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🔒Rucker Investments makes first investment in film industry with hockey drama on mental health

“This is our first time entering the film space, but the message resonated deeply with our team,” Jennifer Barys, CFO at Rucker Investments, said.
Government & Politics

Worcester contributes $1.25M to development of 59 affordable housing units

The funding will benefit eight rental and four first-time homeowner opportunities.
Government & Politics

CCC weighing vote to reaffirm votes made during chair’s absence

The Cannabis Control Commission is weighing a vote Wednesday to shore up nearly all of the votes it took during the two years that Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien was deposed.
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Government & Politics

Campbell, 22 other AGs, file lawsuit to keep SNAP benefits flowing despite Trump

Some advocates at the State House on Tuesday booed and yelled "shame" as speakers decried President Donald Trump's decision to not use contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits.
Energy

🔒After Nasdaq delisting, ConnectM launches AI-focused subsidiary

ConnectM Technology Solutions, a green energy technology firm out of Marlborough, has announced the creation of Keen Labs.
Government & Politics

🔒Costco one step closer to opening in Southborough after Town voters approve zoning change

Southborough voters overwhelmingly approved a zoning change at a town meeting on Monday night, opening the door for a potential Costco location.
Education

🔒Following lawmaker’s push, UMass Chan reaches tentative agreement to boost union physician pay

A month after seven Worcester representatives signed a letter urging UMass Chan Medical School to increase physician wages, the Worcester university has reached a tentative contract agreement with the physician union representing 700 UMass providers.
Real Estate

Parent company of ERA Key Realty Services names new CEO

HUNT Real Estate Corp., the parent company of ERA Key Realty Services in Whitinsville, has named a new CEO.
Economy

Planet Fitness to open first Auburn location

A new Planet Fitness is coming to Worcester County as the franchise fitness center is opening its first Auburn location come November.

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🔒Across the pond: English doctor to be UMass Memorial Medical Center’s new chief of cardiac surgery

Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, has named its new chief of cardiac surgery, selecting a physician from England to fill the role.
Banking & Finance

🔒Central Mass. firms awarded $5M in tax incentives to create 245 life sciences jobs

Five Central Massachusetts life sciences companies are splitting $5 million in tax incentives to create 245 jobs in the region.
Education

🔒QCC entrepreneurship hub hires inaugural director

Quinsigamond Community College has hired Rocky Knight as director of its newly launched Auxilium Center for Entrepreneurship. 
Government & Politics

Eleven Central Mass. manufacturers granted $1.8M to increase output

The funding was facilitated by Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing, part of a wider $4.6-million effort across the state.
Health Care

🔒Insulet appoints former JP Morgan Chase executive to board of directors

Insulet, the Acton-based medical device manufacturer and public company, has named a former global chair at multinational bank JPMorgan Chase to its board of directors.
Arts & Entertainment

🔒Polar Park fund shortfall expected to exceed $2M by end of fiscal year

The letter said the shortfall was caused by the postponement of construction in the district, which Batista said was the result of an unpredictable market, high construction costs, and high interest rates.
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Should a casino be built in North Central Mass.?

In October, Rep. Natalie Higgins (D-Leominster) proposed a bill to allow a casino to be built in Central Massachusetts to help fund the extension of Commuter Rail services from the Route 2 corridor into North Central Massachusetts. Current Massachusetts law splits the state into three regions, affording each a single full-service casino. The proposed legislation would create a fourth region, Region D, making the cities of Fitchburg and Leominster and the towns of Ashburnham, Lunenburg and Westminster eligible for a casino gaming license. Once a hypothetical casino were established, the state would use 25% of its gaming revenue to build out the railway. The state currently has two full-service casinos: Encore Boston Harbor in Everett and MGM Springfield.

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Blackstone Valley

🔒Movers & Shakers for Oct. 20, 2025

Employees at ERA Key Realty Services, bankHometown, and Spectrum Health Systems are making advances in their careers.
Central Mass. South

Mass. business owners’ pessimistic view of economy worsened in September

Massachusetts’ business confidence was once again on the decline in September.
MetroWest

🔒September brings more home sales to Central Massachusetts

Cassidy Norton, associate publisher and media relations director of The Warren Group, said September’s data represents an ongoing shift in the market.
North County

🔒Community Legal Aid moves Fitchburg office to meet growing need

In response to growing demand, Worcester-based Community Legal Aid has moved its Fitchburg office to a new location and will soon add an additional attorney specializing in immigration.

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