Fitchburg

NewVue Communities received a $10,000 dollar donation from Fitchburg-based Rollstone Bank & Trust to help hire and onboard an intake specialist who will help support people seeking assistance with eviction and foreclosure prevention services.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg ranked third among U.S. Small Business Administration microlenders in Massachusetts, according to a Monday press release by the SBA.

Students took part in Fitchburg State University’s Future Educator Academy which recruits and trains students from traditionally underrepresented populations.

The Worcester Business Journal partnered with the nonprofit Worcester Regional Research Bureau on a new project examining how rent increases over the last decade have impacted the city and its businesses, as well as an historic look at how financial decisions rooted in racism 86 years ago have exacerbated the housing and workforce problems today.

As the cost of leased housing has risen and wages have stayed relatively stagnant, the portion of Worcester renters who are overburdened by the cost of their homes has risen to 51%.

WBJ is conducting its annual Economic Forecast survey, gauging readers' opinions about what 2023 will bring. Those who fill out the survey by Dec. 19 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards.

After winning a long fight to impose a surtax on the state's highest earners designed to fund education and transportation, unions and educators from across Massachusetts are making it clear that public higher education is on the top of their priority list for the newfound funds.

MassDevelopment made 18 grants totalling more than $1.5 million to businesses, cities, towns, and nonprofit organizations in Central Mass.

The UMass Donahue Institute’s Economic and Public Policy Research group, has completed a study exploring solutions for a worker shortage in Northern Worcester County.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. granted $10,000 to the City of Fitchburg for the development of pop-up shops for local artisans, crafters, and entrepreneurs.