Wages in Worcester County have been slowly ticking up. Between the rising minimum wage and increasing competition, employers are finding they need to find ways to pay more.
Desiree Awiszio, a self-employed Worcester engineering consultant, won the K-12 STEM Literacy Education-Engineer Partnership Award in 2016 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her work with students and teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math curriculum.
National sub sandwich chain Jimmy John's opened its first location in MetroWest and second in Central Massachusetts on Tuesday, with a new spot in Northborough.
As a further sign in the growing demand for Central Mass. real estate, more MetroWest and Boston companies are reaching out to local cultural institutions to provide employees with area benefits.
Greater Boston Commercial Properties of Northborough announced four leasing deals totaling more than 25,000 square feet and the procurement for a direct buyer of a 38,000 square foot building, all in MetroWest.
Northborough-based Greater Boston Commercial Properties announced Thursday that it recently brokered the sale of three properties in Framingham and Ashland that totalled $1.65 million in sales.