WBJ Staff

When Worcester child care advocacy nonprofit Edward Street received a $75,000 grant, it was an example of essential funding for early childhood organizations, which rely on foundational funding in the absence of adequate federal funding.

The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking reader input for this year's Power 50, the publication’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.

Since May, none of the 15 Central Massachusetts public companies listed on either on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ have been led by a female CEO.

People are on the move at Vision Advertising, Hospitality Insurance Group, and Bay State Savings Bank.

The number of new homes permitted for construction, a key economic indicator, rose 26% in the Greater Worcester metro area in 2022, beating out pre-COVID figures.

The former location of Scooby Doo’s Bar in Clinton at 675 Main St. was sold for $850,000 to a corporation with plans to demolish the building.

Back in 2016, the ballot initiative passed by voters called for a 12% tax on marijuana retail sales, which included a 3.75% state excise tax, the 6.25% state sales tax, and a 2% local excise tax. Let's aim toward that formula, as a starting point.

People are being hired and promoted at companies including NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs and AAFCPAs.

Massachusetts’ unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point in December.

For the last 10 years, WBJ readers have voted for the best companies, venues, people, and services in Central Massachusetts, for our annual Best of Business awards.