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  • Take WBJ's 2022 Economic Forecast survey

    December 1, 2021

    WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2022 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 10 can win one of three $50 gift cards.

    December 1, 2021
  • Tenet Healthcare reaches Natick bargaining agreement in the midst of Saint Vincent strike

    Sloane M. Perron December 1, 2021

    MetroWest Medical Center Leonard Morse Hospital, a Tenet Healthcare behavioral health center in Natick, announced on Wednesday it had reached a 30-month labor agreement with Laborers' International Union of North America, which represents 75 of the

    Sloane M. Perron December 1, 2021
  • Hanover Insurance grants $25K to health pilot program

    Sloane M. Perron December 1, 2021

    YOU Inc., a Worcester-based behavioral health nonprofit and affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation, announced on Monday it had received a $25,000 grant from The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hanover Insurance Group

    Sloane M. Perron December 1, 2021
  • Baker says vaccine passport coming soon to Massachusetts

    Monica Benevides December 1, 2021

    Massachusetts will soon become the next state to implement a digital vaccine passport system, falling in ranks with states like California, New York, and, most recently, Rhode Island, Gov. Charlie Baker said on a Monday episode of GBH News' Boston

    Monica Benevides December 1, 2021
  • Saint Vincent required by DPH to make permanent decision on closed beds

    Katherine Hamilton November 30, 2021

    Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester is being ordered by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to make a permanent decision regarding its temporary closure of 100 hospital beds, which have been closed for more than three months now.

    Katherine Hamilton November 30, 2021
  • Grifols opens plasma donation center at UMass Chan Medical School

    Monica Benevides November 30, 2021

    Grifols, a Barcelona-based healthcare company, announced on Tuesday it is opening a plasma donation center at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester.

    Monica Benevides November 30, 2021
  • Holliston biotech welcomes back former CEO

    Katherine Hamilton November 30, 2021

    Biostage, Inc., a biotech company in Holliston working to bring throat implants to the market, hired its founder and former CEO David Green back to lead the company after roughly six years of absence, according to a Tuesday press release.

    Katherine Hamilton November 30, 2021
  • As research unfolds on Omicron, patience is critical, says Baker

    State House News Service November 29, 2021

    As scientists and policymakers around the world work to figure out exactly what kind of a threat the latest COVID-19 mutant poses, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that his administration is trying to make it easier for residents to bolster their

    State House News Service November 29, 2021
  • Omicron threatens to slow Mass. pandemic recovery

    State House News Service November 29, 2021

    Count Gov. Charlie Baker among the public officials who are eagerly awaiting answers to crucial questions about the latest COVID-19 mutant and whether it could alter the nature of the pandemic and the public health response.

    State House News Service November 29, 2021
  • Spectrum Health receives accreditation to treat prison inmates

    Sloane M. Perron November 24, 2021

    Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. announced on Wednesday it had received a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International.

    Sloane M. Perron November 24, 2021
  • SCIEX partnership seeks to speed drug development

    Sloane M. Perron November 24, 2021

    Framingham biotech company SCIEX announced a supply relationship with RedShiftBio, a Burlington firm specializing in analytical instrumentation for therapeutic drugs.

    Sloane M. Perron November 24, 2021
  • Seven Hills chooses YOU, Inc. director to lead new behavioral health branch

    Katherine Hamilton November 23, 2021

    Seven Hills Foundation on Monday announced Anne Fine as vice president and leader of its newly integrating behavioral health wing, according to a press release from the Worcester nonprofit.

    Katherine Hamilton November 23, 2021
  • Worcester home health service faces MassHealth fraud lawsuit from attorney general

    Katherine Hamilton November 22, 2021

    Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a Worcester home health agency for allegedly falsely billing MassHealth, according to a Friday press release from Healey’s office.

    Katherine Hamilton November 22, 2021
  • Movers & Shakers for Nov. 22, 2021

    Updated: November 22, 2021

    People are on the move at Harrington Physician Services, Charles River Bancorp., Fidelity Bank, and more...

    Updated: November 22, 2021
  • Addressing the behavioral health crisis with beds, staffing, and legislation

    Monica Benevides Updated: November 22, 2021

    On the last Thursday in October, the behavioral health department at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington, in Webster, officially marked the opening of a new and expanded adult psychiatric unit at its campus on Thompson Road.

    Monica Benevides Updated: November 22, 2021
  • Q&A: Gray's Analysis is looking for business analysts

    Brad Kane Updated: November 22, 2021

    For more than two decades, Cynthia Gray has worked as a business analyst, collaborating with companies to solve complex problems. As demand for her services grows, she is recruiting young people into the industry.

    Brad Kane Updated: November 22, 2021

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As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.