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Mass. attorney general sues Grafton food waste company over odor emissions
October 17, 2024As the latest chapter of the ongoing issues surrounding Grafton-based food waste conversion company Feedback Earth, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging the company has been releasing
October 17, 2024
State treasurer seeks new cannabis chair as lawmakers consider changes to agency
October 16, 2024Treasurer Deb Goldberg is beginning to look for a new chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, she said Tuesday, despite an upcoming legislative hearing that could redefine how the regulatory agency's leadership is appointed.
October 16, 2024
Two large cannabis companies in Central Mass. fined combined $165K
October 16, 2024Two multistate cannabis companies with operations in Central Massachusetts, have been fined a combined $165,000 by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission for regulatory violations.
October 16, 2024
Newburyport firm expanding to Worcester with acquisition of Sequel Law
October 15, 2024Sequel Law, a Worcester-based firm specializing in divorce and family law, has been acquired.
October 15, 2024
Veterans lobby for ballot initiative that would decriminalize medical psychedelic use
October 15, 2024The measure would establish licensed facilities where people could buy and take the drugs under supervision, and Bay Staters would also be permitted to grow and use them at home.
October 15, 2024
Falling rates: The Fed’s cut to interest rates will boost the Central Mass. economy, yet the impact may not be immediate
Updated: October 14, 2024The most straightforward analysis of the rate reduction is it’s good news for people and businesses who are either looking to borrow or who are already paying down debt.
Updated: October 14, 2024
A new outlook: MetroWest chamber's new CEO leans into community engagement and growth as he begins his tenure
Updated: October 14, 2024Shah plans on leveraging his experience in public education and nonprofit work to promote education among business owners.
Updated: October 14, 2024
After hospital closure, Healey assembles group to address Nashoba Valley health care
October 9, 2024The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has 32 officials to a working group assembled to address the healthcare needs of a region now left without a hospital.
October 9, 2024
Worcester midwifery center splits $1M in state funding
October 9, 2024Two future birth centers in Worcester and Boston have secured state funding to help cover the costs of opening their freestanding facilities, which offer an alternative care setting for lower-risk pregnancies.
October 9, 2024
Jack’s Abby parent to buy high-profile Everett brewery, to become largest Mass. brewer
October 8, 2024Hendler Family Brewing was already the largest brewer in Central Massachusetts.
October 8, 2024
Cannabis delivery businesses await long-anticipated end of two-driver requirement
October 8, 2024The Cannabis Control Commission is poised to vote later this month on regulations that would finally put into motion policy changes they agreed to last year, and which struggling cannabis delivery businesses say would make a big difference to their
October 8, 2024
Joint venture of Dallas Cowboys, NY Yankees to manage Worcester’s DCU Center for 10 more years
October 7, 2024The City of Worcester has agreed to extend management of the DCU Center by ASM Global for an additional 10 years.
October 7, 2024
To better understand outdoor marijuana growing, regulators tour Hubbardston farm
October 4, 2024Massachusetts cannabis regulators took a guided tour of a outdoor cannabis farm on Thursday, in an attempt to learn more about issues facing the relatively-small number of businesses in the state who have attempted to take marijuana production back
October 4, 2024
DPH launches new investigations into Central Mass. hospitals owned by Saint Vincent’s parent company
October 2, 2024DPH has launched an investigation into three Central Massachusetts hospitals owned by Tenet Healthcare.
October 2, 2024
Biopharma industry claims sector could grow Mass. economy by $1B over five years if stalled economic development bill is passed
October 2, 2024The biopharma sector could grow the state's GDP by $1 billion over the next five years, though the head of an influential trade group says that boost is contingent on the Legislature approving public aid for the life sciences that's hung up in a
October 2, 2024
Report: $5.2B Mass. housing law will lead to relatively modest increase in investment
October 2, 2024Lawmakers and Gov. Maura Healey are optimistic that a major increase in borrowing authorization will begin to chip away at a statewide housing affordability crisis, but a new report warned that the actual spending impact could be smaller than the
October 2, 2024
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