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Willard House & Clock Museum to develop new 10,000-sq-ft facility

The new facility will be named the Charles N. Grichar Center after the museum’s trustee and benefactor who pledged more than $15 million to the Willard House & Clock Museum in April 2024

AG: Dunkin’ stores in Millbury, Worcester, Westborough, Grafton cited for child labor violations

The franchise operators of nearly 80 Dunkin' locations, including in four communities in Central Massachusetts have been cited by the Massachusetts Attorney General for allegedly violating child labor laws.

🔒WBJ names winners of 10th annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Over the past 10 years, WBJ has honored manufacturers and their executives more than 70 times with awards ranging from overall excellence to workforce development to product innovation.

Mass. unemployment ticked up slightly in February

The statewide unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose slightly in February, above the national rate and where the Massachusetts rate was a year ago.
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Plumbers say droughts should spark interest in gray water bill

After a statewide drought last year that fueled wildfires and severely decreased water levels in rivers and streams, plumbers were on Beacon Hill Thursday lobbying for a long overlooked bill to promote gray water recycling and ease pressure on public water systems.

Wholesale power prices in region rose 300% in February

Ratepayers know too well that February was a rough month for retail utility bills in New England, marked by soaring costs that threw household and business budgets out of whack.

🔒Cashing in on cannabis: Worcester County communities collected $6.4M in cannabis taxes last year, with border communities realizing new windfalls

For communities that have welcomed recreational sales, this newly created industry and the sales associated with it have been a boon for their municipal budgets.

Planned site of large UPS center in Shrewsbury/Grafton sold for $25M

The development firm behind a 845,000-square-foot UPS distribution center has bought the property for $25 million.
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Trump Administration cancels leases for 37% of Central Mass. commercial space used by federal agencies

“We’ve been DOGE-ed,” said Christopher Egan, president of Carruth Capital in Westborough, which owns one of the impacted properties.

🔒WBJ names the 2025 Business Leaders of the Year

Even though it’s always been centered around the idea of economic and community excellence, Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year award has evolved over the years.
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