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Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students as Trump Administration prepares to vacate closing campus on Monday

“These are people's lives they're playing with, and it's horrible,” Hebert said of the Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally shutter all contract-run Job Centers across the country.

Westborough manufacturer’s CFO to retire, search for successor underway

Rich Sneider served as the firm’s CFO since 1998.

Trump Administration seeking to close two Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide

Supporters of the centers say closing them will undermine workforce readiness and leave nearly 500 residential students at the sites without a clear future. 

Greater Worcester unemployment fell again in April

Greater Worcester’s unemployment rate continued to dip in April, further reversing the region’s six-month trend of steadily climbing rates. 
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Following Nasdaq delisting, ConnectM finalizes $1.4M purchase of India-based energy company

ConnectM Technology Solutions has completed a $1.4 million acquisition of Cambridge Energy Resources.

Lifeward replaces retiring CEO with former Medtronic executive

Grant served in various leadership roles at Medtronic from 2004 to 2023.

New job seekers help bump unemployment rate up to 4.6%

It was the fourth straight month that both the labor force and the unemployment rate grew.

🔒Power 100: WBJ names the most influential professionals in 2025

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.
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Clinton Savings Bank names new board member

Clinton Savings Bank has elected Stephen O’Neil to the institution’s board of directors, a position he assumed on April 24. 

Gov. Healey imposes executive branch hiring freeze amid economic uncertainty

Gov. Maura Healey moved Wednesday to pause most hiring in state government's executive branch in the face of what her office described as "widespread economic uncertainty at the national level and a tightening budget outlook" for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
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