Worcester Regional Research Bureau

Despite major public investments in recent years, the report by the MassINC Policy Center and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau found that students in Boston and "gateway cities" are more likely than their suburban counterparts to "learn in buildings that are deteriorating, lacking in basic features, and often cramped and overcrowded."

Employees at Assumption University, Fidelity Bank, and Mirick O'Connell are advancing in their careers.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation and Worcester Regional Research Bureau have teamed up to launch a new platform designed to provide data regarding the quality of life in Worcester County. 

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority zero-fare bus program will continue at least until June of 2024. 

The New England Newspaper & Press Association has given nine journalism awards to Worcester Business Journal at part of the 2021 Better Newspaper Competition, honoring stories on the legacy of slavery in Central Massachusetts, housing discrimination in Worcester, and attempts to narrow racial and gender pay gaps.

On Wednesday, Katherine Hamilton joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom, as a reporter primarily covering the real estate and healthcare industries.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation appointed four new members to its board of directors and corporators at its annual meeting this fall.

In some pockets of Worcester, including in areas off Shrewsbury Street and in Main South, roughly one third or more of households lack internet access, a potentially critical issue when many are forced to work or learn from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a new report, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau said the WRTA should be free.

Kate McEvoy, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's former regional vice president, has been named the first ever vice president of corporate relations at UMass Memorial Health Care.