Warren

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.

Fueled by communities near I-495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Central Massachusetts region grew 8.1% in population from 2010 to 2020, outpacing both the state (6.0%) and nation (6.5%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Decennial Census of Population and Housing.

Construction of a water treatment plant in Warren commenced on Saturday with the help of $5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program, according to a Monday press release from the USDA.

Median single-family home prices hit $268,250 in Worcester County in March, outpacing state price increases from last year, which across Massachusetts marked a record high.

Central Massachusetts ended 2018 with single-family home sales falling for the year and prices rising on a tight inventory.

A cooling stock market may signal an economic slowdown ahead, which would affect home prices.

Communities in South Worcester County can now apply for public works grants and economic assistance programs.

Labor-versus-management fights usually take place in a meeting room, or maybe on the picket lines. This one will take place at the polls.

A luxury housing development in Millis once derailed by the Great Recession is now poised to kick off a slate of new homebuilding in the small MetroWest community

Bed-and-breakfasts used to be the little guys on the block in hospitality before anyone could rent their place on Airbnb. But in Central Mass., at least, they're holding their own.