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Boston Globe: Worcester Red Sox sold to NYC corporation
November 30, 2023Diamond Baseball Holdings, a corporation that owns more than 20 minor league baseball teams across the United States, has reached an agreement to purchase the Worcester Red Sox, according to reporting by the Boston Globe
November 30, 2023
North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development
November 29, 2023The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. is creating new funding opportunities for real estate developers.
November 29, 2023
Health assessment: Greater Worcester must improve housing, broadband, healthcare workforce
November 17, 2023The Worcester Division of Public Health has identified six priority areas to focus on to improve regional health and increase health equity across Greater Worcester.
November 17, 2023
After the party: Developers face new challenges after proposing 4,000+ residential units in Worcester
Updated: November 13, 2023Rising costs on everything from construction loans to building materials are slowing some projects and delaying the start of others.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Q&A: Coworking franchise flourishes in Marlborough
Updated: November 13, 2023A separately-owned Venture X franchise is slated to open in the Mercantile Center in Worcester in the coming months. Gagne talked about why coworking is gaining momentum in Central Massachusetts and beyond in an interview in October.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Diversity in recruitment: What companies need to do to achieve DEI hiring goals
Updated: November 13, 2023Companies must expand their networks & standardize processes to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion targets.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Central Mass. employers work to overcome staffing challenges amid tight labor market
Updated: November 13, 2023Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Fallon Health announces move to One Mercantile
November 6, 2023Fallon Health, a Worcester-based provider of health insurance and health care services, will be moving its headquarters to One Mercantile, an office building formerly known as the Unum building.
November 6, 2023
Student-run nonprofit to construct playground as part of sustainable development initiative
November 3, 2023Working for Worcester (W4W), a student-run nonprofit started at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, will construct a playground on Saturday at Union Hill School, a public elementary school in the city. This construction marks the
November 3, 2023
WinnDevelopment to move forward with $52M Boys Club affordable housing redevelopment
November 3, 2023Boston real estate firm WinnDevelopment announced on Thursday that it would proceed with the redevelopment of a 93-year-old former Boys Club property in Worcester into 80 units of affordable housing for residents 55 and older.
November 3, 2023
State offers rental vouchers to 1,200 families in shelter
November 1, 2023With the state's emergency assistance shelter system expected to "imminently" hit the 7,500-family cap that Gov. Maura Healey has said it is subject to, housing vouchers are being extended to 1,200 families and Emergency Assistance Director Lt.
November 1, 2023
GWCF grants $2M to 148 nonprofits to help with operations, missions
October 31, 2023The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded $2.1 million to local nonprofits as part of its community grants program. A total of 148 nonprofits serving the Greater Worcester community will share the funding, a majority of which is non
October 31, 2023
City of Worcester offers Frankensteins Recycling property for industrial development in Main South
October 31, 2023The City of Worcester has issued a request for proposals for a property in Worcester's Main South neighborhood it would like to see developed into a light manufacturing facility.
October 31, 2023
Online sales tax eyes to shore up Mass. downtowns
October 31, 2023Economic development officials, cultural sector advocates and others pitched lawmakers Monday on the idea of peeling off a portion of the state's sales tax revenue from online shopping to use as grant funding for organizations that work to make
October 31, 2023
MBI grants $240K to seven organization for diversity and workforce development
October 30, 2023Worcester life sciences incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives has awarded seven grants to local individuals and companies as part of its 2023 Challenge Grants program.
October 30, 2023
These are the fastest-growing jobs in Massachusetts
Updated: October 30, 2023These are the fastest growing jobs in Massachusetts, according to the Mass. Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Updated: October 30, 2023
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