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Inspector general: Cannabis Control Commission is rudderless, legislators need to appoint receiver to govern agency
June 18, 2024After months of controversy surrounding the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro is calling for the state legislature to appoint a receiver to manage the day-to-day operations of the agency.
June 18, 2024
Three businesses with Central Mass. presence hit with environmental fines
June 17, 2024A bakery equipment manufacturer, a licensed asbestos contractor, and a local golf course were assessed fines in mid-June by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for incidents in Central Massachusetts.
June 17, 2024
Court rules tipped wage question is properly drafted, clearing path to November ballot
June 14, 2024Plaintiffs in the case contended that increasing what employers owe to tipped workers and also allowing businesses to divide those tips between tipped and non-tipped employees were too unrelated to be considered with a single yes or no vote.
June 14, 2024
Lawmakers hold hearing on unregulated cannabis products
June 12, 2024"My goodness. We have a situation where intoxicating hemp products are being produced, probably from hemp that isn't grown in Massachusetts, in labs that have no supervision, being put into packages that have no age requirements, and they're
June 12, 2024
Following landlord lawsuit, cannabis company with Fitchburg cultivation closes Cambridge dispensary
June 11, 2024Revolutionary Clinics, a cannabis company with a cultivation and production facility in Fitchburg, has closed one of its Cambridge dispensaries.
June 11, 2024
Former Grafton official federally charged with defrauding cannabis investors
June 10, 2024A former Town of Grafton official is facing federal charges related to his cannabis company.
June 10, 2024
Report: Uxbridge school committee member secretly changed Town contract to benefit his cannabis business
May 31, 2024Barry Desruisseaux is a minority owner of Green N' Go, but the current investor group is attempting to remove him from ownership.
May 31, 2024
State regulator fines Lancaster manufacturer $16K for environmental violations
May 15, 2024The James Monroe Wire and Cable Corp. in Lancaster has been hit with a $16,176 penalty for violations of regulations governing air quality and hazardous waste.
May 15, 2024
2024 Power 100: Caroline Frankel
Updated: April 29, 2024Caroline Frankel has been breaking down barriers in the legal Massachusetts cannabis industry since its beginning, and her latest breakthrough will make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to find a foothold in an industry.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mike Angelini
Updated: April 29, 2024Angelini attributes his accomplishments to the commitment and teamwork of people in the community. It helps too, he’s been at it for 55 years since he was hired fresh out of law school by Bowditch & Dewey founders in 1968.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Robert Kilroy and Paul Carey
Updated: April 29, 2024Robert Kilroy and Paul Carey will carry the torch held by former Mirick O’Connell Managing Partner David Surprenant for more than 20 years. In April, the duo took over as the first-ever co-managing partners of the 108-year-old firm.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: David McLaren
Updated: April 29, 2024David McLaren is proof that nice guys win. As the founder of one of just four certified B Corps in Central Massachusetts, McLaren has a commitment to improving clients’ lives through tax, business valuation, and forensic accounting services central
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mark Borenstein
Updated: April 29, 2024Borenstein has represented developers who are looking to permit hundreds of new housing units, helping Central Massachusetts address its shortage of housing stock.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Julie Bowditch
Updated: April 29, 2024An average of 2,000 children live in foster care across Worcester County on any given day, and Julie Bowditch leverages connections to help those kids on their path to permanent homes as executive director of CASA Project Worcester County.
Updated: April 29, 2024
WBJ names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
Updated: April 29, 2024In this first-time expansion of the previous power players list, WBJ names the professionals in Central Massachusetts who most effectively wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mark Donahue
Updated: April 29, 2024Donahue has played a role in major real estate development projects in his nearly four decades with Fletcher Tilton, earning himself a selection as one of the best lawyers in America in 2023 by Best Lawyers.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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