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Worcester apartment complex, former Becker housing sold for $7.2M
December 22, 2022A 36-unit apartment complex at 38 Cedar St. in Worcester sold for $7.2 million according to a Thursday press release from Worcester broker NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs.
December 22, 2022
UMass Chan researcher leads $4.1M study of caregiving equity
December 21, 2022Dr. Jennifer Tjia, professor of population and quantitative health sciences at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, is leading a $4.1-million, five-year grant-funded study from the National Institute of Health, exploring equity in caregiving.
December 21, 2022
QCC, MWCC to split $2.5M, as part of $48M statewide adult education push
December 21, 2022Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner were among organizations across Massachusetts receiving $48.2 million in state grants to support workforce development and adult education.
December 21, 2022
David Jordan to retire as president of Seven Hills
December 19, 2022David Jordan will step down as president of Seven Hills Foundation of Worcester on June 30 after 28 years leading the organization.
December 19, 2022
Mass. nearly back to pre-pandemic job levels, as unemployment drops to 3.4%
December 19, 2022Massachusetts employers added 17,300 jobs in November, labor officials announced Friday, putting the state within striking distance of returning to a pre-pandemic level of employment.
December 19, 2022
Converted mill in Gateway Park resold at 130% price increase after five years
December 19, 2022An 87,564-square-foot office building and associated parking lots in Worcester were sold for $18.3 million on Friday, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.
December 19, 2022
MWCC granted $179K in ARPA funds to support food security
December 19, 2022Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner received $178,535 from the Massachusetts Campus Hunger-Free grant program to support the school’s effort to minimize food insecurity among its students.
December 19, 2022
Baker will take reins of NCAA in March
December 15, 2022The NCAA announced Thursday morning it picked Baker, a two-term Republican who opted not to seek reelection, as its next top leader to succeed Mark Emmert.
December 15, 2022
UMass Chan moves forward with plans for regional Burlington campus
December 14, 2022UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center of Burlington are moving forward with plans to establish a regional campus at Lahey Hospital.
December 14, 2022
Financial aid boost eyed to lift college ranks
December 14, 2022Doubling the amount of state-funded financial aid for public higher education students to $400 million a year is among the recommendations a state board is making to capitalize on a "unique moment of opportunity" in education funding.
December 14, 2022
Assumption cybersecurity program receives validation from NSA
December 13, 2022As cyberattacks increase in frequency and sophistication, the cybersecurity program at Assumption University in Worcester has been recognized by the National Security Agency.
December 13, 2022
Fitchburg State’s Future Educator Academy addresses need for diversity in education
December 12, 2022Students took part in Fitchburg State University’s Future Educator Academy which recruits and trains students from traditionally underrepresented populations.
December 12, 2022
Redlining map: Discrimination from 1936
Updated: December 12, 2022As part of the then-new Federal Housing Administration’s effort to give out more home loans, a 1936 assessment of the neighborhoods in Worcester was commissioned by the Home Owners' Loan Corp.
Updated: December 12, 2022
Trapped: Worcester neighborhoods still suffer from the legacy of redlining
Updated: December 12, 2022In 1936, seven white men judged which neighborhoods of Worcester were not viable for real estate financing. Today, as rising costs overburden half of renters in the city, those impacted the most are from those neighborhoods still suffering from lack
Updated: December 12, 2022
Redlining: An economic legacy - See all the elements from the WBJ-WRRB report
Updated: December 12, 2022The Worcester Business Journal partnered with the nonprofit Worcester Regional Research Bureau on a new project examining how rent increases over the last decade have impacted the city and its businesses, as well as an historic look at how financial
Updated: December 12, 2022
Take WBJ's 2023 Economic Forecast survey
December 9, 2022WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.
December 9, 2022
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