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State transportation funding task force to miss end-of-year deadline

Some reports have suggested task force members -- who stretch across a range of professional backgrounds and industry interests -- have been split over how far their recommendations to the governor should go.

Burlington private equity firm buys Worcester hotel for $20.4M

This sale represents AAM 15’s first hotel purchase in Central Massachusetts.

Central Mass. state universities split $4.2 million to increase graduation rates within marginalized communities

Three Central Massachusetts universities have been awarded a share of $14 million in state funding to boost graduation rates for historically underserved students. 

🔒Results: How did WBJ do with 2024’s bold predictions?

In December 2023, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 bold predictions for news events to happen in Central Massachusetts throughout the year. Turns out, we missed the mark on all but two.
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🔒2025 Economic Forecast survey: Central Mass. business leaders show less enthusiastic optimism

Central Massachusetts business leaders generally feel good about the economy, although they don’t feel great about it.

🔒Q&A: Executive behind redevelopment of Worcester Auditorium is more optimistic than ever

The Worcester Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as the Aud, has sat vacant for the past 25 years.

🔒Hot markets for residential: As Worcester’s small multifamily market cools, property owners see promise elsewhere

With high-potential inventory in Worcester drying up, investors in smaller multi-family properties are casting a wider net to find parcels with promise.

🔒A tale of two towers: The Mercantile Center and The Glass Tower’s efforts to become go-to downtown destinations

Worcester’s two tallest office buildings have had quite the wild ride over the past 10 years.
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United Way doles out remainder of $5M donation from billionaire MacKenzie Scott

Four years after the United Way of Central Massachusetts had $5 million dropped into its bank account courtesy of billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the Worcester-based human services nonprofit has donated the final segment of its Nov. 2020 surprise gift.

UniBank to offer 99-cent gas at Kelley Square station for three hours Wednesday morning

Following the opening of a new UniBank branch in Worcester’s Canal District, the Whitinsville-based bank is funding gasoline priced at 99 cents per gallon on Wednesday at a station in Kelley Square. 
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