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Worcester firm pays $55K fine for hazardous material violation
March 19, 2021A Worcester real estate firm and its manager have agreed to pay a fine of up to $55,000 to settle allegations from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office they knowingly failed to report hazardous materials at an apartment site off Shrewsbury
March 19, 2021
Gov. Baker downgrades travel order ahead of Monday’s Phase 4 beginning
March 19, 2021The travel order for those coming into Massachusetts will be downgraded to a travel advisory as of Monday, eliminating the need for visitors to fill out a travel form, according to a Thursday announcement from the Gov. Charlie Baker administration.
March 19, 2021
Senate confirms Isabel Guzman as new SBA administrator
March 17, 2021The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Isabel Guzman as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new administrator, in an 81-17 vote.
March 17, 2021
SBA extends disaster loan deferment period to 2022
March 15, 2021The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Friday it will extend deferment periods for all disaster loans, including those part of the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, until 2022.
March 15, 2021
WBJ announces the Hall of Fame, Class of 2021
Updated: March 15, 2021Five years ago, WBJ created its Hall of Fame in order to honor the lifetime achievements of those professionals who have significantly improved the Central Massachusetts economy and community. With the induction this year of the Class of 2021, the
Updated: March 15, 2021
WBJ Hall of Fame: Castiel works to eliminate healthcare inequities
Updated: March 15, 2021Matilde “Mattie” Castiel was 6 years old, unaccompanied except for her 8-year-old brother, when she left her native Cuba to come to the U.S.
Updated: March 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act includes billions of aid for small businesses
March 12, 2021The American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9-trillion economic relief package signed into law on Thursday by President Joe Biden, is slated to provide billions of dollars in aid to small businesses around the country.
March 12, 2021
Billions in additional federal aid coming to Massachusetts
March 11, 2021A very divided U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday debated and passed a $1.9 trillion package that is expected to funnel billions of dollars to Massachusetts for state and local government aid, education and transportation funding, and direct
March 11, 2021
Labor chief estimates permanent job losses at 250,000
March 10, 2021The Baker administration is hopeful that a new identification process for unemployment claimants will help the state clear out a backlog of hundreds of thousands of workers seeking jobless aid.
March 10, 2021
Worcester eyes footing in post-pandemic world
March 9, 2021Worcester has changed a lot over the last decade and a half. Not only has its downtown been physically transformed through a half-billion-dollar revitalization project, but City Manager Ed Augustus said the city in the heart of the commonwealth is
March 9, 2021
QCC helps funnel $3.4M toward student support
March 9, 2021Quinsigamond Community College announced on Monday it has received $2.4 million in emergency funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II, which was authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, as
March 9, 2021
Biden's interior acts quickly on Vineyard Wind
March 9, 2021Federal environmental officials have completed their review of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm, moving the project that is expected to deliver clean renewable energy to Massachusetts by the end of 2023 closer to becoming a reality.
March 9, 2021
Unemployment insurance bills on hold as DUA awaits legislative intervention
March 8, 2021The state is more than a month late in notifying businesses how much they will owe in unemployment insurance contributions for the first three months of the year, and the Department of Unemployment Insurance told employers last week it was prepared
March 8, 2021
Five Central Mass. communities split $725K in state street grants
March 4, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced Monday its award of $725,418 in Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program grants for five cities in Central Massachusetts to take initiative on challenges during the winter months.
March 4, 2021
Teachers eligible to sign up for COVID vaccines starting March 11
March 3, 2021Teachers, early educators and school staff members will be able to sign up beginning March 11 for vaccination appointments at any vaccination site in the state and some mass vaccination sites will hold aside particular days to vaccinate educators,
March 3, 2021
10 Central Mass. communities receive $7M for housing, neighborhood aid
March 2, 2021Nearly $7 million in state funding announced Tuesday will go toward neighborhood and housing improvements in 10 Central Massachusetts cities and towns.
March 2, 2021
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