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Worcester proclaims Saturday as Wu-Tang Day ahead of annual cannabis convention, hip-hop afterparty
November 7, 2024The Harvest Cup, an annual cannabis-focused convention and product competition, is set to return to Worcester’s DCU Center on Saturday and Sunday, as a planned Saturday night afterparty featuring a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has led to
November 7, 2024
Boston Scientific to acquire California firm treating irregular heartbeats
November 5, 2024Expanding its portfolio further into cardiovascular health, Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cortex, a California medical technology company working to advance the treatment
November 5, 2024
Clark opens biotech lab expansion funded by $750K life sciences grant
November 4, 2024Clark University in Worcester has opened a new biotechnology research laboratory after one of its professors received a $750,000 grant.
November 4, 2024
Lifeward to close two U.S. facilities, lay off 15 employees
November 4, 2024Lifeward will close two of its U.S. facilities in a consolidation effort expected to save the Marlborough-based firm $3 million in operating expenses.
November 4, 2024
Orange’s 184-year-old gate manufacturer to invest $10M in once-shuttered facility
November 4, 2024Rodney Hunt, an Orange-based manufacturer of metal gates first founded in 1840, is set to expand its presence in the town.
November 4, 2024
State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms
October 31, 2024As regulators were discussing removing the two-driver rule in Worcester, cannabis delivery operators were explaining the impact of the CCC’s three-year-long delay in removing the rule to lawmakers on Beacon Hill.
October 31, 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
CCC selects former government affairs head as new executive director
October 29, 2024State cannabis regulators have picked their next executive director, voting Monday to begin the process of bringing back a former head of its government affairs operation to lead the entire agency into a new chapter.
October 29, 2024
Fast forward 2034: For the workforce of the future, opportunities and equity loom large
Updated: October 28, 2024The coming years aren’t just about attracting laboratory and white-collar workers. More opportunities and training options will be needed for the region’s immigrant and lower-income populations to thrive.
Updated: October 28, 2024
The legacy of ambition: Exploring the staying power of six of the region's most enduring businesses
Updated: October 28, 2024You can define success in myriad ways: holding your ground; uncompromising ambition; the relentless pursuit of excellence; steady as she goes; staying a step ahead. The one thing shared in common by the most-heralded and well-run companies Worcester
Updated: October 28, 2024
That’s what they said!: Central Mass. business quotes from the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ sources over the past 35 years have contributed memorable sentiments.
Updated: October 28, 2024
The company you keep ... or don't: Once synonymous with their communities, these Central Mass. businesses have moved on in distinct ways
Updated: October 28, 2024As the economic climate has shifted over the decades, some Central Massachusetts companies have left the region.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Fast forward to 2034: Life sciences, the next big thing
Updated: October 28, 2024As the biomanufacturing sector continues to expand into a wide range of applications, billions of dollars are being spent on biomedical research, targeting diseases and improving patient outcomes with technology.
Updated: October 28, 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
From the Publisher: A look back, a look ahead - 35 years of covering Central Mass. business news
Updated: October 28, 2024As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.
Updated: October 28, 2024
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