North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

North Central Massachusetts is an area that keeps its manufacturing past in full view. Many towns retain nicknames that bring to mind old, dirty factories turning out the kinds of things that are now mostly imported from China. For instance, Winchendon is “Toy Town,” Gardner “Chair City,” and Athol “Tool Town.”

Unitil Corp., the New Hampshire utility that provides electricity to homes and businesses in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg...

Casino backers touted the economic benefits a $200 million slots parlor could provide to the North Central Massachusetts region, while opponents expressed concerns about traffic and property values yesterday at a public forum in Lancaster.

Three weeks before Leominster voters go to the polls to decide whether they want the state's only slots parlor in their city, the $200-million project has gotten the backing of the local chamber of commerce.

NEW BEGINNINGSWorcester-based Rollstone Bank & Trust donated $1,000 to Straight Ahead Ministries (SAM) in Worcester to support...

ANTI-BULLY BRIGADE
A statewide Bullying Prevention and Education Conference was sponsored by DCU for Kids in Worcester. Pictured,...

You'd be hard pressed to hear a more reassuring message stemming from a corporate acquisition than the...

Leominster has been experiencing a bit of a resurgence with new buyers for big properties and developments....

Four local chambers of commerce are partnering with Mount Wachusett Community College to conduct the first survey...

After the closing of the Wachusett Chamber of Commerce, Clinton plastics manufacturer Nypro Inc. has joined the...