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Banking & Finance

🔒Q&A: The new leader at United Way of South Central Mass. seeks to boost the nonprofit

Just before the new year, United Way of South Central Massachusetts appointed nonprofit veteran Kristin McCarthy as its new leader.

Government & Politics

Worcester County confirms its status as the Mass. cannabis capital, paces state with $339M in sales for 2024

Worcester County led Massachusetts counties in cannabis sales in 2024, as the state’s legal marijuana industry brought in a total of more than $1.64 billion.

Real Estate

Central Mass. home prices and total sales climbed in 2024, as Worcester bucks statewide trend of declining condo sales

The median price of a single-family home in Massachusetts hit an all-time high of $615,000 in 2024, a year which saw an increase in sales.

Arts & Entertainment

Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96

Sawyer opened Sawyer’s Bowladrome in 1953 after digging out the building’s basement with a shovel and a wheelbarrow.

Health Care

FDA warns Hologic over implant device following safety concerns

Marlborough-based manufacturer Hologic has been issued a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Hospitality

Southbridge cannabis firm debuts THC-infused oral pouch inspired by nicotine products

Green Meadows says the product is similar to Zyn, a Swedish brand of oral pouches made from fiber infused with nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves.

Banking & Finance

Long-time MutualOne Bank CEO retires, succeeded by COO

After serving nearly 20-years as CEO of Framingham-based MutualOne Bank, Mark Haranas has retired.

Banking & Finance

Leases for six Big Lots locations in Central Mass. to be auctioned off in bankruptcy

Gordon Brothers has handled liquidation of several prominent defunct brands, including Bed Bath & Beyond, CompUSA, KB Toys, and The Sharper Image.

Banking & Finance

Akoya Biosciences to be acquired by Billerica research firm, create $220M business

To further its efforts in advancing spatial biology imaging, Marlborough-based biotech firm Akoya Biosciences has agreed to be acquired by Quanterix, a Billerica-based research corporation.

Arts & Entertainment

Movers & Shakers for Jan. 13, 2025

Employees at the Worcester Housing Authority, Clinton Savings Bank. and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts are making strides in their careers.

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