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🔒With enrollment at 10-year lows, Central Mass. public colleges see big things from free tuition plan

Enrollment has hit a 10-year low at all five of the state universities and community colleges in Central Massachusetts, with a considerable drop between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023.

Fitchburg State to offer 1st construction management grad program in Mass.

Fitchburg State University will launch a new, fully online construction management graduate program seeking to address disparities between the demand in project management professionals and the lack of available talent.

North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. is creating new funding opportunities for real estate developers.

Worcester home sales decline continues as prices rise further

The total amount of single-family homes sold in Worcester declined in October, as the median sale price for homes in Massachusetts continues to climb, a continuation of trends seen in September and August.
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Strike averted as janitors, including those for Worcester’s Union Station, agree to new contract

Unionized janitors and an association of the region’s largest cleaning contractors union agreed to a tentative agreement early Wednesday, avoiding a strike that could have seen 12,500 area cleaners walk off the job.

Fitchburg sober house owner sues Zoning Board of Appeals over new restrictions

The owner and operator of Jeffrey’s House, a group of sober living houses in Fitchburg, has filed a lawsuit against the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals.

🔒Central Mass. employers work to overcome staffing challenges amid tight labor market

Amid a tight labor market, industries must be innovative to keep operations moving.

State finalizing healthcare access reports

Facing a deadline next week, state public health officials are working to finalize reports about statewide access...
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Air Methods, City of Fitchburg break ground on hangar for medical emergency flights

Air Methods, a Colorado-based air ambulance company, and the City of Fitchburg have broken ground on construction of an aircraft hangar and living quarters for the flight crew of its air medical service.

Online sales tax eyes to shore up Mass. downtowns

Economic development officials, cultural sector advocates and others pitched lawmakers Monday on the idea of peeling off a portion of the state's sales tax revenue from online shopping to use as grant funding for organizations that work to make downtowns across Massachusetts more walkable, livable and engaging.
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