Greater Worcester

Even though inflation is cooling off, the cost of living remains high here and consumers are expected to curb spending this holiday season, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts said Wednesday.

We Do! has hit the digital newsstands, as Worcester Business Journal’s new wedding guide has launched its very first edition.

A proposed bill aimed at protecting hospital employees from surging rates of workplace violence is one step closer to being signed into law as it has passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

The Goldberg Building in Worcester’s Canal District has been sold for $1.6 million to a familiar face in the neighborhood’s business scene.

The rental registry program was implemented in 2024 and after being passed by the City Council in 2022.

Each of the five participating startups will receive milestone-based funding of up to $100,000, among other support.

Mark Stewart, with the National Association Against iGaming, told a cautionary tale of states that have already legalized internet gambling. Almost 40% of those who internet gamble in Pennsylvania – where it’s legal – were “pathological gamblers,” he said. Also, studies show Pennsylvania lost 3,700 casino workers since the state launched internet gambling.

It was the fifth-highest attended game in franchise history, according to the team. 

As the use of GLP-1s, like Ozempic, has skyrocketed in the U.S., two researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have received a $2 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study lifestyle change of those taking the popular drug.

Former State Rep. James Leary has established a law firm in Worcester focusing on government relations and public policy.