Greater Worcester

Ernie Herrman, president and CEO of The TJX Cos. in Framingham, was the highest-paid CEO among Central Massachusetts public companies for fiscal 2023.

Worcester-based social equity cannabis dispensary New Dia is suing a California-based entity, claiming the firm has failed to pay an agreed upon purchase price of $2 million for a minority stake in the dispensary. 

Worcester Credit Union appointed former executive vice president for Bay State Savings Bank in Worcester as interim president and CEO.

The 198-unit apartment conversion was the only Central Massachusetts project to receive an award as part of the state initiative to support housing development in Gateway Cities.

Rep. Daniel Donahue, House chairman of the Cannabis Policy Committee, sent a letter Tuesday inviting Shapiro to a hearing on Tuesday, July 9 at 11 a.m. to discuss his letter and his review of the CCC

Patients who are sexually assaulted by medical professionals would gain expanded protections under a bill that has cleared the House and is awaiting action in the Senate.

A 218-unit apartment building slated for 225 Shrewsbury St. in Worcester is off the table, as market conditions have caused the developer of the site to pivot to adding to the plaza’s retail presence and constructing an upgraded DCU branch at the location. 

The average gasoline price in Greater Worcester was $3.45 on Monday morning, a 4-cent increase from $3.41 a week ago, which reversed an unusual trend to start the summer where prices were falling.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester have reached a deal where QCC students will now be offered guaranteed admission to WPI upon meeting program requirements.

Crow is a major donor to the Republican Party and conservative causes and has received scrutiny for his close ties to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.