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Nine Central Massachusetts nonprofits have received a total of nearly $1 million in grant funding for their efforts to provide small businesses with technical assistance training and access to financing.
Supporters of the centers say closing them will undermine workforce readiness and leave nearly 500 residential students at the sites without a clear future.
The first five months of 2025 have been a wild ride for the economy. How has your outlook changed for the rest of the year?
Central Massachusetts saw an increase in the number of single-family homes sold in April, as sales prices continue to climb unabated.
“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing
The leader of the North Central chamber for a decade, Nascimento is bullish on delivering results for the region’s employers and workforce.
The first CEO of Seaman Paper who is not part of the company’s founding family, Winterhalter has helped ensure the 79-year-old paper manufacturer remains on the cutting edge.
For more than 12 years, Capasso has led the Fitchburg Art Museum and its efforts to re-establish the North Central Massachusetts city as a regional center of arts and culture.
Since its founding in 1939, Sterilite and the family Stone have been major employers in North Central Massachusetts, particularly in its small home community of Townsend, with its population of 9,000.
The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and…
On June 24, the Worcester City Council returned a largely positive appraisal of City Manager Eric Batista during his annual review. Councillors praised Batista for his fiscal management of the City and acknowledged his efforts to provide more shelter for unhoused individuals.
Still, members raised concerns over Batista’s handling of a U.S. Department of Justice report that found the Worcester Police Department used excessive force and his response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident on Eureka Street on May 8.
In Worcester's form of city government, the appointed city manager is essentially the CEO of the City of Worcester while the elected mayor and city council are part time and help set policy.
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