Athol

Economy

L.S. Starrett suspends quarterly dividend

Athol precision measuring and cutting tools manufacturer L.S. Starrett Co.is suspending its quarterly dividend program indefinitely.

Retail

110 Grill opening 13th location

Fast-growing Westford restaurant chain 110 Grill is opening its 13th location Feb. 27 in Athol.

Economy

Boardroom Gap: Women vastly underrepresented in Central Mass. corporate leadership

A three-month WBJ investigation into 75 prominent Central Massachusetts business organizations found women comprise a disproportionately low percentage of senior executives and board seats.

News

Two of the grocery industry’s unique brands are about to settle in Central Massachusetts

Grocery shopping can be a mundane experience, a get-in-and-get-out exercise not exactly stirring up passion. Then there's Whole Foods Market and Market Basket.

Government & Politics

Athol hopes for new life with marijuana facility

Recreational and medical marijuana could be a $1.1-billion industry in Massachusetts by 2020, and Athol wants in.

Education

Former Shack’s site to become Worcester cultural institute

The Wellesley College philosophy professor who bought the Main Street building in Worcester wants to start the Emengini Institute for Comparative Studies.

Health Care

Tully Family Medicine expands in Athol

Heywood Medical Group's Tully Family Medicine practice has relocated to a new, expanded office in the North Quabbin Commons Plaza in Athol.

Government & Politics

Heywood to provide veteran care

Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare has signed a provider agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide healthcare services to veterans.

Health Care