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April 1, 2025
Throughout the next two to three years, Clark will sunset majors and minors in its Francophone studies, ancient civilization, and comparative literature. The university will redesign its studio arts major.
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Healey extends remote meeting flexibility for public bodies
March 31, 2025Gov. Maura Healey moved Friday to extend COVID-era remote and hybrid meeting allowances for public bodies until mid-2027, avoiding their potential expiration next week.
March 31, 2025
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March 5, 2025In the local dental insurance market, Altus Dental is prepared and well-positioned to continue building its reputation as a trusted partner for businesses of all sizes
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March 5, 2025
Charter Communications to close 174-employee Worcester call center
March 28, 2025Connecticut-based telecommunications provider Charter Communications will close its Worcester call center on June 26, as the company is reducing its overall headcount in Central Massachusetts significantly.
March 28, 2025
Mass. unemployment ticked up slightly in February
March 28, 2025The statewide unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose slightly in February, above the national rate and where the Massachusetts rate was a year ago.
March 28, 2025
Life sciences investment group opens office at Worcester incubator
March 28, 2025Conifer Life Sciences has opened at the Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives.
March 28, 2025
Nantucket appeals federal approval of SouthCoast offshore power project
March 28, 2025Giving President Donald Trump company in his opposition to offshore wind power projects, the Town of Nantucket filed an appeal in federal court Thursday, alleging that the SouthCoast Wind project was improperly permitted and will harm the island's heritage tourism economy.
March 28, 2025
Plumbers say droughts should spark interest in gray water bill
March 28, 2025After a statewide drought last year that fueled wildfires and severely decreased water levels in rivers and streams, plumbers were on Beacon Hill Thursday lobbying for a long overlooked bill to promote gray water recycling and ease pressure on public water systems.
March 28, 2025
Wholesale power prices in region rose 300% in February
March 28, 2025Ratepayers know too well that February was a rough month for retail utility bills in New England, marked by soaring costs that threw household and business budgets out of whack.
March 28, 2025
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House rejects Gov. Healey's proposed prescription drug tax expected to generate $60M in revenue
March 27, 2025Mariano told top pharmaceutical and biotech leaders at MassBio's "State of Possible" conference that the House would drop the idea that the governor put forward in her $62 billion annual budget bill in January.
March 27, 2025
Central Mass. artists split $180K in Mass Cultural Council grants
March 27, 2025A total of 447 artists throughout Massachusetts individually received $5,000 unrestricted grants from the state agency through its second annual Grants for Creative Individuals initiative.
March 27, 2025
Boston Market in Worcester seized by state over taxes as chicken franchise spirals
March 27, 2025A Boston Market location on Park Avenue in Worcester has been seized by state officials, the latest issue for both the location and the once-prominent rotisserie chicken franchise.
March 27, 2025
North Carolina fiber internet provider expanding into Central Mass., investing $140M in network
March 26, 2025Ripple Fiber intends to begin service in mid-2025.
March 26, 2025
Poll gauges Mass. residents' interest in gas tax reform, congestion pricing
March 26, 2025Asked if Massachusetts should study the use of congestion pricing in and around Boston, 48% said yes and 35% said no.
March 26, 2025
Proposed tax change could help state’s small farms
March 26, 2025A pair of western Massachusetts lawmakers made an urgent plea to their colleagues Tuesday to allow smaller farms to access property tax benefits currently available only to their larger peers.
March 26, 2025
State care agencies under microscope at Worcester hearing as potential third state-run veterans' home is floated
March 26, 2025At a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing in Worcester, the secretary described the next budget cycle as being about the "organizational maturation" of the Executive Office of Veterans Services.
March 26, 2025
Clark joins United Nations initiative dedicated to human rights, sustainability
March 26, 2025Clark University and its business school have joined 1,700 institutions worldwide working to realize the goals of the United Nations as the Worcester university has joined the UN Academic Impact initiative.
March 26, 2025
Worcester talent agency has local client cast in Hollywood version of Stephen King novel
March 26, 2025A local actor represented by a Worcester-based talent agency will soon appear on the silver screen alongside big Hollywood stars like Josh Brolin and William H. Macy.
March 26, 2025
ICE operation apprehends 370 in Mass., including four in Central Mass.
March 25, 2025Of those apprehended, one individual was from Worcester, one from Milford, and two from Marlborough.
March 25, 2025
Marlborough software firm acquires producer of church management platform
March 25, 2025ConnectedView has acquired a Connecticut-based church management software company.
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Clark student workers end strike but will continue unionization efforts, organizers say
March 25, 2025After 10 days of picketing, Clark University student workers have ended their strike meant to bring attention to their efforts to unionize at the Worcester school.
March 25, 2025 
Canton firm buys four Central Mass. car washes for $3.4M
March 24, 2025A Canton-based firm, which already owns several car washes in Central Massachusetts, has purchased four more for a total price of $3.41 million.
March 24, 2025
Higgins Armory listed for sale
March 24, 2025Constructed over a three-year period concluding in 1931, the four-story building opened as The Museum of Steel and Armor.
March 24, 2025
QCC signs guaranteed admissions agreement with Worcester Public Schools
March 24, 2025Worcester Public Schools high school graduates will now receive guaranteed admission to Quinsigamond Community College as the Worcester institutions have entered into a partnership to streamline the college admissions process.
March 24, 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.
