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Healey outlines plans for healthcare industry and business growth in State of the Commonwealth address
January 17, 2025In addition to a focus on affordability and addressing cost burdens on residents and businesses, Healey also pitched her administration's plans to implement last session's headlining laws, including major housing, energy and economic development packages.
January 17, 2025
Worcester tech firm moves to new Auburn headquarters
January 17, 2025Dovetail Internet Technologies, a web development firm formerly based in Worcester, has moved to a new headquarters in Auburn to accommodate growth at the firm.
January 17, 2025
Main South CDC awarded $30K to enhance neighborhood art scene
January 17, 2025Main South Community Development Corp. has received a $30,000 grant from Boston-based quasi-public finance agency MassDevelopment to support the Worcester nonprofit’s efforts to infuse art into the area between the city’s downtown and Webster Square districts.
January 17, 2025
Health Policy Commission releases recommendations to address primary care shortage
January 17, 2025Confronting the strained primary care workforce and state residents struggling to get basic preventive care, Massachusetts health regulators recommend reducing administrative burdens, growing the talent pipeline and expanding investments.
January 17, 2025
Why accountability matters: Workplace discrimination is everyone’s business
January 16, 2025If the Worcester City Council and administration fail to address Councilor-at-Large Thu Nguyen's allegations seriously and inspire real change, the impact will extend beyond this one moment.
January 16, 2025
Community Legal Aid names second-ever COO
January 16, 2025Following the appointment of its first chief operating officer in 2022, Community Legal Aid has promoted attorney Kristen Williams to be the second person to ever hold the C-suite position at the Worcester-based nonprofit.
January 16, 2025
As the Worcester County Bar Association’s long-time director retires, her successor looks to foster a welcoming legal community
January 16, 2025The Worcester County Bar Association has made its first executive director change in more than 30 years.
January 16, 2025
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Clark University hires dean and establishes new School of Climate, Environment, and Society
January 14, 2025Clark University in Worcester will launch a new School of Climate, Environment, and Society with the fall semester and has named a former Chatham University dean as its leader.
January 14, 2025
Long-time MutualOne Bank CEO retires, succeeded by COO
January 14, 2025After serving nearly 20-years as CEO of Framingham-based MutualOne Bank, Mark Haranas has retired.
January 14, 2025
RCAP granted $10K to develop housing program where elderly rent to graduate students
January 14, 2025As Central Massachusetts and the commonwealth as a whole continue to contend with the ongoing housing crisis, Worcester nonprofit RCAP Solutions has received a $10,000 grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation to support a pilot program pairing senior homeowners with graduate students in need of housing.
January 14, 2025
Leases for six Big Lots locations in Central Mass. to be auctioned off in bankruptcy
January 14, 2025Gordon Brothers has handled liquidation of several prominent defunct brands, including Bed Bath & Beyond, CompUSA, KB Toys, and The Sharper Image.
January 14, 2025
NAI Glickman’s Maria Adamo promoted to chief marketing officer
January 13, 2025In her new role, Adamo will continue leading the firm’s marketing strategies while taking on a leadership role, which will focus on driving sales growth.
January 13, 2025
Akoya Biosciences to be acquired by Billerica research firm, create $220M business
January 13, 2025To further its efforts in advancing spatial biology imaging, Marlborough-based biotech firm Akoya Biosciences has agreed to be acquired by Quanterix, a Billerica-based research corporation.
January 13, 2025
Worcester appoints Alexandra Kalkounis as its first female city solicitor
January 13, 2025The City of Worcester will now receive legal counsel from its first female city solicitor as Alexandra Kalkounis has been named to the cabinet position.
January 13, 2025
George’s Coney Island working to restore historic neon sign
January 13, 2025The 85-year-old neon sign atop George’s Coney Island in Worcester will soon glow with renewed vigor.
January 13, 2025
Cold Stone Creamery, Planet Smoothie, and Wetzel's Pretzel coming to Worcester’s Main Street
January 10, 2025Founded in 1994 in California, this will be the only Wetzel's Pretzel franchise location in Central Massachusetts when opened.
January 10, 2025
Regulators working on software allowing for residents to block online gambling sites, ads
January 10, 2025Trying to keep pace with industry-driven technological advancements, regulators at the Mass. Gaming Commission got a briefing Thursday on a handful of high tech initiatives underway with the goal of bolstering responsible gambling efforts.
January 10, 2025
Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce closes, transitioning members to the Nashoba Valley chamber
January 10, 2025Thirty-six years after its inception, the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce has closed.
January 10, 2025
Boston Scientific promotes HR executive to chief human resources officer
January 10, 2025Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has promoted Miriam O’Sullivan to the C-suite position senior vice president and chief human resources officer.
January 10, 2025
Three firms with 5,400+ Central Mass. apartments facing DOJ lawsuit over rent-fixing scheme
January 10, 2025Some of the largest and most prominent Central Massachusetts apartment communities are managed by firms accused by the federal government of participating in a rent-fixing scheme.
January 10, 2025
Q&A: Johnny Appleseed's new manager wants to continue welcoming legacy
Updated: January 13, 2025The tourist center on Dec. 2 had a changing of the guard when Diane Burnette retired after nearly 30 years with the center, which is a division of Fitchburg-based North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. Sabbra Reyes was promoted as the new manager after being employed at the center for 15 years.
Updated: January 13, 2025
A Thousand Words: New healthcare oversight law
Updated: January 13, 2025Gov. Maura Healey signed an expanded hospital oversight bill on Jan. 8 in the wake of the closure of two Steward Health Care-owned hospitals, including Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. Community and healthcare leaders pressured the governor to do more to save the hospitals, with Healey responding there was nothing she could do. As hospitals throughout the region continue to grapple with financial strains, officials look to prevent future hospital closures and crises.
Updated: January 13, 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.
