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DA Ryan touts awareness training for hairdressers, care workers
July 13, 2021Praising hairdressers, salon professionals and other personal care workers as "uniquely able" to identify signs of domestic violence, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan urged lawmakers Monday to launch a statewide training program so those
July 13, 2021
Future of work could feature new center of gravity, report concludes
July 13, 2021Sixteen months after COVID-19 first shuttered many businesses and other physical spaces and forced a shift in the way people think about work, a new state report released Tuesday concludes that the changes may shift the "center of gravity" in
July 13, 2021
North Central chamber suggests major economic development strategy to unify region
July 13, 2021The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce released the first Regional Economic Development Plan in 25 years on Monday outlining an extensive economic development strategy focused on unifying the region by improving connectivity, developing
July 13, 2021
Three biz groups take sides in debate over app-based drivers, benefits
July 9, 2021A trio of regional business organizations in Massachusetts threw their support behind gig economy giants in the growing debate over pay and benefits for the state's more than 200,000 app-based drivers.
July 9, 2021
Worcester auto repair owner sentenced to jail for sledgehammering customers' cars
June 24, 2021A Shrewsbury man who owned auto repair shops in Everett and Worcester has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail over a fraud scheme during which prosecutors say he damaged customers’ cars with a sledgehammer in order to inflate appraisal
June 24, 2021
Baker seeks two-month sales tax holiday
June 24, 2021With Massachusetts on track to end the year with a multi-billion dollar surplus, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday proposed a two-month sales tax holiday that would give consumers a break from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax in August and September
June 24, 2021
Acton antique seller receives recovery microloan
June 23, 2021Haley’s Antiques and Publishing in Athol received a coronavirus impact recovery loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp.
June 23, 2021
RMI president becomes first Latina to lead North Central chamber board
June 22, 2021Rachel Lopez, president of the Fitchburg human resources outsourcing company Resource Management, has been elected as chair of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce board of directors, the organization announced on Monday.
June 22, 2021
Businesses taking some positives out of pandemic
June 21, 2021128 Business Council Executive Director Monica Tibbits-Nutt said companies and employees have proven that they don't need to be in the office five days a week.
June 21, 2021
Two downtown Webster businesses granted $40K
June 15, 2021Two new Main Street businesses -- one recently opened and one forthcoming -- were each granted a $10,000 grant from the Town of Webster, as well as a $10,000 refundable tax credit from the state, the Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating
June 15, 2021
Central Mass. companies struggle to hire new employees as COVID recovery picks up
Updated: June 7, 2021As Central Massachusetts, and the nation, recovers from the sharpest recession in its history, companies around the region are coping with the same situation.
Updated: June 7, 2021-
What to expect for the rest of 2021
Updated: June 4, 2021Despite the rough past 16 months and the pandemic’s continued impact on the economy, local forecasters are optimistic about the short- and long-term future of the Central Massachusetts business community, especially as statewide restrictions have
Updated: June 4, 2021 
Reader Economic Forecast: Optimism still reigns
Updated: June 7, 2021After the coronavirus pandemic forced changes to work life – particularly an increase in remote work and a decrease in the need for office space – the results of this survey seem to suggest businesses are reverting to their traditional thinking.
Updated: June 7, 2021
SBA marks closure of historic $798B Paycheck Protection Program
June 2, 2021As the United States trepidatiously moves toward normalcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday marked the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program.
June 2, 2021
Baker signs bill addressing UI rate relief, paid COVID leave
June 1, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed legislation that will allow businesses to avoid steep spikes in unemployment insurance taxes this spring and summer by spreading the cost over the next 20 years, but the administration and lawmakers still face
June 1, 2021
Lifting restrictions, Baker declares COVID-19 'on the run'
May 28, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker made it official early Friday afternoon: the great majority of the state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions that have shaped life in Massachusetts since last March will no longer be in effect starting Saturday.
May 28, 2021
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