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MetroWest Medical Center names its seventh CEO in eight years

Just over three months after the CEO of MetroWest Medical Center resigned from the role, the Framingham-based facility has selected Greg McFarland as its new leader.

🔒Editorial: Manufacturing & construction need Job Corps

With a growing need to manufacture more products domestically and construct new housing, the manufacturing and construction industries need workers more than ever. Therefore, it’s disheartening to see the Trump Administration’s efforts to summarily close the national Job Corps program, including centers in Grafton and Devens.

🔒101: Benefitting from pet-friendly workplaces

As more companies prioritize mental health and connection, pet-friendly workplaces are gaining traction among business leaders.

🔒From the Editor: Let me tell you about Bella

We each find the dogs perfect for us. Sometimes, it’s the first dog we adopt and grow up with. Othertimes, it’s everybody’s second-favorite dog, who always becomes exactly what we need just when we need it.
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🔒Editorial: The pessimistic economy

Central Massachusetts business headlines in the last four months have not been kind to employers or employees. The news hasn’t all been bad, but it’s easy to see why WBJ readers were particularly pessimistic in the 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey conducted from May 27 to June 18.

🔒From the Editor: What changed in 2025?

What a difference a year makes.

Registration open for WBJ Energy Summit on Wednesday

WBJ, in partnership with electric utility National Grid, will host its annual Massachusetts Energy Summit on Wednesday at the DCU Center.

Worcester County gasoline prices remain low despite Memorial Day weekend surge

Massachusetts gasoline prices have remained unchanged this past week, despite a surge in demand for gas over Memorial Day weekend normally prompting a price increase. 
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🔒Editorial: The clean energy sector deserves our support

Heat pumps have become all the rage in building technology, especially this past year. It’s probably because federal incentives may be going away soon, and the price of the units is likely heading north.

🔒From the Editor: Don’t demonize healthcare patients

As a father to five special needs children, I’m all too aware of how quickly a behavioral or mental health crisis can escalate into a physical situation.
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