WBJ Staff

Worcester Business Journal’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts is doubling in size.

Few businesses can withstand the loss of a quarter of their customer bases, and the trend experienced by the local colleges mirrors a national drop in enrollment.

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at companies including National Grid, UMass Memorial Medical Group, AAFCPAs, and Ascentria Care Alliance.

The team has been fielding offers since 2021, but now seems like an advantageous time for Lucchino to transition the WooSox to a new ownership group.

People are on the move at Sundin Marketing, North Brookfield Savings Bank, and Clinton Savings Bank.

Voters will not be asked next year whether Massachusetts should revive local-option rent control after organizers working on a 2024 ballot question suspended their campaign.

Central Massachusetts and the nation aren’t in a recession, at least not yet, but the economy isn’t nearly as rosy as it was during those growth years of the past decade. The red hot real estate market, which has been the hallmark of Worcester’s growth, is now facing a slow down.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Health, Milford Regional Medical Center, and Mirick O'Connell.

While anxiety disorders are fairly common – they affect approximately 2 in 10 adults every year –...

Eric Casey, a Worcester-based reporter who most recently founded the publication Burn After Reading to cover the cannabis industry, has been hired as the newest staff writer at Worcester Business Journal.