Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Seven students from Maynard High School attended WBJ's Economic Forecast forum, and one junior reported back his impressions from the event talking about global and national growth in 2017.

Robert Johnson, president of Becker College in Worcester, is one of three finalists for the UMass Dartmouth chancellor position, the system announced Wednesday.

As we come off the high of the Patriots capturing their fifth Super Bowl, I am reminded of the quote from one of my heroes, Vincent Lombardi, who said, “Inches make a champion.”

Wages in Worcester County have been slowly ticking up. Between the rising minimum wage and increasing competition, employers are finding they need to find ways to pay more.

In advance of Tuesday's City Council vote defeating a proposal to declare Worcester not a sanctuary city, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce called immigrants vital to the Central Massachusetts economy.

Owners of the Sole Propietor decided not to move the popular Highland Street restaurant after about a year of considering a new Mercantile Center location.

Worcester's industrial building are 40-percent empty, as landlords can't reconcile costly upgrades with the impact on their tax bill, especially for small manufacturers.

Needing a way to get financing for Greater Worcester's startups and non-traditional borrowers, Timothy Murray at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce dialed up one of his old contacts from when he was lieutenant governor, who just happened to be a little north of him in the county.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced a partnership to bring microloan services to the city of Worcester and South Worcester County.

In a 7-4 vote on Tuesday night, the Worcester City Council approved a 2017 tax plan that will further increase the gap between the rates of business property owners vs. residential property owners, cementing a trend the government began last year.