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2025 Power 100: Dr. Michael Collins
Updated: May 19, 2025Since January, Collins has been resolute in his advocacy for UMass Chan and other institutions of higher education as he has directly called out the President Donald Trump Administration for threatening to cut National Institutes of Health funding
Updated: May 19, 2025
What is the nature of power? The Power 100 for 2025 provide their insights
Updated: May 19, 2025“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Tom Bull
Updated: May 19, 2025Beyond financing, a solid piece of property, good design and construction partners, or even a great lawyer, what a developer looking to complete a major real estate project in Worcester needs more than anything else is fire Capt. Tom Bull’s approval.
Updated: May 19, 2025
The Insiders: Who do Central Mass. power players say are the most influential people in the region?
Updated: May 19, 2025In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jim McGovern
Updated: May 19, 2025Upheaval in the federal government since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office has placed renewed importance on McGovern, who must fight to protect funding, programs, and people as a member of the minority party in the House of
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Amie Shei
Updated: May 19, 2025Shei addresses the nuanced and complicated need for health equity by using an intersectional and holistic approach as she tirelessly advocates for those who don’t have a seat at the table. In February, she was honored as Massachusetts Woman of the
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: David Fithian
Updated: May 19, 2025Amid the federal government’s crackdown on immigration, Fithian quickly made himself a leading voice among institutions of higher education, making his support for his international students clear and adding Clark to the amicus brief in American
Updated: May 19, 2025
Updated: May 19, 2025
The Insiders 2025: Jennifer Flanagan Long
Updated: May 19, 2025Story by Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson
Updated: May 19, 2025
State requiring health insurers to curb increases to deductibles and copays next year
May 16, 2025The Division of Insurance flexed its new authority under a 2025 law giving officials heightened scrutiny over health insurance costs.
May 16, 2025
Snow contractors look for relief from liability issues
May 16, 2025"If a janitor were to come outside and throw a bucket of water with no snow prep present — if it froze and someone slipped, we're going to be held responsible for the issue," McDuff said.
May 16, 2025
State commits $25M to Worcester Auditorium redevelopment
May 15, 2025Redevelopment of the 2,000-seat, 165,000-square foot venue is being led by the Boston-based Architectural Heritage Foundation.
May 15, 2025
Budget stall may lead to delayed payment for Mass. child care providers
May 15, 2025Reimbursements to child care providers who serve low-income families may be delayed in June, as funding remains tied up in a supplemental budget stalled in the Legislature, a top state official said Wednesday.
May 15, 2025
Gov. Healey imposes executive branch hiring freeze amid economic uncertainty
May 15, 2025Gov. Maura Healey moved Wednesday to pause most hiring in state government's executive branch in the face of what her office described as "widespread economic uncertainty at the national level and a tightening budget outlook" for the fiscal year
May 15, 2025
Clark School of Business, WBJ launch Women’s Executive Academy
May 14, 2025The School of Business at Clark University in Worcester, in partnership with Worcester Business Journal, has launched a training academy to help emerging women leaders develop new skills and advance their careers.
May 14, 2025
Healey proposal would cut energy bill charges, reopen door to nuclear facilities
May 14, 2025Energy bills soared for many Bay Staters this winter, exacerbating chronic cost-of-living pressures for Massachusetts residents and businesses that already pay some of the highest energy prices in the country.
May 14, 2025
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