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Worcester County will end the year with a slight dip in weekly COVID-19 cases but having surpassed 40,000 coronavirus cases.
Several Central Massachusetts firms are among the recipients of nearly $4.5 million in grants from MassDevelopment aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of taxi and livery services in the face of the evolving for-hire transportation market.
Small businesses in Worcester County were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic like their counterparts virtually everywhere. New data shows their business is likely to end the year down almost half from where they started.
The city of Worcester appears to already be seeing the repercussions of Christmas gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. City officials reported 335 new positive cases on Wednesday alone, its highest single-day mark yet.
At the start of the first coronavirus wave in the Worcester area, the region was suffering worse than almost any other on a national scale. Now, cases are far higher than back then. Still, the Worcester metro area no longer stands out thanks to how…
A wooded stretch of Route 9 in Shrewsbury that's sat undeveloped while much of the rest of that thoroughfare has been built out has been bought by the Boch automotive dealership chain.
It's no secret that 2020 was a historic year. From the coronavirus pandemic, to a rapidly fluctuating economy, and even a presidential election, there were no shortage of significant news stories. Here are WBJ's top 10 most read stories of the year.
When he unveiled legislation this month to limit sharp increases in the taxes Massachusetts businesses pay to fund the unemployment system, Gov. Charlie Baker encouraged lawmakers to act soon but conceded that they could wait up to three months to…
It's been about as challenging a year as a hospital could face: a pandemic requiring an all-out emergency response and pushing aside day-to-day procedures and appointments that normally help make ends meet.
MassDevelopment has issued two bonds totaling $33.6 million to Worcester nonprofit Notre Dame Health Care Center, Inc.
The President Donald Trump Administration’s campaign to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government and to federally-funded institutions has put many companies and organizations committed to DEI on edge. Many have chosen to navigate Trump-era threats by reorganizing and rewording their DEI initiatives, including changing their wording to eradicate the words “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion” in favor of more ambiguous terms such as “fair”, “community”, and “wellbeing”.
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Worcester Business Journal presents a special commemorative edition celebrating the 300th anniversary of the city of Worcester. This landmark publication covers the city and region’s rich history of growth and innovation.
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