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Mass. tax refunds will start to be sent on Tuesday
October 31, 2022The first checks and direct deposits from a nearly $3 billion pot of excess tax revenue will head back to taxpayers starting on Tuesday when the calendar flips to November, the Baker administration announced Friday.
October 31, 2022
Major Mass. offshore wind project no longer viable
October 31, 2022A major offshore wind project in the Massachusetts pipeline is no longer viable and would not be able to move forward under the terms of contracts filed in May.
October 31, 2022
Charts: 2022 Central Mass. property tax rates
October 31, 2022A list of every Central Massachusetts communities' residential and commercial & industrial real estate tax rates
October 31, 2022
Family Health Center sticks by CEO after medical employees request leadership change
October 28, 2022The Family Health Center of Worcester’s board opted to stand by President and CEO Louis Brady after medical personnel from healthcare provide requested a change in leadership amid layoffs, furloughs, resignations, and low morale.
October 28, 2022
State House protesters call for limits on solar projects
October 28, 2022With signs proclaiming "Save Our Forests" and "Be Wise," activists from across the state convened outside the State House on Thursday afternoon before making their way to Gov. Charlie Baker's office to deliver a petition calling for a moratorium on
October 28, 2022
NewVue receives $726K in economic development funds for Fitchburg arts project
October 27, 2022NewVue Communities, a community development corp. serving Fitchburg, received a $726,000 grant from the Massachusetts Underutilized Properties Program for new roofs on three historic buildings that are a part of the organization’s plan to create
October 27, 2022
Local unemployment rates drop to 3.6%, 3.3%, and 2.5% across Central Mass.
October 26, 2022The September unemployment rates in the Central Massachusetts metropolitan areas surrounding Worcester, Framingham, and Leominster-Gardner all dropped.
October 26, 2022
Worcester moves to make Eric Batista permanent city manager
October 26, 2022The Worcester City Council on Tuesday voted 6-5 to kill a proposed nationwide search for the city government’s next city manager, paving the way for Acting City Manager Eric Batista to take over the powerful role on a permanent basis.
October 26, 2022
Seven Central Mass. organizations receive $760K to support small businesses
October 25, 2022The Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp., a Boston-based quasi-public corporation, awarded $759,687 to Central Massachusetts chambers of commerce, development corporations, and micro-lenders.
October 25, 2022
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce comes out against CPA ballot question
October 25, 2022The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce on Monday formalized its opposition to Community Preservation Act ballot question No. 5 in November’s election.
October 25, 2022
Coalition eyes surtax to rescue MBTA
October 24, 2022A coalition that has long called for increasing investment in the MBTA has its eye on the income surtax voters will decide in less than three weeks, pitching it as a viable source of funding for the under-fire agency while calling out billionaire
October 24, 2022
Worcester nonprofit receives $2.6M in HUD money to fight youth homelessness
October 24, 2022U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $2.6 million to Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance.
October 24, 2022
Mass. unemployment rate fell to 3.4% in September
October 21, 2022The unemployment rate in Massachusetts in September dropped to 3.4%, down two tenths of a percentage point from August and down 1.7% from September 2021.
October 21, 2022
Workers Credit Union receives federal $150M for small business, personal loans
October 21, 2022Workers Credit Union received $150 million from the U.S. Treasury to provide capital and services to low- and moderate-income and financially underserved communities.
October 21, 2022
Biz group MTF picks Howgate as next president
October 21, 2022Doug Howgate, a policy analyst who has helped shape state budgets for nearly two decades as a top Senate staffer and a trusted voice of business interests, has been chosen to take over as president of the influential Massachusetts Taxpayers
October 21, 2022
In response to report of toxic culture, City of Worcester seeks to hire chief diversity officer, among other changes
October 18, 2022The City outlined a series of steps on its website to improve communication, hiring practices, and begin the process for hiring another chief diversity officer.
October 18, 2022
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