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40 Under Forty 2024: Andrew Shepherd, a man of many talents
Updated: August 19, 2024A business owner, farmer, firefighter, and active community member, Shepherd is a bit of a renaissance man.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Nancy Rose, Class of 2010 - turned the family farm into a year-round destination
Updated: August 19, 2024Since 2010, Rose has grown Red Apple Farm into a sustainable year-round business with her husband, Albert Rose.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Ashby cannabis firm partners with California brand, prepares to open Bolton dispensary
July 18, 2024United is one of the few cannabis companies in Central Massachusetts operating an outdoor cultivation site.
July 18, 2024
Q&A: New Braintree farmer achieves dream of locally sourced foods
Updated: June 10, 2024Matthew Koziol’s fascination with farming began as a child when he would visit his relatives’ dairy farm in Canada.
Updated: June 10, 2024
The green outdoors: Indoor cannabis cultivation has a big environmental impact, but a few Central Mass. growers are blazing a more sustainable trail
Updated: May 27, 2024Outdoor growers face a litany of hurdles to bring product to market, but the end result can be an environmentally friendlier option to indoor production.
Updated: May 27, 2024
Westminster landscaping employee to buy portion of business with $150K NCMDC loan
May 21, 2024A long-term employee of J. Martin Landscaping in Westminster has secured $150,000 in financing to purchase the lawn care business portion of the landscaping enterprise.
May 21, 2024
The next chapter: After closing her Worcester grocery store, Lynn Cheney charts a new path to boost the local community
Updated: May 13, 2024Following the closure of her Maker to Main grocery store in Worcester’s Canal District, shop owner Lynn Cheney has quickly found a way to continue to contribute to the community.
Updated: May 13, 2024
2024 Power 100: Allie Catlin
Updated: April 29, 2024Running a small dairy farm and creamery was something Allie Catlin and her co-owners had to learn, but seven years in, they seem to have the right idea.
Updated: April 29, 2024
Mass. surpasses $6B in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record
April 24, 2024While the Massachusetts cannabis industry continues to feel growing pains, consumers’ appetite for cannabis has shown no signs of slowing.
April 24, 2024-
Eleven cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $530K from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants
April 16, 2024Just as cannabis businesses are gearing up for the holiday known as 4/20, an unofficial celebration of marijuana where dispensaries see some of their largest crowds of the year, eleven companies in Central Massachusetts received $430,000 from the
April 16, 2024 
Urban farming firm with ties to Clark University leases warehouse in Leominster
April 15, 2024Founded in 2013, Freight Farms now has more than 600 farming units in 41 countries around the world, according to the company’s website.
April 15, 2024
Manufacturing awards: Mrs. Moriconi's provides a sweet boost to local dairy industry
Updated: April 1, 2024An early trial run of vending ice cream at the Shrewsbury Farmers Market resulted in her selling 100 pints in 90 minutes.
Updated: April 1, 2024
Westport Democrat’s retirement opens seat on state’s Agriculture Committee
February 14, 2024A beef farmer, Schmid co-chairs the Legislature's Agriculture Committee, which top Democrats spun out as a standalone panel this term.
February 14, 2024
A blue whale worth of weed: Mass. cannabis businesses sold record $1.8B in 2023
February 1, 2024The state's retailers sold 232,894 pounds worth of cannabis flower to recreational consumers in 2023, about the weight of the average blue whale.
February 1, 2024
Parking paralysis: Developers, activists, and city officials say parking requirements are blocking needed development
Updated: January 22, 2024With concerns over a lack of affordable housing dominating headlines, communities across the country are starting to reconsider the issue of mandatory parking minimums.
Updated: January 22, 2024
USDA data shows Mass. food insecurity up nearly 50% since 2021
December 29, 2023Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Massachusetts residents living in food insecure households increased by close to 50 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
December 29, 2023
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