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“Michelle offers a unique talent for leadership that will enhance the organization beyond measure,” Tye Jordan, chair of the chamber’s board of directors and regional director of Worcester-based Cinch I.T, said in the press release.

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

In January, more businesses were incorporated in Central Massachusetts than in any other month since at least January 2017, outpacing the state as a whole, which also set a record for new business starts.

Central Massachusetts professionals are getting hired and promoted at Workers Credit Union, Spectrum Health Systems, Fidelity Bank, and Fallon Health

Developers and business owners expect that growth to continue, saying new businesses and even more residents will soon make the area home, creating the next chapter in the long history of the Canal District.

State public health officials intend to award $10 million in grants for maternal and reproductive health care initiatives, as the Healey administration looks to combat the worsening rate of severe maternal morbidity that's disproportionately impacting people of color.

The upgrades, which are expected to be completed by February 2026, will help make the air station’s infrastructure more resilient.

House Democrats will call for expansion of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority service area when they take up the governor's massive housing policy and borrowing bill later this spring.

The Marlborough Economic Development Corp. has developed a new interactive tool, MapLink, to allow businesses and developers looking to invest in the city easy access to pertinent zoning information.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.