Worcester

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced the establishment of the country’s first PhD program in financial technology (fintech). With the university already offering both bachelor's and master’s programs in the field, this newest degree means WPI is the first institute in the nation to offer all three degree options. 

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The Better Business Bureau of Central New England has replaced its retired and longtime leader with a former vice president from the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Mirick O’Connell has appointed Paul Carey and Robert Kilroy as the Worcester law firm’s first-ever co-managing partners since its founding in 1916.

A planned seven-story residential development on Shrewsbury Street is the latest Worcester real estate project facing setbacks, hampered by rising construction and financing costs.

Bowditch & Dewey has hired attorney Steven Manchel as the Worcester law firm’s newest partner to join its employment and labor team. 

The Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell slightly in March, as business owners expressed concern over the rising cost of labor and inflation.

As the Massachusetts cannabis industry battles declining cannabis prices, lawsuits, and a number of other growing pains, a new business association has emerged.

Worcester nonprofit Latin American Health Alliance is one of 20 BIPOC-led organizations receiving $2.9 million in grants from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to help fund efforts to address substance use in their communities disproportionately affected by increases in overdose. 

"Every overdose death is preventable, and overdose prevention centers are a commonsense, evidence-based tool we can use to save those who are struggling," 1199SEIU Executive Vice President Tim Foley said.