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Shrewsbury company partnering with USAID to establish coffee-focused academy for women and youth in African nation of Burundi
November 12, 2024The project is seeking to create 600 new jobs and increase exports to the United States by $400,000 by the end of 2026.
November 12, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 11, 2024
Updated: November 11, 2024Employees at companies including Cornerstone Bank, ERA Key Realty Services, and Flexcon Holdings Trust are advancing in their careers.
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
Marlborough manufacturer expands its board with CFO from Bedford life sciences firm
November 8, 2024Lifeward, a Marlborough-based mobility device manufacturer, has expanded its board of directors, naming Robert Marshall as its newest member.
November 8, 2024
Worcester proclaims Saturday as Wu-Tang Day ahead of annual cannabis convention, hip-hop afterparty
November 7, 2024The Harvest Cup, an annual cannabis-focused convention and product competition, is set to return to Worcester’s DCU Center on Saturday and Sunday, as a planned Saturday night afterparty featuring a member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan has led to
November 7, 2024
Boston Scientific to acquire California firm treating irregular heartbeats
November 5, 2024Expanding its portfolio further into cardiovascular health, Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cortex, a California medical technology company working to advance the treatment
November 5, 2024
Clark opens biotech lab expansion funded by $750K life sciences grant
November 4, 2024Clark University in Worcester has opened a new biotechnology research laboratory after one of its professors received a $750,000 grant.
November 4, 2024-
Lifeward to close two U.S. facilities, lay off 15 employees
November 4, 2024Lifeward will close two of its U.S. facilities in a consolidation effort expected to save the Marlborough-based firm $3 million in operating expenses.
November 4, 2024 
Orange’s 184-year-old gate manufacturer to invest $10M in once-shuttered facility
November 4, 2024Rodney Hunt, an Orange-based manufacturer of metal gates first founded in 1840, is set to expand its presence in the town.
November 4, 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
Failed oversight: Beset by infighting, a toxic culture, and an investigation into its leadership, the Cannabis Control Commission isn't effectively performing its functions
October 29, 2024A months-long WBJ investigation shows how a dysfunctional agency hollowed out by turnover, bogged down by infighting, and plagued by a fuzzy leadership structure is impeding businesses in a struggling industry.
October 29, 2024
CCC selects former government affairs head as new executive director
October 29, 2024State cannabis regulators have picked their next executive director, voting Monday to begin the process of bringing back a former head of its government affairs operation to lead the entire agency into a new chapter.
October 29, 2024
Photo trivia!!! Can you match these business leaders with their older photos?
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Out of the weeds: From prohibition to profits, the last 35 years have seen big changes in cannabis
Updated: October 28, 2024In 2016, 53.6% of Massachusetts voters cast a ballot in favor of legalizing marijuana like alcohol, kicking off the creation of an industry that has so far led to more than $6 billion in sales.
Updated: October 28, 2024
From the Publisher: A look back, a look ahead - 35 years of covering Central Mass. business news
Updated: October 28, 2024As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.
Updated: October 28, 2024
1989-2024: A timeline of the top Central Mass. business stories for the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024How do you whittle 35 years of headlining business news down to a couple thousand words and a few pages? You don't. But here, we take our best shot to highlight the companies, individuals, and moments that left a lasting impression.
Updated: October 28, 2024
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