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More than 3,000 pages of documents, including transcripts of testimony that current and former cannabis regulators gave behind closed doors last summer, has been made available by the Superior Court as Shannon O'Brien continues to contest her firing from the Cannabis Control Commission.

MetroWest Medical Center will no longer close its neonatal intensive care unit at its Framingham Union Hospital, opting to instead keep a step-down NICU open.

The merger is expected to close in the first quarter with Athol Savings operating as a division of Cornerstone Bank.

Housing Preservation is a Memphis-based organization that acquires and preserves affordable housing communities originally developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

MBI’s SPARK program is a free eight-week opportunity pairing aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors from MBI’s network to help the startups overcome certain obstacles.

The Rose Room closed its location at 460 Wickenden St. in Providence on Friday after opening the shop in March 2024.

A key part of the City Square Development has been sold to a Boston-based firm for $122.2 million.

While restaurant news has always been part of WBJ’s coverage of the broader Central Massachusetts economy, this edition marks our first attempt at this more sophisticated, analytical approach to restaurant storytelling.

The fried-chicken trend first became a topic of popular discussion in 2019, the year Miami-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen debuted its fried chicken sandwich. Since then, the interest in fried chicken has only grown, bringing along a flood of chicken-focused fast-casual restaurants.

A handful of Central Massachusetts companies are utilizing workforce programs to recognize and support their true capabilities.