May 5, 2025 - Worcester Business Journal

Arts & Entertainment

🔒Q&A: Kathleen Gagne’s legacy of culture & connections at Mechanics Hall

Now preparing for retirement, Kathleen Gagne is grateful for the chance to preserve history while inspiring future generations to engage with music and culture.

Opinion

🔒A Thousand Words: Templeton’s first multifamily project in 25 years

In May, construction will begin on Templeton's first multifamily development in 25 years. The project will convert a former public school building into the 54-unit Baldwin School Apartments.

News

🔒Editorial: Keep the Central Mass. clean energy momentum moving forward

While large solar installations have become more common, the need for clean energy projects like these feels more important than ever, along with homegrown companies and technology to support them.

Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers for May 5, 2025

Employees at Discovery Museum, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Digital Federal Credit Union are advancing in their careers.

Advice

🔒Helping neurodiverse students build financial literacy confidence

April was both Financial Literacy Month and Autism Acceptance Month. Financial literacy is important, but can be elusive for many people, especially young people.

Advice

🔒101: Positioning yourself as a thought leader

In the world of organic marketing and content creation, thought leadership is emerging as a powerful strategy for building brand awareness.

Advice

🔒8 Things I know about … How to be mindful throughout the workday

Set an intention for the workday, eat your lunch mindfully, and create a simple ritual to transition from work to home.

Banking & Finance

🔒Customer financing: Two Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers

Two Central Massachusetts small businesses have turned to alternative, community-based fundraising methods to support their expansion efforts.

Economy

🔒Daring to dream: A quarter century after arriving in America, Elmer Melendez is cooking up a restaurant empire

Melendez is the proud owner of four restaurants, with a fifth on the way.

Banking & Finance

🔒Collaborating through a crisis: More than 50% of Central Mass. ER beds are taken up by mental health patients waiting for treatment

In February, Gov. Maura Healey declared Massachusetts is facing a mental health crisis.

Banking & Finance

🔒Embracing uncertainty: As the trade war wreaks havoc, Central Mass. manufacturers are urged to save cash and be proactive

The constantly changing tariff landscape is forcing manufacturers to hold off on expansion efforts or big equipment purchases.

News

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