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Jane Fund, Planned Parenthood awarded state grants to improve abortion access

The Jane Fund of Central Massachusetts, a Holden-based abortion fund, is among 11 community-based organizations across the commonwealth selected to split $4.1 million in state funding to improve reproductive healthcare, including access to abortion. 

🔒WBJ readers’ 2023 economic forecast survey: Not looking great

More than a third of WBJ readers believe the Central Massachusetts economy will decline in 2023.

Northborough developers buy Oxford bank branch for $750K

Daniel Yarnie, co-owner of Northborough real estate development company Polar Views, LLC, purchased a former Cornerstone Bank branch in Oxford for $750,000.

Wind energy developer seeks to scrap power agreements

Declaring that the largest offshore wind farm in the state's pipeline cannot be financed and built under existing contracts, Commonwealth Wind on Friday asked Massachusetts regulators to scrap the agreements the company reached with utilities and reopen a new round of bidding.
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Elizabeth Warren warns against raising interest rates

After weeks of sounding the alarm about the downsides of interest rate hikes, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren thinks the more modest approach the Federal Reserve took with its latest increase is still pushing the envelope too far, too fast.

Mass. nearly back to pre-pandemic job levels, as unemployment drops to 3.4%

Massachusetts employers added 17,300 jobs in November, labor officials announced Friday, putting the state within striking distance of returning to a pre-pandemic level of employment.

MWCC granted $179K in ARPA funds to support food security

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner received $178,535 from the Massachusetts Campus Hunger-Free grant program to support the school’s effort to minimize food insecurity among its students.

TD Bank names new New England metro president

New Jersey-based TD Bank promoted Sheryl McQuade to regional president of its New England metro region.
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Fitchburg CDC receives $10K to fund new hire for eviction services and first-time homebuyers

NewVue Communities received a $10,000 dollar donation from Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank & Trust to help hire and onboard an intake specialist who will help support people seeking assistance with eviction and foreclosure prevention services.

Fitchburg-based development corp. ranked third among Mass. microlenders

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg ranked third among U.S. Small Business Administration microlenders in Massachusetts, according to a Monday press release by the SBA.
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