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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.
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Hodge is the first female president of Fitchburg State, a public regional institution with 6,000 full- and part-time students across 30 undergraduate and 22 graduate programs
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Patriss had never imagined herself in a public health career when she joined the Health Equity Partnership, but here she is, 11 years later, standing at the head of a nonprofit becoming all the more important in a region where healthcare options are…
London has mastered growing a tech company better than almost every other company in the U.S.
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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