Webster Five Cents Savings Bank

Webster Five is heading its 156th year of operation with some fresh faces in leadership.

The unenviable task of selecting the best nominees fell to these three judges, who used their varied expertise and backgrounds to select the Class of 2023.

After the first half of 2023 rocked the banking world and as uncertainty clouds the economic future, Central Mass. bankers are staying the course.

People are on the move at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Cornerstone Bank, and Thrive Support & Advocacy.

BIPOC-owned startups seeking out larger investments have come up short, in large part because the deck is stacked against them.

Each one of these winners is a gold mine in how to improve your business and your life.

Will a big bank like Chase put Central Massachusetts-headquartered banks at a disadvantage? Industry leaders here don’t think so.

An office building on the corner of Walnut Street and Harvard Street in Worcester has sold for just over $3 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

Webster Five Cents Savings Bank sold its former Auburn offices at 10 A St. for $2 million in a sale closed on Sept. 13, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

A recession coinciding with the start of the coronavirus pandemic last spring sent the American economy into its largest contraction in modern history. Now bankers are wondering, will pent-up demand lead to explosive economic growth? Or are people saving more than ever out of worry or survival?