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Three firms with 5,400+ Central Mass. apartments facing DOJ lawsuit over rent-fixing scheme
January 10, 2025Some of the largest and most prominent Central Massachusetts apartment communities are managed by firms accused by the federal government of participating in a rent-fixing scheme.
January 10, 2025
Mass. Supreme Judicial Court upholds MBTA housing law but says guidelines are unenforceable
January 8, 2025In a decision with massive implications for the state's effort to build more housing, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the zoning reform law does not run afoul of the state Constitution.
January 8, 2025
Previous UMass Memorial Health leader comes out of retirement to join Manatt law firm
December 20, 2024Eight months after Doug Brown retired from his Worcester-based roles as president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer at UMass Memorial Health, the seasoned healthcare executive has joined California-based law firm
December 20, 2024
Insulet awarded $450M from federal jury in intellectual property dispute with Korean firm
December 6, 2024Insulet, an Acton medical device manufacturer, has been awarded $452 million in total damages by a federal jury.
December 6, 2024
Commercial driver bill on the move on Beacon Hill
December 6, 2024A bill to prevent commercial drivers from losing their licenses due to offenses that are more than two decades old is on the move on Beacon Hill,
December 6, 2024
DiZoglio says new state legislature audit law takes effect Thursday
December 4, 2024Secretary of State Bill Galvin's office says successful ballot questions do not take effect until 30 days after election results are certified by the governor and Governor's Council, a process that's slated to unfold later Wednesday.
December 4, 2024
Former cannabis chair appeals to judge to release records regarding firing
December 4, 2024On Wednesday, the CCC plans to meet to review an Open Meeting Law complaint that O'Brien lodged last month, alleging that the agency improperly redacted the video of an April 2023 executive session that it supplied in response to a public records
December 4, 2024
WBJ names the Champions of Health Care for 2024
Updated: November 25, 2024Health professionals interact with people at vulnerable points in their lives and provide professional and effective care. This is why WBJ launched its Champions of Health Care awards last year, nearly two decades after we last had an honor
Updated: November 25, 2024
Q&A: Worcester native returns from London to help immigrant businesses
Updated: November 25, 2024While Asante was climbing the corporate ladder abroad, she decided to return home to her family in Worcester. Her goal has always been to use her legal acumen to benefit local business owners, especially immigrant entrepreneurs who defied the odds
Updated: November 25, 2024
Champions of Health Care: Misilo advocates and educates for those with special needs
Updated: November 25, 2024A lawyer by trade, Frederick Misilo has always been passionate about helping people with disabilities.
Updated: November 25, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 25, 2024
Updated: November 25, 2024Employees at Assumption University, Fidelity Bank, and Mirick O'Connell are advancing in their careers.
Updated: November 25, 2024-
Fired cannabis agency chair files legal appeal
November 8, 2024"This case presents important and undecided questions concerning the removal of a commissioner from an independent agency of the Commonwealth. It presents a number of issues of first impression, as the enabling statute of the Commission has never
November 8, 2024 
Failed oversight: Beset by infighting, a toxic culture, and an investigation into its leadership, the Cannabis Control Commission isn't effectively performing its functions
October 29, 2024A months-long WBJ investigation shows how a dysfunctional agency hollowed out by turnover, bogged down by infighting, and plagued by a fuzzy leadership structure is impeding businesses in a struggling industry.
October 29, 2024
Photo trivia!!! Can you match these business leaders with their older photos?
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Out of the weeds: From prohibition to profits, the last 35 years have seen big changes in cannabis
Updated: October 28, 2024In 2016, 53.6% of Massachusetts voters cast a ballot in favor of legalizing marijuana like alcohol, kicking off the creation of an industry that has so far led to more than $6 billion in sales.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Ageless ambition: Why retirees are re-entering the workforce
Updated: October 21, 2024Retirement is the well-deserved break all employees strive for at the end of a hard-worked career. While that respite sounds great in concept, the reality is retirees nationwide are reversing their decision and re-entering the workforce.
Updated: October 21, 2024
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