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WPI makes controversial purchase of two Worcester hotels official, buys properties for combined $46M

WPI is following through with its purchase of two Gateway Park hotels.

🔒Inclusive development: The dustup over WPI’s hotel plans sparked a debate over who sits at Worcester’s tables of power

The WPI hotel-to-housing controversy sparked a secondary conversation about the organization which initially led the charge by sending WPI a fiery public letter.

🔒The search for sustainable change: Worcester is close to filling its long-vacant DEI role, which was restructured in hopes of creating stability

The City of Worcester’s chief diversity officer position has been vacant for nearly two and a half years, a timeframe longer than any individual has held the role since its creation in 2016.
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Unemployment strained as benefits outpace funding

Four and a half years after COVID-19 upended the state's economy, joblessness remains low, total employment has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, and the fund used to pay jobless benefits has more than $2.5 billion on hand.

Fired cannabis commission leader plans legal fight, as interim chair takes over

Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed current CCC Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as acting chair of the agency on Tuesday.

Goldberg fires Cannabis Control Commission chair after year-long battle

Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts.

Opposition to tipped worker pay increase rolls out ad campaign

A pricey fight over whether to increase what employers must pay tipped workers is well underway in Massachusetts.
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Clark offering tuition discount for Worcester city employees

The discount will apply to courses offered through Clark’s School of Professional Studies’ undergraduate transfer/degree completion program.

🔒Acquiring S&G: The road to acquisition for a leading Central Mass. accounting firm centered growth and core values

More than four decades after opening their Worcester accounting firm S&G LLP in 1980, Carl Goldstein and Terry Shepherd knew it was time for a change.
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