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UMass Memorial increases planned Community Healthlink layoffs to 231

As UMass Memorial Health affiliate Community Healthlink prepares to close, 104 more positions have been scheduled for layoffs, bringing the projected total to 231.
Banking & Finance

🔒Former St. Mary’s CEO returns to M&T Bank as executive

After leaving as president and CEO of St. Mary's Credit Union less than a...
Education

Heywood, United Way granted $800K to offer subsidized child care to hospital employees

The funding is intended to boost workforce talent acquisition and retention.
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Transportation

Worcester airport sets passenger record

The Worcester Regional Airport served 231,000 passengers in fiscal year 2026, a record high under the Massachusetts Port Authority’s ownership.
Professional Services

Shrewsbury commercial landscaper acquired by New Jersey firm

Kevin Labadini Corp., a commercial landscaping and snow removal firm operating in Massachusetts since 1953, has been acquired.
Arts & Entertainment

IPG to acquire French medical laser firm

Lumibird Medical reported revenue of $128.36 million in 2025.
Education

🔒Restaurant Depot looks to be first business at WBDC’s GreenTech Park

Restaurant Depot is looking to open a 50,000-square-foot wholesale warehouse in the Worcester Business Development Corp.’s GreenTech Park.
Government & Politics

🔒New owner plans apartments at Washington Square office building

After purchasing two office buildings near Worcester’s Washington Square in April, Chacharone Properties plans to demolish one building and convert the other into apartments.
Transportation

MBTA to temporarily cut eight Worcester Commuter Rail trips

The MBTA will temporarily suspend four inbound and four outbound off-peak Worcester Line trains beginning July 27.

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Education

🔒Hanover Insurance CEO Roche to retire, Lavey named successor

After 20 years at The Hanover Insurance Group, John “Jack” Roche will retire as president and CEO at the end of the year. 
Real Estate

🔒Danish shipping giant opening $100M fulfillment hub in Blackstone Valley

Danish logistics firm A.P. Moller – Maersk is opening a new $100-million fulfillment hub in Hopedale, a project expected to create about 1,000 jobs.
Arts & Entertainment

House approves O’Day’s wage law carveout for WooSox players

At least nine other states have taken recent similar steps to exclude minor league ballplayers from narrow selections of wage and hour laws, according to legislative records.
Arts & Entertainment

State: World Cup drew over 447K fans

"The World Cup gave Massachusetts an incredible opportunity to welcome visitors from around the globe and show off everything our state has to offer," Healey said in a statement Monday.
Real Estate

Whole Foods plaza in Shrewsbury sold to NY firm for $57M

About four months after hitting the market, the Lakeway Commons plaza in Shrewsbury has been sold for $56.7 million to one of the largest asset management firms in the world.
Real Estate

🔒Worcester’s tallest building refinanced for $25M

Robert Morton, TruNorth market president for Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut, told WBJ the firm generally isn’t interested in office buildings, but the unique situation in Worcester led to an exception. 
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Do you expect your company to have a new leader in the next five years?

On Wednesday, Hanover Insurance Group announced John "Jack" Roche will retire as president and CEO at the end of this year, ending his 20-year tenure at the company he has led since 2017. Hanover, the largest publicly traded company headquartered in Worcester, named Chief Operating Officer Richard “Dick” Lavey as Roche's successor.
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Blackstone Valley

From the Editor: Data is the new currency

WBJ has created the go-to source for market intelligence about the Central Massachusetts business community.
Central Mass. South

🔒‘The heart and soul of a community bank.’ Why bankHometown is becoming TruNorth.

“Growing organically in Massachusetts is not easy to do. We’ve got to look at M&A as the most likely path to achieving scale.”
MetroWest

Marijuana repeal measure hit with fresh signature challenge

A ballot initiative proposing to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana is facing another challenge to the authenticity of its nomination signatures. 
North County

Mass. business confidence turned positive in June

The trade group Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported its Business Confidence Index rose 2.4 points in June to 50.6.

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