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CCC deals with hiring freeze, budget issues as legislature weighs agency restructuring
June 13, 2025A hiring freeze is in place and the plan for future regulatory work is to be determined at the Cannabis Control Commission, as lawmakers advance a budget its executive director has said is inadequate as well as legislation to entirely restructure
June 13, 2025
Surviving the Valley of Death: Worcester’s oldest incubator has brought on an in-house investment firm for the first time in 30 years
June 12, 2025Startups have navigated the perilous Valley of Death period with varying levels of success. Conifer Life Sciences Group at MBI is trying to change that.
June 12, 2025
An assembly line of homes: Worcester firm sees factory-built apartment units as a potential gamechanger for region’s housing crunch
Updated: June 16, 2025A factory on Southbridge Street could be key in unlocking a faster and more cost-effective way to fight the housing crisis: modular construction.
Updated: June 16, 2025
Parent company of Jack’s Abby, Wormtown led Central Mass. beer production in 2024
June 10, 2025In addition to considering mergers, local beer firms have begun to explore expanding their offerings to stay competitive.
June 10, 2025
Metal Supermarkets opens second Mass. location in Auburn
June 10, 2025Metal Supermarkets offers 8,000 shapes and grades of metal, tailored to customers’ specific needs.
June 10, 2025
House passes bill calling for cannabis commission overhaul and end of rule limiting owners to three dispensary licenses
June 5, 2025Asked what makes the CCC's existing model unworkable, Mariano said it was a structural problem but gave a conflicted explanation.
June 5, 2025
Harvard Bioscience appoints new board member as director steps down
June 4, 2025Loewald’s departure comes after the CFO of the company resigned in May, after it reported a net loss of $12.4 million from fiscal 2024.
June 4, 2025
Lawmakers pile on amendments to cannabis bill
June 4, 2025Rep. Marcus Vaughn of Wrentham proposed an amendment (#6) to put limits on the potency of legal marijuana products.
June 4, 2025
House pushes forward legislation to reduce size of CCC before Wednesday session
June 3, 2025The House budget committee teed up cannabis legislation Tuesday morning, polling its members on legislation that would downsize the embattled Cannabis Control Commission and address industry pressure points ahead of a Wednesday formal session for
June 3, 2025
Lifeward’s CFO to resign
June 3, 2025After nearly three years as CFO of Lifeward, Michael Lawless will retire from his role at the Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer in late June.
June 3, 2025
Cooler & warmer: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek to use government incentives before they disappear
Updated: June 2, 2025Despite concerns about impacts of tariffs and cuts to federal incentives, heat pumps are becoming standard equipment in the heating and cooling business.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Powering the past and future: Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
Updated: June 2, 2025A key tool to help decarbonize New England’s electricity grid has already been in operation for over a century.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Westborough manufacturer’s CFO to retire, search for successor underway
May 30, 2025Rich Sneider served as the firm’s CFO since 1998.
May 30, 2025
House committee voting on potential CCC restructuring, changes to cannabis licence ownership limits
May 28, 2025Opponents, including Equitable Opportunities Now and the Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Council, have warned that multistate operators are able to spend heavily to increase their market share and that allowing them to grow even more will hurt small
May 28, 2025
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May 27, 2025The first five months of 2025 have been a wild ride for the economy. How has your outlook changed for the rest of the year?
May 27, 2025
Arch Therapeutics files for bankruptcy, as company accepts stalking horse bid
May 27, 2025Two months after its CFO abruptly resigned, Arch Therapeutics, a Framingham-based biotechnology company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
May 27, 2025
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