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October 29, 2024
A months-long WBJ investigation shows how a dysfunctional agency hollowed out by turnover, bogged down by infighting, and plagued by a fuzzy leadership structure is impeding businesses in a struggling industry.
- October 29, 2024
- Updated: October 28, 2024
- October 29, 2024
- October 28, 2024
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Mass. launches job platform for employers to post positions in key industries
9 hours agoMore than a year after its intent to launch was originally announced, the state’s online job platform MassTalent has officially gone live.
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Sponsored articleIntegrated Business Transition Planning – It’s Your Decision
September 23, 2024Every business owner will need to decide when and how to step out of the business at some point. Now more than ever, business owners understand the importance of succession planning.
September 23, 2024
Mass. to lift hiring waiver requirement for state agencies come November
9 hours agoState agencies will no longer need to solicit waivers to bring on new employees starting Friday, but they will still need to have wiggle room in their spending plans under revised hiring controls from the Healey administration.
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From the Editor: A note about anonymous sources
October 29, 2024At WBJ, we only will use anonymous sources when there is a realistic chance the people providing us with information will face repercussions to their safety and livelihoods if they are identified.
October 29, 2024
DAVIS Cos. president leaves family business after 20 years, joins DC firm
October 25, 2024After nearly two decades in the family business, Brendon Davis has moved on from his leadership role at The DAVIS Cos. and stepped into a newly created role at Washington, D.C.-based employment agency.
October 25, 2024
Lack of quorum sees state energy bill stall in House
October 25, 2024The House held its session open while the bill was advancing through the Senate and House Democrats hoped to pass the bill Thursday but adjourned until Monday after Republicans doubted the presence of a quorum.
October 25, 2024
Candlepin bowling center in Millis becomes site of new world record game thrown by Franklin woman
October 25, 2024As candlepin bowling undergoes a bit of a renaissance in Central Massachusetts, a Millis bowling alley was the site of a new world record game.
October 25, 2024
Hologic to lay off 86 employees during the last leg of Conn. facility closure
October 24, 2024As Hologic gears up to cease operations at its Danbury, Connecticut facility in December, the Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer plans tol incrementally lay off 86 employees by the end of February.
October 24, 2024
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The Galleria to CitySquare, a Worcester odyssey: A look at the rise, fall and resurgence of the city center
Updated: October 28, 2024Like so many of the nation’s indoor shopping centers, the Galleria slowly died over the 20 years after it opened. Today, the former mall space is known as CitySquare.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Where are they now? Gone but not forgotten, these Central Mass. difference-makers make their marks in new ways
Updated: October 28, 2024As leaders, they ably represented two of Central Massachusetts’ longest-running institutions: each intricately tied to Isaiah Thomas. One turned his bequeathed library into the world’s preeminent repository of pre-20th-century print materials in what is now the United States. The other invoked the patriot printer’s name for its annual award to citizens who serve Worcester with distinction.
Updated: October 28, 2024
More diverse businesses: The complex journey toward diversifying Central Massachusetts business leadership
Updated: October 28, 2024While Central Massachusetts business leaders have seen substantial diversification among small business owners in the past three decades, the same cannot be said for those among the area’s highest-paid.
Updated: October 28, 2024
1989-2024: A timeline of the top Central Mass. business stories for the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024How do you whittle 35 years of headlining business news down to a couple thousand words and a few pages? You don't. But here, we take our best shot to highlight the companies, individuals, and moments that left a lasting impression.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Photo trivia!!! Can you match these business leaders with their older photos?
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.
Updated: October 28, 2024
The legacy of ambition: Exploring the staying power of six of the region's most enduring businesses
Updated: October 28, 2024You can define success in myriad ways: holding your ground; uncompromising ambition; the relentless pursuit of excellence; steady as she goes; staying a step ahead. The one thing shared in common by the most-heralded and well-run companies Worcester Business Journal has chronicled over 35 years is a bit of all these things.
Updated: October 28, 2024
From the Publisher: A look back, a look ahead - 35 years of covering Central Mass. business news
Updated: October 28, 2024As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.
Updated: October 28, 2024
State forecast warns unemployment system facing large shortfall
October 17, 2024The state unemployment insurance system could fall hundreds of millions of dollars into the red within four years, according to new projections from the state.
October 17, 2024
Mass. attorney general sues Grafton food waste company over odor emissions
October 17, 2024As the latest chapter of the ongoing issues surrounding Grafton-based food waste conversion company Feedback Earth, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging the company has been releasing noxious odors for months and is negatively affecting residents in neighboring communities.
October 17, 2024
Northborough industrial building, site of Aspen Aerogels HQ, sold for $19.1M by owner of Natick Mall
October 17, 2024A 111,578-square-foot industrial building in Northborough has been sold for $19.1 million to Raith Capital Partners, a New York-based real estate investment firm.
October 17, 2024
Long-time chairman of Westborough cancer detection nonprofit steps aside
October 17, 2024After 15 years as chairman of DetecTogether, a Westborough-based nonprofit working to early cancer detection, organization Founder Jim Coghlin is stepping aside from his board position.
October 17, 2024
Ascend files $5M lawsuit against landlord of planned Devens manufacturing facility, claiming asbestos and compliance issues
October 17, 2024Westborough-based Ascend Elements has filed a lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages against the owner of a Devens building the company intended to turn into a manufacturing facility.
October 17, 2024
Amazon officially opens facility at former Greendale Mall site
October 16, 2024The last-mile delivery facility on Neponset Street is destined to be the final stop for packages before they’re delivered to customers.
October 16, 2024
State treasurer seeks new cannabis chair as lawmakers consider changes to agency
October 16, 2024Treasurer Deb Goldberg is beginning to look for a new chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, she said Tuesday, despite an upcoming legislative hearing that could redefine how the regulatory agency's leadership is appointed.
October 16, 2024
Aspen Aerogels receives $671M federal loan for planned Georgia facility
October 16, 2024Aspen Aerogel’s efforts in developing technologies to reduce the risk from electrical vehicle fires will potentially receive a big boost from the federal government.
October 16, 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.
