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CELLTREAT Scientific Products, a lab equipment supply company formerly based in Pepperell, has moved its presence to Ayer with the opening of a new 113,000-square-foot distribution center and headquarters.
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LATEST HEADLINES
Hearing over Heywood Healthcare’s bankruptcy exit set for Monday
September 25, 2024Heywood Healthcare, the parent company Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital, will have a confirmation hearing on its plan to exit bankruptcy on Monday.
September 25, 2024
Executive director of Downtown Worcester business district stepping down
September 25, 2024Evelyn Darling, executive director of the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, has stepped down from the role.
September 25, 2024
CHIA: MetroWest Medical Center faces the most financial peril of Central Mass. hospitals
September 25, 2024MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham is in one of the most tenuous financial standings of all Central Massachusetts hospitals, according to a new report from the Center for Health Information & Analysis analyzing the financial stability of hospitals in the state.
September 25, 2024
Mass. senator: State's Steward hospitals were left in very bad condition during ownership transfers
September 24, 2024Significant work lies ahead for Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals as they transition to new owners, warned Sen. Barry Finegold, who earlier this summer feared one facility might close in his district.
September 24, 2024
Worcester insurance tech firm buys Illinois inspection company in all-cash deal
September 24, 2024Xceedance has acquired Millennium Information Services, an Illinois-based property inspection and data company.
September 24, 2024
United Way of South Central Mass. executive director to retire, successor search underway
September 24, 2024After nine years in at United Way of South Central Massachusetts in Southbridge, Mary O’Coin has announced she will retire at the end of the year.
September 24, 2024
Marlborough biopharma names inaugural chief commercial officer
September 24, 2024Marlborough-based pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma America has selected executive Kenton Stewart as the firm’s inaugural chief commercial officer, effective Oct. 1.
September 24, 2024
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Outstanding Women In Business Awards
SAVE-THE-DATE!
WBJ's 2024 Outstanding Women in Business Awards event will take place on October 22, 2024 at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester.
2024 honorees will be announced in our September 30th edition.
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, One College St., Worcester
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Bridging the gap: Joint Open Sky-Seven Hills program is boosting BIPOC representation in the mental health field
Updated: September 16, 2024As the U.S. faces an ongoing behavioral health provider shortage, one Worcester program is working to boost BIPOC representation in the mental health field.
Updated: September 16, 2024
From the Editor: Standing against the anti-DEI wave
Updated: September 16, 2024Four years ago, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and the ensuing national reckoning on race, business and political leaders in Central Massachusetts and across the nation were falling over themselves to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in an attempt to mitigate the stain of America’s original sin.
Updated: September 16, 2024
After liquidation announcement, LL Flooring finds buyer, allowing one Central Mass. store to remain open
September 11, 2024The retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators has found a buyer for its assets, a move that should allow one of its three Central Massachusetts locations to remain open.
September 11, 2024
Longtime Country Bank employee promoted to fill position left vacant by CEO’s rise
September 11, 2024Julie Sanders Yi, a longtime employee at Ware-based Country Bank, has been elevated to the executive role of CFO.
September 11, 2024
Fired cannabis commission leader plans legal fight, as interim chair takes over
September 11, 2024Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed current CCC Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as acting chair of the agency on Tuesday.
September 11, 2024
Seven Hills hires executives from Springfield, Boston
September 11, 2024Worcester-based Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates has hired two new executives into its C-suite, helping lead Central Massachusetts’ largest human services nonprofit.
September 11, 2024
Worcester County gasoline prices down 16 cents in a month
September 10, 2024In congruence with the statewide average, the price of gasoline in Worcester County decreased since Aug. 10.
September 10, 2024
McGovern opposition to federal bill targeting Wuxi Biologics fails to stop House passage
September 10, 2024Despite a late effort by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) to stop what he described as a weak piece of legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 to pass the BIOSECURE Act.
September 10, 2024
Big Lots, with six Central Mass. locations, plans to close some stores amid bankruptcy
September 10, 2024Ohio-based Big Lots has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
September 10, 2024
Goldberg fires Cannabis Control Commission chair after year-long battle
September 9, 2024Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts.
September 9, 2024
CHIA: MassHealth users spend higher percentage on behavioral health and primary care
September 9, 2024As Massachusetts feels the lasting effects of postponed health care during the COVID pandemic, a new report shows members of the government MassHealth plans spent the highest percentage of their total healthcare spending on both behavioral health services and primary care visits compared to other commercial and government insurance plans.
September 9, 2024
WPI debuts nation’s first explosion protection engineering master’s program
September 9, 2024In an effort to help combat mounting concerns regarding manufacturing facility fire and explosion risks and close the gap between the manufacturing industry and academia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute has introduced the nation’s first master’s degree program in explosion protection engineering.
September 9, 2024
Worcester developer buys six Plantation Street properties from estate of late D’Iorio’s Hair Salon founder
September 9, 2024Developer Michael Ermani has added six Plantation Street neighborhood properties to his Worcester portfolio.
September 9, 2024
Opposition to tipped worker pay increase rolls out ad campaign
September 6, 2024A pricey fight over whether to increase what employers must pay tipped workers is well underway in Massachusetts.
September 6, 2024
First medical student cohort starts at UMass Chan’s newly launch Burlington campus
September 6, 2024A year and a half after UMass Chan Medical School received official approval to open a Burlington regional campus, school is in session for the first cohort of 32 medical students at UMass Chan-Lahey, a partnership between the Worcester university and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
September 6, 2024
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.
