Banking & Finance

U.S. presidential candidate Bill Weld took a tour of Worcester on Tuesday in advance of the Massachusetts primary election on March 3, talking about the importance of controlling the national debt and fighting climate change.

Fitchburg has received $100,000 and Worcester $95,000 to help spur economic vitality in city neighborhoods.

Papa Gino's properties in Worcester, Leominster and Sudbury have sold for a combined roughly $5 million.

In this second episode of The Weekly Business Report, Sarah Connell Sanders joins the podcast to discuss her story "Disrespected" about sexual harassment in the Central Massachusetts workplace.

Check out the latest Central Massachusetts professionals getting hired and promoted.

These stories from seven Central Mass. women professionals detail how sexual harassment has long-lasting and wide-ranging impact on people and company productivity.

One bill filed last year by Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester), would require any public company headquartered in Mass. to have at least one female board member by the end of 2021.

A 2019 WBJ investigation into the gender breakdown of the leadership at 75 Central Massachusetts prominent business organizations found 35% were women, an increase from 33% in 2018. This year, the percentage went backward.

Altaf Ahmed, a 38-year-old banker, has more than 20 years of experience in senior positions at various Massachusetts lenders, most recently at Bank of America in Boston where he managed the growth of its retail market. 

Steven Duvarney, 52, of Lancaster has been re-elected as chairman and Brian Galonek of Sturbridge as vice chairman to bankHometown's board of directors.