 2022
Developer proposing 415-unit high rise on Franklin Street
February 11, 2022Worcester-based developer GoVenture Capital Group, LLC plans to construct a 415-unit high-rise at a former industrial site off Worcester’s Franklin Street, according to an application submitted to the city's planning board.
February 11, 2022-
Gov. Baker will begin distributing $500 to 500K low-income workers in March
February 9, 2022The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration will begin distributing $500 payments to 500,000 low-income workers in March as part of a $4 billion spending plan for American Rescue Plan Act funds, Baker’s office announced Tuesday.
February 9, 2022 
Worcester had 898 evictions in 2021, report shows
February 9, 2022In 2021, 898 evictions were filed in Worcester, according to a report from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development shared with the Worcester City Council.
February 9, 2022
Toll Brothers buys $12M luxury housing community in Hopkinton
February 7, 2022A new single-family home community being developed in Hopkinton sold for $11.9 million to Toll Brothers, a Pennsylvania-based luxury real estate developer, according to the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds.
February 7, 2022
The Boardroom Gap: Women still fight barriers to advancement, as their role in Central Mass. business leadership stagnates
Updated: February 7, 2022In its annual The Boardroom Gap investigation of gender diversity in the region’s business leadership, WBJ found 37% of executives & board members are women, unchanged from 2021.
Updated: February 7, 2022
Reduced proposal for The Cove project approved
February 3, 2022The Worcester Planning Board has unanimously approved a revised definitive site plan for The Cove, a mixed-use development in the Polar Park ballpark tax district, cutting the planned project from 13 stories to seven.
February 3, 2022
UMass Chan tabs MassBay executive to address statewide nursing shortage
February 2, 2022Bresnahan, who holds a doctorate in advanced nursing practice, most recently served as director of nursing at MassBay Community College in Wellesley.
February 2, 2022
Worcester city council approves proposal for largest affordable housing project in decades
February 2, 2022On Tuesday night, Worcester City Council voted unanimously in favor of a proposal by the mayor to build the first large-scale affordable housing development in two decades.
February 2, 2022
$5B merger between Shrewsbury manufacturer and Finnish supplier postponed
February 2, 2022An ongoing merger between Shrewsbury-based valve manufacturer Neles Corporation and Valmet Oyj, a technology developer in Finland, which was expected to be completed in January has now been postponed to April due to lengthy regulatory review
February 2, 2022
CCC seeks public comment of War on Drugs impact expansion
February 2, 2022Central Massachusetts communities on the list include Worcester, Southbridge, Spencer, and Fitchburg.
February 2, 2022
Worcester apartments to receive $178M renovation, adding 100 new units
February 1, 2022Curtis Apartments, a 372-unit complex located on Great Brook Valley Avenue in Worcester, will undergo a $178-million redevelopment and add 100 additional units, the Worcester Housing Authority announced on Saturday.
February 1, 2022
Worcester home values rose 18% in 2021
February 1, 2022In December, Greater Worcester sale prices for single-family homes continued to rise steadily, up nearly 14% in the city and 10% countywide, while the number of sales decreased, following statewide trends, according to a Tuesday report from Peabody-
February 1, 2022
Worcester developer buys $1.4M Grafton complex
January 28, 2022An eight-unit condominium complex in Grafton sold for $1.4 million to Michael Ermani, a Worcester-based developer who made several multi-million purchases in the region last year.
January 28, 2022
Madison Properties receives $57M for residential development near Polar Park
January 27, 2022Madison Properties has received $57 million in financing for its 228-unit residential building from Rockland Trust Company.
January 27, 2022
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