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Quinsigamond Community College to open Southbridge location

Quinsigamond Community College, based in Worcester, will set up a location inside Southbridge Middle High School, the college announced in conjunction with the Town of Southbridge on Tuesday.

🔒COVID’s death toll weighing heavily on Central Mass. nursing homes

An unusually large share of coronavirus deaths in Worcester County — nearly four out of five — have taken place in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, according to state data.

WBJ Podcast: 40 Under Forty winners Kate Marquis & Abed Hamid

Joining the WBJ Podcast are two of this year's winners: Kate Marquis from her company Lilac & Oak in North Brookfield, and Abed Hamid from Charlton manufacturer KARL STORZ Endovision.

Movers & Shakers for August 17, 2020

Dr. PETER ANTKOWIAK has been named the medical director of the emergency department at Harrington HealthCare System,...
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🔒Central Mass. colleges face an unprecedented semester

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

Inc. 5000 honors 11 Central Mass. fast-growing businesses

Almost a dozen Central Mass. companies were named to Inc. magazine's 2020 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the world.

Worcester, five other Central Mass. communities make at-risk coronavirus designation

Worcester and Framingham, the two most populous Central Massachusetts communities, along with four others have made a new state advisory list of communities at elevated risk for coronavirus infections.

Unemployment 30% or higher in some Worcester, Fitchburg neighborhoods

The recession has erased roughly 24 years of job growth in the Worcester area. Some neighborhoods, particularly in Worcester and Fitchburg have been hit especially hard, with unemployment rates estimated at 30% or more.
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WBJ Podcast: Why Webster Five backed a $4M restaurant during the pandemic

The senior business lending office for Webster Five bank joins The Weekly Business Report to discuss the bank's backing of the Broadway Hospitality Group's two-story, rooftop restaurant.

SJC Drums moves to new Southbridge location for 2nd time in 3 years

Southbridge musical instrument manufacturer SJC Drums, which counts Imagine Dragons among its clients, has moved to a new building on Worcester Street in Southbridge, co-founder Mike Ciprari said Monday morning.
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