Central Mass. South

Nichols College has named a provost from Bryant University in Rhode Island as its next president.Glenn Sulmasy...

Colleges in Central Massachusetts are due to receive an estimated $100 million among them under the latest federal pandemic aid program.

Work is underway on a new cabinet-making shop at Old Sturbridge Village, marking the first addition to the Village’s Common in more than 50 years, the living museum announced on Thursday.

If it seems like farmers markets and CSAs – wherein customers generally pay a farm upfront for produce and/or flower shares to be distributed at regular intervals over the course of the growing season – are increasing in popularity, that’s because they are.

Two business leaders in Dudley have teamed up to request the town’s permission to build and operate eight 6,500-square-foot cannabis cultivation greenhouses on a parcel of land near the Quinebaug River Reservoir. 

North Brookfield Savings Bank has named Marco Bernasconi, an executive at Connecticut financial technology company COCC, as its next president and CEO, the bank announced on Friday.

The Daniel brothers, and their head brewer Jonas Noble, spoke with WBJ about why the more rural parts of Massachusetts have proven a good place to do business, expansion in the time of coronavirus, as well as the return of their pre-packaged beer options.

Cornerstone Bank, headquartered in Southbridge, announced on Monday it has promoted its senior vice president of human resources, Maria Salvatore, to chief culture officer.

People are on the move at Worcester Art Museum, Spectrum Health System, Open Sky Community services and more.

Five years ago, WBJ created its Hall of Fame in order to honor the lifetime achievements of those professionals who have significantly improved the Central Massachusetts economy and community. With the induction this year of the Class of 2021, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 17 members