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Compromise state economic development bill sees $500M for life sciences, $400M for climate tech
November 13, 2024Top Democrats on Tuesday evening filed a compromise economic development bill months after their deadline-day talks collapsed, packing the measure with state support for the life sciences and climate technology industries, ticket sales regulations,
November 13, 2024
Continued flexibility: To attract top talent, Central Mass. employers still are in a workers' market
Updated: November 11, 2024Four and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic altered the configuration of the U.S. workforce, Central Massachusetts employers are still navigating the reverberations of a landscape that changed overnight.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Opening doors: To provide more educational and career opportunities to underserved populations, Central Mass. colleges are enhancing financial aid
Updated: November 11, 2024The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester increased its full-tuition grants to students whose families make $100,000 a year or less.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Fired cannabis agency chair files legal appeal
November 8, 2024"This case presents important and undecided questions concerning the removal of a commissioner from an independent agency of the Commonwealth. It presents a number of issues of first impression, as the enabling statute of the Commission has never
November 8, 2024
WPI granted $900K from U.S. Department of Education to boost diversity among biology researchers
November 8, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a nearly $1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to finance fellowships for graduate students studying to become researchers and educators in cell and molecular biology.
November 8, 2024
State Democrats expect delayed jobs bill to be sent to governor’s desk next week
November 8, 2024Democrats plan next week to finish their work on a stalled jobs bill designed to supercharge the state's economy, especially the life sciences and climate technology industries.
November 8, 2024
Gov. Healey launches new higher ed affordability commission featuring Worcester State employee
November 7, 2024Healey's appointees to the commission include Mary Jo Marion, associate vice president of Worcester State University.
November 7, 2024
Trump wins second presidential term, as Central Mass. YWCA, NAACP react
November 6, 2024Former president Donald Trump completed his comeback Tuesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris and winning a second term that will start in January with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, where Massachusetts voters returned an a
November 6, 2024
Restaurant association celebrates as voters reject tipped wage increase
November 6, 2024The campaign boasted endorsements from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Opponents amassed support from Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, plus a bevy of state lawmakers and Boston city
November 6, 2024
Mass. voters pass initiative ending MCAS graduation requirement
November 6, 2024Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS exam to earn a diploma in Massachusetts.
November 6, 2024
Bill expanding breast cancer screening coverage awaits Gov. Healey's approval
November 5, 2024Massachusetts residents are poised to gain expanded access to follow-up breast cancer screenings and exams under a bill that is headed to Gov. Maura Healey's desk.
November 5, 2024
Francis Carroll, longtime Worcester business leader and philanthropist, dies
October 31, 2024Francis Carroll, a longtime leader in the Worcester business and nonprofit communities and Korean War veteran, has passed away.
October 31, 2024-
Servers rally against tipped wage initiative at State House as election nears
October 31, 2024With less than a week until Election Day, about 16 restaurant workers gathered on the State House steps to urge Bay Staters to vote against Question 5, warning the measure would lead to job losses and reduced services, and fall short of proponents'
October 31, 2024 
State lawmakers discuss cannabis agency overhaul as regulators pass long-awaited delivery rule reforms
October 31, 2024As regulators were discussing removing the two-driver rule in Worcester, cannabis delivery operators were explaining the impact of the CCC’s three-year-long delay in removing the rule to lawmakers on Beacon Hill.
October 31, 2024
Report: Worcester County tourism generated $1.3B in 2023, ranking 5th in Mass.
October 31, 2024Tourism in Worcester County accounted for some of the highest economic impact among Massachusetts' 14 counties in 2023, which combined accumulated $23.6 billion in spending statewide.
October 31, 2024
Mass. re-launches job platform for employers to post positions in key industries
October 30, 2024More than a year after it originally launched, the state’s online job platform MassTalent has officially gone live with enhanced search options and resources.
October 30, 2024
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