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Bountiful Farms, a Lakeville-based cannabis wholesaler, will soon open one of its first-ever recreational retail locations, with one set to debut in Framingham.
- August 13, 2025
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Holy Cross and Tufts launch joint accelerated nutrition degree program
September 3, 2025The College of the Holy Cross has added a new degree program to its course catalogue.
September 3, 2025
Former CCC chair says she will return after judge's reinstatement, citing unlawful termination
September 3, 2025The evidence that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg relied on does not remotely suffice to support her firing of Shannon O'Brien.
September 3, 2025
Judge reinstates O'Brien as cannabis commission chair
September 2, 2025A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg unlawfully fired Shannon O'Brien as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission and ordered that O'Brien immediately be reinstated to the job.
September 2, 2025
Mass. business confidence rose in August, remains pessimistic
September 2, 2025Business confidence in Massachusetts continued to yo-yo in August, improving slightly yet remaining in pessimistic territory for the sixth consecutive month.
September 2, 2025
Worcester County gasoline prices up 1 cent following holiday weekend
September 2, 2025Massachusetts gas prices on Tuesday are the same as a month ago and 25 cents lower than this day last year. Massachusetts’ average gas price is 11 cents lower than the national average.
September 2, 2025
Mill Street apartments, renovated after 2022 roof collapse, sold for $8.6M
September 2, 2025The 32-unit apartment building at 267 Mill St. — site of a 2022 roof collapse which sparked a legal battle between tenants and the then-owners — has been sold to a new owner for $8.64 million.
September 2, 2025
Fitchburg Arts Community opens doors, providing 68 housing units for creatives
September 2, 2025The campus was built using three former municipal buildings: the B.F. Brown School, the City’s High School Annex, and City Stables. NuVue Communities purchased the site in 2018.
September 2, 2025
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Historic theater in Clinton to be brought back to life by NH firm
August 29, 2025The Strand Theatre in Downtown Clinton, a historic venue constructed in 1923, has been leased.
August 29, 2025
WPI receives $12M gift, one of the largest in its history
August 28, 2025Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received one of the largest donations in the school’s 160-year history.
August 28, 2025
CVS to pay $12M settlement for allegedly overcharging MassHealth
August 28, 2025Pharmacy giant CVS will pay more than $12 million to MassHealth after the attorney general alleged the company charged higher prices to the Medicaid program than to cash-paying customers in the general public.
August 28, 2025
CCC reaches $43K settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1M spent on legal and employment issues since 2023, as State Auditor outlines agency dysfunction
August 28, 2025The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower, as a state audit revealed a laundry list of problems at the agency.
August 28, 2025
Safe Exit Initiative opens Baltimore drop-in center for individuals impacted by the sex trade
August 27, 2025Opened on July 17, SEI’s new center is similar to the nonprofit's flagship community resource center and day shelter, named Harbor, in Worcester.
August 27, 2025
Report: Worcester not immune to life science headwinds
August 27, 2025The report comes less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can slash nearly $800 million in National Institutes of Health funding.
August 27, 2025
Marlborough company creates laser defense system to tackle drone threats
August 27, 2025Marlborough-based firm IPG Photonics is launching a high-energy laser defense system designed to tackle the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems.
August 27, 2025
Residential projects in Worcester, Fitchburg receive $3M from state
August 27, 2025The funding comes from a state program for housing in Gateway Cities.
August 27, 2025
Insulet selects new COO and inaugural chief growth officer
August 26, 2025Insulet has named two employees to new C-suite roles.
August 26, 2025
State Rep. pushes to repeal colonial-era law, instate earlier alcohol sales on Sundays
August 26, 2025A colonial-era law prevents alcohol sales any earlier than 10 a.m. on Sundays. In "A Beautiful Brunch Act," or the ABBA Bill, Rep. Adam Scanlon is trying to change that.
August 26, 2025
Mass. could run out of nursing home beds in four years
August 26, 2025Massachusetts nursing homes might run out of bed capacity years earlier than a task force recently forecast, according to a former budget chief of the secretariat focused on caring for older Bay Staters.
August 26, 2025
Realterm buys Milford trucking facility for $6M
August 25, 2025The site is leased to Ryder and PLM Fleet.
August 25, 2025
United Way of Central Mass. establishes emergency response fund to support families amid federal cuts, financial strains
August 25, 2025The United Response Fund is intended to serve as a rapid response model, funding organizations supporting the nonprofit’s four impact pillars.
August 25, 2025
Mass. gas prices holding steady, down from last year
August 25, 2025Drivers in Massachusetts this summer have experienced an extended run of stable gas prices.
August 25, 2025
State’s West-East rail project, connecting Worcester with more frequent service to Springfield and Albany, receives $3.5M from federal government
August 25, 2025The funding will be used to develop a service development plan examining the feasibility of a Boston-to-Albany intercity passenger rail route.
August 25, 2025
Book of Lists 2024
Worcester Business Journal's annual Book of Lists is filled cover-to-cover with pure market intelligence on significant businesses and players in the Central Massachusetts economy and community. The 45 lists in this 2024 edition highlight the top companies and professionals in sectors including banking & finance, real estate, manufacturing, health care, education, nonprofits, hospitality, and professionals services. This year's edition even includes three lists never previously published.
