Professional Services

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Patricia Zhang Musacchio has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Institutes of Health for her research creating a process to help scientists create new drugs.

AKROS Development of Boston is proposing a 90,000-square-foot mixed-use skyscraper with 105 apartments at the former site of Fairway Beef, which operated in the Canal District for 75 years.

Four Gannett-owned local newspapers, which were closed or announced to be closing, will be acquired by New Jersey firm, CherryRoad Media Inc. and will return to, or continue operation.

On July 26, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed this same CROWN Act into law to prohibit discrimination against employees, students, and other individuals based on their natural or protective hairstyle.

Central Massachusetts is brimming with young talent, as scores of people have achieved much in a relatively short period of time, while scores more have the potential to do great things.

Among the companies with recent hires and promotions are MAPFRE USA, Central One Federal Credit Union, Country Bank, and Rollstone Bank & Trust.

This year’s 40 Under Forty class was selected from the top candidates out of 211 nominations for 119 professionals in the Central Massachusetts business community.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced the 28 Central Massachusetts professionals who will make up the Leadership Worcester class of 2023.

Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain and owner of Worcester’s Telegram & Gazette, Framingham’s MetroWest Daily News as well as several other local papers, has laid off personnel across its publishing empire.

Led by Worcester manufacturing tech firm Solvus Global, 19 Central Massachusetts firms made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a national list of the fastest growing companies from the New York City magazine.