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New CEO to lead Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Kaitlyn Kenney Walsh will assume her leading roles as president and CEO of the BCBSMA Foundation come Jan. 1.

🔒Clark receives historic $20M gift from Panera Bread founder to fund reorganization

Clark University has received the largest single gift in the Worcester school’s 138-year history, which the Worcester school will use to fund its restructuring plan announced in June that includes laying off up to 30% of its faculty.

🔒Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157M to Morgan Stanley

Alta on the Row, a 370-unit apartment community built in Worcester in 2024, has been sold to...

🔒What’s becoming of Chip Norton’s Worcester properties?

Four months after Charles “Chip” Norton filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the prominent Worcester properties he was once the face of, as the managing director of Franklin Realty Advisors, have seemingly moved on without him.
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🔒Diversifying business loans: Lenders and entrepreneurs of color are trying to overcome historic biases and practical barriers in commercial lending

Central Massachusetts institutions like Webster Five and St. Mary’s are working to open up the financial system by educating entrepreneurs of color.

🔒Q&A: Railers try to keep community at center ice

The Worcester Railers are Central Massachusetts' only professional hockey team and the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Islanders. Playing out of Worcester’s DCU Center and heading into their eighth season, the Railers aim to continue to draw fans by being community focused.

🔒UMass Chan gets $625K from Department of Defense to start lung disease study

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester could receive up to $18 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead a nationwide clinical study to determine if metformin, a drug used to treat high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes, can be used to treat a form of chronic, progressive lung disease.

🔒MassDevelopment, feds provide $38M to preserve 73 affordable Worcester apartments

The combined $38 million in financing will be used to renovate and preserve 73 units of affordable housing located in 16 buildings.
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🔒Ascentria Care Alliance names new chief of strategic business development

Ascentria Care Alliance, one of Central Massachusetts’ largest human services nonprofits, has named a new chief of strategic business development at the Worcester-based organization.

🔒Sandy Dunn to retire as head of DCU Center

Dunn and one other long-term DCU Center leader are calling it a career.
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