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State releases final stretch energy code
September 27, 2022The Baker administration's Department of Energy Resources late last week quietly released its final language for the state building code changes that it hopes will encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification
September 27, 2022
UMass Memorial reimbursed $3.6M for DCU field hospital
September 27, 2022The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health $3.6 million for operating a COVID field hospital at the DCU Center twice during the first year of the pandemic.
September 27, 2022
MassHire upgrades leased space in Southbridge
September 26, 2022MassHire Central Region Workforce Board has signed a 10-year lease on a new 6,500-square-foot space in the Southbridge Innovation Center, according to a Monday press release by Southbridge Associates, which owns and operates the 1.2-million-square-
September 26, 2022
Worcester awarded $1.2M grant to study climate change impacts on the city
September 26, 2022The City of Worcester has been granted nearly $1.2 million for research on the city’s drainage system and the impact of climate change on the city.
September 26, 2022
Greater Framingham unemployment reached 2.8% in August
September 21, 2022Unemployment in the Framingham area fell significantly in August, with the local area rate dropping by 1.6 percentage points compared to the same month the year before.
September 21, 2022
FEMA awards $1.2M to Worcester for DCU field hospital
September 21, 2022The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the City of Worcester for operating the 250-bed DCU Center field hospital in the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 21, 2022
Developer halts $55M Worcester project, considers sale of Main St. site
September 21, 2022Construction of SilverBrick SkyHouse, a proposed $55-million, 312-unit renovation of 340 Main St. in Worcester, is on hold.
September 21, 2022
GWCF names interim CEO as search continues following ex-leaders’ abrupt exits
September 21, 2022The Greater Worcester Community Foundation on Wednesday named Tim Johnstone as its interim president and CEO while the GWCF board of directors continues its search to find a full-time CEO following Jim Ayers resignation from the $200-million
September 21, 2022
All active construction projects receiving City of Worcester tax breaks are falling short of diversity hiring goals
September 20, 2022The four active Worcester construction projects benefiting from the City of Worcester’s tax break program are falling short of their goals in hiring city residents, people of color, and women.
September 20, 2022
Regulators see Massachusetts at cannabis crossroads
September 20, 2022Five years since its creation and now made up entirely of a second wave of commissioners, the Cannabis Control Commission and the legal marijuana sector that it oversees are at a critical crossroads and regulators are gearing up for a rulemaking
September 20, 2022
Greater Worcester unemployment rate climbs to 3.8%
September 20, 2022The Worcester Metropolitan Statistical Area seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate climbed to 3.8% in August, from 3.7% in July.
September 20, 2022
Mass. develops new tools for studying employment & wages by race, gender
September 19, 2022Massachusetts has developed four new dashboards to provide race-and gender-specific data on employment, unemployment, and wages.
September 19, 2022
Fitchburg development and planning executive director leaving post
September 19, 2022Tom Skwierawski, the City of Fitchburg’s executive director of community development and planning, is moving on to a new job in Revere.
September 19, 2022
On diversity & inclusion, City of Worcester resists change and suffers from lack of communication, report finds
September 19, 2022A report commissioned from Quincy’s Letterman White Consulting LLC by the City of Worcester, paints a grim picture of the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of the city government.
September 19, 2022
Nichols program taught police officers how to respond in mass shooting
Updated: September 19, 2022In an active shooter situation, the difference between life and death can be a matter of seconds.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Q&A: Fred Taylor strives for progress
Updated: September 19, 2022In both of his roles, Fred Taylor seeks to improve the lives of people in Worcester.
Updated: September 19, 2022
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