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Democrats announce state spending bill deal reached

House and Senate Democrats said Thursday they agreed to a deal on a long-overdue spending bill after...

Abbvie to acquire Waltham cancer firm and its drug for $10B

Chicago-based biotech giant AbbVie, which has a large bioresearch facility in Worcester, will acquire Waltham’s ImmunoGen and its flagship ovarian cancer treatment drug in an more than $10-billion transaction.

Overpopulation of deer wreaking havoc on farmers, according to advocate

The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said deer densities vary widely from an ideal range of about 12–18 deer per square mile in most of central and western Massachusetts to more than 30–50 deer per square mile in areas of eastern Massachusetts and on the islands, where hunting access is restricted.

Anna Maria picks three new board members to help strengthen curriculum

Anna Maria College in Paxton has added three new members to its board of trustees, who come with expertise in the realms of health and human services, fire science, and public safety, areas the college sees as points of strength for its curriculum.
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North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. is creating new funding opportunities for real estate developers.

Auburn tentatively reaches $4M deal to buy Chuck’s Steakhouse for new fire station

A prominent steakhouse in Auburn could be transformed into the town’s newest firehouse.

Report says business owners of color are facing brunt of financing shortfalls

Small businesses grappled with a greater rate of financing shortfalls last year compared to before the onset of the pandemic, but the lack of funding was more acutely observed among minority-owned businesses and particularly Black-owned businesses, according to the report.

Enrollment in MassHealth down by 110,000 amid eligibility reassessment

About 88,000 more people lost MassHealth coverage in October, the largest monthly decline yet in the year-long...
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Take WBJ’s 2024 Economic Forecast survey

Worcester Business Journal has launched the annual survey of its readers for the end-of-year Economic Forecast special edition, in order to ascertain business leaders' outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy in the coming year.

State lawmakers return for another day of meetings as budget debate lingers on

Lawmakers did deviate from their plans for the week to meet only on Monday and Thursday, adding a Wednesday session.
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