Northbridge

The moment the ballot initiative passed in November 2016 allowing for recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, economic development officials across the state should have been sharpening their pencils.

The Worcester Planning Board has now signed off on three recreational cannabis retail stores in the city, after approving two more earlier this week.

The Botanist is one step closer to building what could be more than a 100,000-square-foot facility cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Northbridge.

Check out which Central Mass. professionals have landed new positions recently.

An executive for the northeast division of a national healthcare provider has been appointed to be the new CEO of Worcester's Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital.

Northbridge wire mesh manufacturer Riverdale Mills has been hit hard by federal tariffs on steel imports and has reduced its workforce by 25 percent.

A renovation of the former Whitinsville Medical Center and an expansion of a Southbridge manufacturer were approved by the state for tax breaks Thursday.

Ten Central Massachusetts health offices were awarded in the first patient experience awards from the nonprofit Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.

Catch up on which Central Mass. professionals are on the move.

Eight Central Mass. businesspeople were on the move this issue.