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40 Under Forty alumni: Robyn Kennedy, Class of 2020 - Worcester's newest state senator
Updated: August 19, 2024Robyn Kennedy assumed her role as a Massachusetts state senator in January 2023, but not before doing some very heavy lifting back at the YWCA.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty: Catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary
Updated: August 19, 2024The nearly 1,000 winners of the 40 Under Forty awards from the last 25 years have gone onto great things, and we catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Stacey Luster, Class of 2000 - groundbreaking education executive
Updated: August 19, 2024Before she was named to the inaugural class of WBJ’s 40 Under Forty, Stacey Luster was breaking new ground as the first Black woman elected to Worcester City Council.
Updated: August 19, 2024
How WBJ selected the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2024
Updated: August 19, 2024This year’s winners were chosen from 398 nominations submitted for 221 professionals in 2023 and 2024.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Ashley Randle, Class of 2022 - leads state department of agriculture
Updated: August 19, 2024In the short time since she was honored as a 40 Under Forty in 2022, Randle has risen to the top of the department tasked with nurturing the state’s agricultural industry, becoming the first female leader in the 100+ year history of MDAR.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Jake Sanders, Class of 2014 - leading the restoration of a Worcester gem
Updated: August 19, 2024A lot has changed in the decade since Jake Sanders’ class of WBJ 40 under Forty winners.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Nashoba Valley parent company close to selling at least five Mass. hospitals
August 16, 2024A lawyer representing Steward Health Care said in court Friday morning that the company is "close" to signing purchase agreements for at least five of its six for-sale hospital campuses in Massachusetts.
August 16, 2024
Mass. sports bettors wager $412M In July
August 16, 2024Since legal gambling began here in 2015, the state has collected $1.82 billion in taxes and fees from casino-style gaming. It has also taken in $166.61 million in taxes and assessments from sports wagering operations that became legal in 2023, the
August 16, 2024
Study: $3B rail extension through North Worcester County could be strategic asset
August 15, 2024The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a "strategic asset," state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the benefits of restoring passenger service in the region --
August 15, 2024
House to vote Thursday on maternal health legislation
August 14, 2024Pregnant people and those who recently gave birth could gain access to expanded care options in Massachusetts under compromise maternal health legislation released Wednesday.
August 14, 2024
Worcester art festival stART on the Street to end, 2024 will be last edition
August 14, 2024After two decades, Worcester’s prominent arts and music festival appears to be coming to an end, as organizers cite costs and organizing struggles.
August 14, 2024
Nashoba Valley parent company's Haverhill hospital may face closure
August 12, 2024The fate of another Steward Health Care hospital in Massachusetts may be in jeopardy.
August 12, 2024
Hearing over sale of Nashoba Valley parent company's other Mass. hospitals delayed
August 12, 2024Tuesday's bankruptcy court hearing on the sale of as many as five Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts has been postponed until Friday.
August 12, 2024
Boston City Council calls for public health emergency over impending Carney Hospital closure
August 8, 2024With frustrations mounting over the closure of Carney Hospital at the end of August, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for a public health emergency and applying new pressure on the state to protect patient care.
August 8, 2024
Healey: The fate of Nashoba Valley's parent company's other Mass. hospitals in the hands of the lenders
August 8, 2024"Things are moving quickly I think right now in the bankruptcy court," Healey told reporters at the State House. "I'm cautiously optimistic but it's right now in the hands of the lenders."
August 8, 2024
Augustus estimates newly-signed housing bill will lead to 45,000 new units, activists call legislation underwhelming
August 7, 2024"If you build a nice affordable development in 10 years that's great, but by then Massachusetts's low-income residents will be living in Rhode Island," Progressive Mass Director Jonathan Cohn said.
August 7, 2024
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