Blackstone Valley

Story by Julie Bowditch, executive director of CASA Project Worcester County

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

The constantly changing tariff landscape is forcing manufacturers to hold off on expansion efforts or big equipment purchases.

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

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.

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.

The statewide unemployment rate in Massachusetts rose slightly in February, above the national rate and where the Massachusetts rate was a year ago.

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.

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.

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.