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🔒Fighting for immigrants: Attorneys are combating cuts, shifting policies, and burnout as demand rises in the second Trump Administration

Across Central Massachusetts, demand has risen for legal representation in asylum and removal proceedings, putting strain on the region’s limited resource pool of attorneys who are themselves facing burnout as they attempt to keep pace with Trump’s rotating door of policy changes.

🔒Fixed incomes, rising rents, and limited resources are making seniors the fastest-growing unhoused population in Worcester County

In Worcester County, those aged 65 or older remain the smallest unhoused age group, but it’s fastest growing, rising 29% since 2018, according to the Worcester nonprofit Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance.

United Way raises $1.2M to address mounting local food insecurity

The UWCM used $500,000 in seed investments from its United Response Fund, knowing that 80,000 individuals in its service area are affected by food insecurity.

🔒After impasse, UMass Memorial reaches three-year contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield

UMass Memorial Health patients are breathing a sigh of relief as the Worcester-based system has secured a...
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Holy Cross launches micro-grant program to strengthen students’ ties to community

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has launched a $10,000 micro-grant pilot program aimed at strengthening the college’s participation in the Worcester community.

🔒UniBank working with Habitat for Humanity to help meet high demand for affordable homes

"The people who are keeping our communities running aren't able to live in them," Debbie Maruca Hoak, CEO of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, said of the housing crisis.

🔒Unauthorized video of Worcester Memorial Auditorium generates YouTube fame, as fundraising effort to save building continues

A popular YouTube account which explores abandoned buildings featured the Worcester Memorial Auditorium in a new video, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes, unauthorized look at the state of the once-thriving venue.

WBJ selects the inaugural class of Notable Veteran Executives

At WBJ, we wanted to showcase how veterans contribute to society beyond their time in the military, particularly in Central Massachusetts business.
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EcoTarium to unveil new exhibition hall, as part of 200th anniversary fundraiser

The EcoTarium museum in Worcester is hosting a gala on Saturday to celebrate its new Stoddard Exhibition...

Voting open for WBJ’s 2026 Best of Business awards

The BOB awards recognize the best business-to-business companies in Central Massachusetts: those dedicated to excellence and delivering exceptional products.
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