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Four Central Mass. manufacturers awarded $449K from state accelerate program
September 26, 2024Four Central Massachusetts businesses have received a combined $449,354 from a program designed to assist small and midsize manufacturers.
September 26, 2024
U.S. Senate asks for Nashoba Valley parent CEO to be charged with contempt
September 26, 2024The U.S. Senate agreed Wednesday to ask federal prosecutors to consider criminal contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre.
September 26, 2024
Executive director of Downtown Worcester business district stepping down
September 25, 2024Evelyn Darling, executive director of the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, has stepped down from the role.
September 25, 2024
Mass. launches $25M fund looking to boost social equity cannabis companies
September 25, 2024Up to $25 million in grants are available to cannabis business owners who come from communities harmed by enforcement of past marijuana laws.
September 25, 2024
Mass. senator: State's Steward hospitals were left in very bad condition during ownership transfers
September 24, 2024Significant work lies ahead for Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals as they transition to new owners, warned Sen. Barry Finegold, who earlier this summer feared one facility might close in his district.
September 24, 2024
St. Onge family opens ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’-themed cannabis dispensary in Millbury
September 23, 2024Millbury-based cannabis dispensary Wonderland Cannabis Co. is now open.
September 23, 2024
Mass. home prices set new August record, as Worcester County median costs hits $476K
September 17, 2024Other than prices creeping upwards, the Central Massachusetts single-family market saw little change since August last year.
September 17, 2024
WPI makes controversial purchase of two Worcester hotels official, buys properties for combined $46M
September 16, 2024WPI is following through with its purchase of two Gateway Park hotels.
September 16, 2024
Waiting for a lifeline: Social equity cannabis businesses navigate the increasingly difficult industry as they await grants from a $27M fund
Updated: September 16, 2024Social equity cannabis companies say more support needed.
Updated: September 16, 2024
The search for sustainable change: Worcester is close to filling its long-vacant DEI role, which was restructured in hopes of creating stability
Updated: September 16, 2024The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.
Updated: September 16, 2024
Inclusive development: The dustup over WPI’s hotel plans sparked a debate over who sits at Worcester’s tables of power
Updated: September 16, 2024The WPI hotel-to-housing controversy sparked a secondary conversation about the organization which initially led the charge by sending WPI a fiery public letter.
Updated: September 16, 2024
Unemployment strained as benefits outpace funding
September 13, 2024Four and a half years after COVID-19 upended the state's economy, joblessness remains low, total employment has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and the fund used to pay jobless benefits has more than $2.5 billion on hand.
September 13, 2024
Fired cannabis commission leader plans legal fight, as interim chair takes over
September 11, 2024Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed current CCC Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as acting chair of the agency on Tuesday.
September 11, 2024
Goldberg fires Cannabis Control Commission chair after year-long battle
September 9, 2024Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts.
September 9, 2024
Opposition to tipped worker pay increase rolls out ad campaign
September 6, 2024A pricey fight over whether to increase what employers must pay tipped workers is well underway in Massachusetts.
September 6, 2024
Clark offering tuition discount for Worcester city employees
September 6, 2024The discount will apply to courses offered through Clark’s School of Professional Studies’ undergraduate transfer/degree completion program.
September 6, 2024
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