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Wegmans to close Natick Mall location, as customer levels never reached goals

The 134,000-square-foot, multi-level Wegmans supermarket at the Natick Mall will close later this summer.

Milford Regional opening new multi-specialty facility in Medway

Milford Regional Medical Center is breaking ground on a new satellite location in Medway, its newest community-based facility.

Cannabis company closing Worcester and Framingham dispensaries

Trulieve, a Florida-based cannabis company with dispensaries in Worcester, Framingham, and Northampton, will close all three of those operations on June 30.

Saint Vincent names second new COO since 2021

Darrin Cook has been named as chief operating officer of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, as well as the Massachusetts market for parent company Tenet Healthcare, which includes MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.
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As workforce dwindles, wait time for substance abuse treatment grows

The average wait time for admission to a residential rehabilitation center for substance-abuse disorders is 34 days across Massachusetts, according to a new report from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.

Central Mass. life science companies receive $3.7M in state tax breaks

Five life science companies with significant operations in Central Mass. were among the 43 firms across Massachusetts chosen to split $24.4 million in tax incentive awards.

Littleton municipal electric department purchases former lumber yard for $2.15M

The Littleton Electric Light Department purchased a 4.4-acre former lumber yard, more recently a bulk stone storage facility, at 97 Mill Road in Littleton for $2.15 million, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

Life science firms tie 1,600 jobs to tax incentives

Gov. Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies create nearly 1,600 new jobs, and officials teased more "exciting" life sciences news around the corner as the BIO International Convention lands in Boston next week.
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Take WBJ’s Midyear Economic Forecast survey

WBJ is conducting a Midyear Economic Forecast survey of its readers to gauge how the events so far in 2023 have impacted their outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy. Those who fill out the survey by June 14 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards to an area restaurant.

Fare-free MBTA bus pilot sputters out in Senate

A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.
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